Supporting Children With DLD - A User Guide About Developmental Language Disorder

With activities, prompts and sample questions, this is an essential resource to enable adults to understand the reality of living with DLD. Also available as part of a set with an accompanying storybook, Harry's Story it draws on specific examples and gives accessible information and practical advice for parents and professionals.

Sommario

Acknowledgements Introduction Considerations What is Developmental Language Disorder (DLD)? Facts about DLD? Why do we need to know about DLD? What is language and why is it important? What does ‘Harry’s Story’ teach us? Difficulties understanding language Vocabulary & Word finding difficulties Difficulties with behaviour and social interactions Literacy Difficulties Communication friendly environments Talking to children about DLD Involving children in decision making Top tips for talking to children with DLD Talking about feelings thoughts and wishes Comments, prompts and questions Prompts and questions to use alongside Harry’s Story Children’s profiles Make your own profile Easy or hard? Asking for help How to ask for help

Info autore

Kate Kempton is a community speech and language therapist in Devon, who works with children in early years and school settings. Kate has a particular interest in Developmental Language Disorder and after completing a Masters in Language and Literacy at the University of Sheffield, became increasingly aware of the links between spoken and written language. This led to a further interest in narrative language and the importance of being able to tell and share our stories.

Riassunto

With activities, prompts and sample questions, this is an essential resource to enable adults to understand the reality of living with DLD. Also available as part of a set with an accompanying storybook, Harry’s Story it draws on specific examples and gives accessible information and practical advice for parents and professionals.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Kate Kempton
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 27.01.2022
• EAN: 9781032171388
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3217138-8
• Pagine: 64
• Serie: Supporting Children with DLD
• Categorie: Saggistica > Psicologia, esoterismo, spiritualità, antroposofia > Psicologia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Istruzione; EDUCATION / Special Education / General, EDUCATION / Special Education / Learning Disabilities, MEDICAL / Audiology & Speech Pathology, Teaching of students with learning difficulties, Teaching of students with different educational needs, Speech and language disorders and therapy, Language acquisition, Speech & language disorders & therapy, Primary & middle schools, Pre-school & kindergarten, Pre-school and kindergarten, Primary and middle schools, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Elementary