28^th September 2023 at 1600

Seminar length – 1 hour

Delivered live with recorded version available afterwards. Access includes a bi-monthly live Q&A session until the end of 2024. 

In this webinar, Specialist Teacher Sue Marr will cover the fundamentals of Developmental Language Disorder and how to recognise it. It’s a hidden disability with surprisingly little cover in SEN literature yet is more common than Autism. Could it be language that your student is struggling with and not something else? And if it is language, where can you go to get more help, advice and training?

Learning outcomes

• Understand what Developmental Language Disorder is (and what it’s not!)
• Recognise the signs of Developmental Language Disorder within a classroom setting
• Understand the prevalence of Developmental Language Disorder within the general population and how that translates to the school environment
• Identify how Developmental Language Disorder affects learning and impacts social skills and mental health
• Know which organisations and resources are available to get support, information and training on Developmental Language Disorder

2nd November 2023 at 1600

Seminar length – 1 hour

Delivered live with recorded version available afterwards. Access includes a bi-monthly live Q&A session until the end of 2024. 

Now you’ve developed a working knowledge of Developmental Language Disorder and how it impacts learning in the classroom, it’s time to get action focused. What can you do as a teaching professional to support the children with DLD in your class? In this webinar, Specialist Teacher Sue Marr shares actionable strategies and approaches to help you improve understanding and learning for children with DLD in your class.

Learning outcomes

• Discuss key strategies that can be used to help children with DLD access learning and make progress
• Develop an awareness of the simple changes you can make in your teaching and communication to benefit all students in the class, especially those with DLD
• Discover the best resources for supporting children with DLD to acquire and understand language

7th December 2023 at 1600

Seminar length – 1 hour

Delivered live with recorded version available afterwards. Access includes a bi-monthly live Q&A session until the end of 2024. 

Literacy underpins most things you do in class, but language underpins everything.  A child with DLD will have significant, ongoing difficulties using and/or understanding language which impacts on speaking and listening, reading and writing. In this webinar, Specialist Teacher Sue Marr, Specialist Literacy Tutor Angela Belliveau and Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist Hilary Nicoll detail why children with DLD struggle with literacy and share practical activities and approaches to support the development of literacy skills.

Learning outcomes:

• Understand why children with Developmental Language Disorder struggle with literacy
• Identify the signs that a child is having difficulty with reading, spelling, comprehension and narratives
• Understand the importance of and methods to develop questioning skills
• Know the key activities and strategies to support acquisition of literacy skills for children with DLD

11 Jan 2024 at 1600

Seminar length – 1 hour

Delivered live with recorded version available afterwards. Access includes a bi-monthly live Q&A session until the end of 2024. 

Narratives are challenging for children with Developmental Language Disorder, from understanding the initial gist of the tale, through to re-telling and building upon stories and using the right words to describe what is happening. Storytelling is crucial for being able to produce meaningful written work. In this webinar, Specialist Teacher Sue Marr and Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist Hilary Nicoll explain why narratives are difficult for children with DLD, how to spot when children are struggling with narrative skills and how you can support the development of written skills in the classroom through storytelling.

Learning outcomes

• • Understand the reasons why children with DLD find it hard to understand, recall and produce their own narratives
  • Identify the signs that a child is struggling with storytelling and the impacts that may have on learning as well as in social interactions and emotional health
  • Know some of the key strategies to support the development of written skills through improving storytelling ability

8th February 2024 at 1600

Seminar length – 1 hour

Delivered live with recorded version available afterwards. Access includes a bi-monthly live Q&A session until the end of 2024. 

Developing grammatical skills is very tricky for children with DLD, yet it’s an important skill needed for communication and learning. In this webinar, Specialist Teacher Sue Marr and Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist Hilary Nicoll break down the reasons why grammar is so difficult for children with DLD and share practical strategies for supporting the development of grammar.

Learning outcomes

• Understand why children with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) find grammar so difficult
• Identify the key areas of difficulty with grammar that a child with DLD may have
• Know how to spot these grammar difficulties when you see them in a child’s communication and work
• Discover the most effective strategies and practical activities to develop grammatical knowledge and capability for children with DLD

23 May 2024 at 1600

Seminar length – 1 hour

Delivered live with recorded version available afterwards. Access includes a bi-monthly live Q&A session until the end of 2024.  

Vocabulary is challenging for children with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD), both for understanding as well as using the right words to express what they want to say. Ability to acquire, understand and use vocabulary has a significant impact on learning and attainment. In this webinar, Specialist Teacher Sue Marr and Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist Hilary Nicoll unpack why vocabulary is so challenging along with sharing how to develop key skills to support the learning and use of new words, with a specific focus on verbs and adjectives.

Learning outcomes

• Understand the reasons why children with Developmental Language Disorder find vocabulary difficult to acquire
• Identify the common areas of difficulty in building and using vocabulary and how to spot them in the classroom
• Know which strategies to use to develop skills in the specific area of labelling and the use of verbs and adjectives

11 July 2024 at 1600

Seminar length – 1 hour

Delivered live with recorded version available afterwards. Access includes a bi-monthly live Q&A session until the end of 2024. 

We know that language is often a barrier for children with DLD, but have you noticed that many of them also experience difficulties with sensory and physical skills? These can be difficult to understand and manage in the classroom but have a large impact on a child’s participation and ability to meet their learning potential. 

In this webinar, Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist Debbie Burridge will discuss how to recognise behaviours that indicate sensory difficulties in the classroom, understanding the impact of attention difficulties, and understanding common physical barriers to participation in the classroom.