DLD and Dyslexia: What Does It All Mean for the SLP?

Published: March 21, 2022, 4:30 a.m.

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Episode Summary

DLD isn’t a new text abbreviation or IG expression.   It’s a real thing in the field of SLP and if you don’t know about it, you gotta’ tune in to get the scoop.  This week, Tim DeLuca and Kate Radville- SLP’s and doctoral candidates basking in language and literacy nerdom - chat about all things DLD for the SLP.    What is DLD?  And why is it so important to get a handle on it in the vast and murky sea of semantics that we painfully stir in the SLP field?  Kate and Tim explore how challenges with oral language have a domino effect on the attitudes and skills of students, impacting literacy, behavior, and more.  You’ll gain assessment and intervention tips that hold fast to the golden thread of most SLP Nerdcast episodes - the importance of EBP and collaboration.  There are some four letter words (ahem, “dysteachia”) and a big spotlight on resources in this engaging episode that confronts the strong connections between all aspects of the whole student and their whole future.  

Course Accommodations

The transcript for this course is provided below. You can also email us at ceu@slpnerdcast.com

Learning Outcomes

Define DLD and dyslexia, understand how they are related, and report on at least five behavioral presentations across academic and social settings

Understand the SLP’s role in assessing and treating both DLD and dyslexia as members of an interdisciplinary team across the lifespan

Be able to locate at least five free resources to further explore both DLD and dyslexia and assessment and treatment options

Resources:

Bishop, D. V. M., Snowling, M. J., Thompson, P. A., Greenhalgh, T., & CATALISE consortium. (2016). CATALISE: A Multinational and Multidisciplinary Delphi Consensus Study. Identifying Language Impairments in Children. PLOS ONE, 11(7), e0158753. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0158753

Bishop, D. V. M., Snowling, M. J., Thompson, P. A., Greenhalgh, T., & and the CATALISE-2 consortium. (2017). Phase 2 of CATALISE: A multinational and multidisciplinary Delphi consensus study of problems with language development: Terminology. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 58(10), 1068–1080. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.12721

Gough, P. B., & Tunmer, W. E. (1986). Decoding, Reading, and Reading Disability. Remedial and Special Education, 7(1), 6–10. https://doi.org/10.1177/074193258600700104

Mitchell, M. P., Ehren, B. J., & Towson, J. A. (2020). Collaboration in Schools: Let’s Define It. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups, 5(3), 732–751. https://doi.org/10.1044/2020_PERSP-19-00125

Redmond, S. M., Ash, A. C., & Hogan, T. P. (2015). Consequences of Co-Occurring Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder on Children’s Language Impairments. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 46(2), 68–80. https://doi.org/10.1044/2014_LSHSS-14-0045

Snow, P. C. (2021). Psychosocial Adversity in Early Childhood and Language and Literacy Skills in Adolescence: The Role of Speech-Language Pathology in Prevention, Policy, and Practice. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups6(2), 253–261. https://doi.org/10.1044/2020_PERSP-20-00120

The Simple View of Reading

Multi-Tiered Language Instruction and Intervention

Dyslexia in the Schools: Assessment and Identification

DLD and Me

The Florida Center for Reading Research

The International Dyslexia Association

Course Disclosure - Financial and In-Kind

Funding for this course was provided by one of our Corporate Sponsors, Language Dynamics Group.

Speaker Disclosures

Tim DeLuca financial disclosures: Tim is employed by private practice and university.Tim DeLuca non-financial disclosures: Tim is an ASHA member, a certified speech-language pathologist and reading specialist, a doctoral student at the MGH Institute of Health Professions, and a member of the Sail Lab at the Massachusetts institute of health professions. 

Kate Radville financial disclosures: Kate does not have any financial relationships to disclose. Kate Radville non-financial disclosures: Kate is an ASHA member, a certified speech-language pathologist, and a doctoral student at the MGH Institute of Health Professions. 

Kate Grandbois financial disclosures: Kate is the owner / founder of Grandbois Therapy + Consulting, LLC and co-founder of SLP Nerdcast.  Kate Grandbois non-financial disclosures: Kate is a member of ASHA, SIG 12, and serves on the AAC Advisory Group for Massachusetts Advocates for Children. She is also a member of the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy (BABAT), MassABA, the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) and the corresponding Speech Pathology and Applied Behavior Analysis SIG. 

Amy Wonkka financial disclosures: Amy is an employee of a public school system and co-founder for SLP Nerdcast. Amy Wonkka non-financial disclosures: Amy is a member of ASHA, SIG 12, and serves on the AAC Advisory Group for Massachusetts Advocates for Children.

Time Ordered Agenda:

15 minutes: Introduction, Disclaimers and Disclosures

15 minutes: Descriptions of DLD and dyslexia, how they are related, and behavioral presentations across academic and social settings

15 minutes: Descriptions of the SLP’s role in assessing and treating both DLD and dyslexia

10 minutes: Descriptions of resources to further explore both DLD and dyslexia and assessment and treatment options

5 minutes: Summary and Closing

Disclaimer

The contents of this episode are not meant to replace clinical advice.  SLP Nerdcast, its hosts and guests do not represent or endorse specific products or procedures mentioned during our episodes unless otherwise stated.  We are NOT PhDs, but we do research our material.  We do our best to provide a thorough review and fair representation of each topic that we tackle.  That being said, it is always likely that there is an article we’ve missed, or another perspective that isn’t shared.  If you have something to add to the conversation, please email us! Wed love to hear from you!

A big THANK YOU to our Corporate Sponsor, Language Dynamics Group for the financial support to make this course possible!

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