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Robert Wells
@robertpwells.bsky.social
Dr Robert Wells is a lecturer, with interests in Speech and Language Pathology, Service Access, and Developmental Language Disorder (DLD), and a part of the Language and Literacy in Young People (LaLYP) Research Group.
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This is a fun back to school post from @meetdld.bsky.social.

Tag a teacher and help raise awareness of Developmental Language Disorder (DLD).

Tagging @9000lives.org
You mustn’t forget … #DLDday is coming soon! October 17th and the theme is ‘You can’t see DLD’ so here are 5 things teachers can’t see. Tag a teacher and help raise awareness of developmental language disorder.
Visit RADLD.org for more information
#dld #devlangdis #nasuwt #tdl #adi #senco
September 2, 2025 at 7:27 AM
New publication!
@suze-freogirl.bsky.social and I explored how education assistants can deliver the ONIC program with SLPs to Year 1 students with DLD.
This led to a great example of collaborative practice in a primary school.
🔓 Free access here:
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/2200... #DevLangDis
Expanding the evidence base for the oral narrative inferential comprehension programme: a pilot within a speech-language pathology coaching model
A school in Perth sought to evaluate the Oral Narrative Inferential Comprehension (ONIC) programme (Dawes, 2017) as a small group inferential comprehension intervention. This clinical research aime...
doi.org
September 2, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Reposted by Robert Wells
Watch this clip on two Australian families who shared their stories about Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) and how current support does not meet their needs. There are different ways to raise awareness of DLD and media coverage can be powerful. #devlangdis #DLDday
youtu.be/75jcsjanqR4?...
Mum's desperate call for more DLD support | A Current Affair
YouTube video by A Current Affair
youtu.be
June 11, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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Support is available for those affected by DLD
Here are a range of resources you may find useful:
www.icancharity.org.uk
radld.org
www.afasic.org.uk
thedldproject.com
www.dldandme.org

#DLD #devlangdis #DLDAwareness
February 28, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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As part of the TICLD programme of research we aim to develop a taxonomy to precisely and comprehensively specify the active ingredients of oral language SLT interventions for children with or at risk for (D)LD.

Please click on the link below to complete our survey
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January 21, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Recruiting!

For my Masters project, I'm working on a new assessment for Cantonese-English bilingual children in the UK, to better diagnose those with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD).

Please spread the word! ♡

Sign up:
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February 15, 2025 at 1:36 PM