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Victoria Joffe
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Speech and Language Therapist & Audiologist, Professor of Speech and Language Therapy, Dean of Integrated Health & Care Partnerships @Uni_of_Essex. Co-editor of CLTT Journal
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Great #DevLangDis /SLCN journal club today. Brilliant to have one of the paper's authors, @drjennyg.bsky.social with us also. Interesting, accessible paper on DLD and friendship.
Open access. Thanks @cltt.bsky.social @vjoffe.bsky.social
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Children with language disorder as friends: Interviews with classroom peers to gather their perspectives - Lenka Janik Blaskova, Jenny L Gibson, 2023
Language disorder (LD) is a common childhood condition affecting language development, which can in turn impact children's peer relationships. Although mos...
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September 30, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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#DLDday is coming, so I’m starting a thread over a few days.

DLD (Developmental Language Disorder) is all about spoken language. Words and sentences are tricky for people with DLD. And people don’t grow out of it.
#DevLangDis @radld.bsky.social
September 29, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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Journal club tomorrow! In conjunction with @cltt.bsky.social, facilitated by the wonderful @vjoffe.bsky.social & Judy Clegg.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/journal-cl...

Free to members, so join NAPLIC today from just £20. www.naplic.org.uk/membership/

#DevLangDis
September 29, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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NEW POST: Speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) are the most common issues experienced by children. Today’s article, from Gillian Rudd at @mybcu.bsky.social offers a guide for choosing a speech and language therapist for your child with #SEND www.specialneedsjungle.com/c... #SENDsky
September 26, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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Journal club in conjunction with @cltt.bsky.social is on Tuesday!
The paper we'll be looking at is about friendships in children with DLD.
Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/journal-cl...

Join NAPLIC: www.naplic.org.uk/membership/

#DevLangDis
September 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Huge thanks to Abi Roper, BAS, and the Dundee aphasia community for a fantastic conference! Grateful for the chance to present key findings from NIHR-funded HARP Aphasia Study about using smart camera tech in therapy. @basaphasia.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social @abracabadger.com @vjoffe.bsky.social
August 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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September 18, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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Our next journal club, held in conjunction with @cltt.bsky.social and facilitated by @vjoffe.bsky.social is coming up on June 2nd.
Free to members. Book your place here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/journal-cl...
If you're not a member, join for just £20: www.naplic.org.uk/membership/ #DevLangDis #SLCN
May 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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June 2nd is the next installment of the @cltt.bsky.social / NAPLIC journal club, facilitated by @vjoffe.bsky.social.
FREE for members: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/journal-cl...

Membership is £20 per year! www.naplic.org.uk/membership/
May 13, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Zoom code details now available for the CLTT Summer Lecture. Click on the comment in the original post. @suereviews.bsky.social @vjoffe.bsky.social @naplic.bsky.social @ficontextual.bsky.social @speechandlanguk.bsky.social
May 10, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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April 30, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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" Our voices do not get heard, but we do have a lot to say." In this hard hitting video, Siouxsie, a young woman with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) expresses herself via dance and art to share her experience of this often invisible need.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTw4...
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A creative take on Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) 'Midnight' by Siouxsie
YouTube video by RADLD
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April 3, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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How can pre-school teacher’s experiences of using play influence language development and literacy skills in the classroom? Roche et al, 2024 discuss in Child Language Teaching and Therapy; volume 40, issue 3. @vjoffe.bsky.social @ficontextual.bsky.social
March 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Please share with Speech and Language Therapists and Teacher colleagues. @speechandlanguk.bsky.social
February 21, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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Hello, new followers, colleagues, & friends! Just sharing a link to our free resource for families of children with suspected or diagnosed #DevLangDis www.banterspeech.com.au/dld/
Developmental Language Disorder (DLD): A free guide for families – 3rd edition | Banter Speech & Language
Developmental Language Disorder ('DLD') is common. But it is not well understood. We’ve written a lot about DLD and we wanted to organise our articles.
www.banterspeech.com.au
November 20, 2024 at 12:17 AM
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Calling UK Paediatric SLTs
Researchers at City are seeking to find out more about how UK paediatric SLTs select intervention goals and content.
If you would like to help, please complete our survey: bit.ly/3Z3DNWv
This will take about 40 minutes of your time.
Please share with others if you can.
November 13, 2024 at 1:02 PM
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See the topic on child #SSD in ASHAWire's Special Issue of selected papers from the 8th International Conference on Speech Motor Control. A process-oriented approach is proposed to support differential diagnosis for more effective/efficient intervention pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/...
Preface to the Special Issue: Select Papers From the 8th International Conference on Speech Motor Control
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November 4, 2024 at 9:28 AM
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Any aspiring clinical academics in Scotland interested in research in #SSD get in touch with @drjoannecleland.bsky.social
#SLTs in Scotland are eligible for the new CSO clinical academic fellowships which will fund up to band 7 salary while you study for a PhD. www.cso.scot.nhs.uk/fellowship-f... i'd be delighted to support someone with an application to this. Get I touch. #bskySPEECHIES
November 7, 2024 at 8:17 AM
Hello, am venturing into new territory here with colleagues @csdrnetwork.bsky.social -looking forward to connecting with folk in areas of education, health and social care, allied health professions, speech and language therapy, evidence-based practice, co-production, service provision & the like!
October 21, 2024 at 12:38 PM