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Developmental Language Disorders

The goals of this course are (1) to provide sufficient knowledge and basic clinical skills to begin practice in the area of language and related disorders affecting school-age children, and (2) to develop clinical reasoning skills necessary to address the ambiguity characteristic of professional practice in this area. To look at the course syllabus, click here. 

Students complete a clinical project as part of this course. Some are in a format that makes it possible to share them here. Enjoy!

You can also visit the LWM lab YouTube channel.

YouTube Video Projects and Podcasts

• Samson-Williams, T. (2024) DLD: An appeal for increased government support in the school board setting See also DLD: An appeal for increased government support in the school board setting

• Desjardins, P. (2023) Speaking Math
• Melsom, H. (2023) Synthesizing Universal Design of Learning and Differentiation
• Robinson, S. (2023) Inclusive SLP Podcast See also Script
• Stewart, K. (2023) Neurocognitive Model of Language and Executive Functions. See also Glossaryand Powerpoint
• Tuncer, Y. (2023) UDL vs DI

• North, L. (2022) Creating an Inclusive Classroom
• Arsenault, S. (2022) How to teach inferencing
• Portch, H. (2022) DLD: My child has DLD, what should I do?

• Nepotiuk, A. (2020) Facilitating Language Through Executive Function Supports
• Lo, J. & Yeung, J. (2020) What Bilingualism Means for SLPs

• Balcom, A. (2019) DLD With Me: Episode 1 Podcast
• Brunette, N. (2019) Teacher Talk: Introducing Complex Syntax Through Vocabulary
• Jeffries, T. (2019)  Raising Bilingual Children in Canada

• Alfakir, T. & Breton, K. (2018). What is Bilingualism? ( English, French, Arabic)
• Lake, M. (2018).  Parent Friendly Video about Bilingualism
• Rawn, J. (2018). Children with Behavioural Challenges
• Wong, M. (2018). Language, Reading, and Math - as different as we think
• Bolton, J. (2017). A Checklist for Learning
• Dubb, S. (2017). Self-Regulation
• Johnson, A. (2017). Links to Literacy - Information Video (1/2) & Links to Literacy - Quick Tip Video (2/2)
• O'Connor, R. (2017).   Introduction to Reading Comprehension (1/2)  &   Reading Comprehension Strategies in the Classroom (2/2)
• Lovero, C. (2017). Story Time: Making the Most of your Shared Reading Experience
• Vollebregt, M. (2017). Teaching Self Advocacy to Children with DLD  

• Aulakh, P. (2016).  Supporting Students with Working Memory Challenges
• Cross, A. (2016).  Supporting Developmental Language Disorders in the Classroom
• Hollingsworth, K. (2016).  Early Reading: How Children Learn to Decode (1/2) & Early Reading: When Decoding Breaks Down (2/2)
• Smyth, R. (2016).  An Introduction to Social Competence and Language
• Verhaeghe, B. (2016).  Choosing Vocabulary for the Classroom
• Martin, K., & Alexander, M. (2015). Morphological Awareness in the Classroom

PDF Projects

• Bourque-Derochie, O. (2024)  Supporting Children with Selective Mutism in the Classroom
• Greenough, V. (2024)  Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A guide for Speech-language pathologists
• Janzen, D. (2024)  Phonemic Awareness Games & Activities to use alongside UFLI Foundations
• Lamb, M. (2024)  The ABCs of Reading
• MacIsaac, S. (2024)  A Math Teachers Guide: Math and Developmental Language Disorder
• Oliviera, J. (2024)  Supporting children with Developmental language Disorder Identify and Express Emotions
• Sandhu, T. (2024)  Raising Bilingual Children: A parent's guide See also Panjanbi Raising Bilingual Children: A parent's guide

• DaSilva, M. (2023)  A Teachers Guide: The Power of Routines in a Classroom
• DeSanto, R. (2023)  Play-Based Learning: Building Language & Literacy in Kindergarten
• Godwin, S. (2023)  Creating Inclusive Classrooms through UDL
• Moore, L. (2023)  Strengths-Based Approaches

• Beneteau, O. (2022)  FAQ for Parents on DLD
• Diemert, J. (2022)  Teaching Narrative
• Diemert, J. (2022)  Understanding your DLD
• Mohamed, Z. (2022)  Supporting ELLs
• Nyberg, G. (2022)  Supporting Executive Functions in the Classroom
• Abigail, R. (2022)  Bilingualism & Down Syndrome: What an SLP needs to know
• Brett, E. (2022)  DLD in Preschool; DLD in Primary School

• Desimone, L. (2020)  What is a Student-Friendly Definition
• Krilis, G. (2020) A Parent's Guide: Supporting Your Child's Self-Regulation
• Kung, K. (2020) Phonological Awareness: A Guidebook for Parents
• Sadik, M. (2020) Diversifying 'Language' in Speech-Language Pathology: A guide to becoming a culturally responsive clinician

• Carruthers, E. (2019)  Children's Book Guide For Language Development 
• Enns, W. (2019) Promoting Social Competence
• McDonald, E. (2019) SLP Intervention Model Best Practices
• O'Neill, L. (2019) Executive Function: A Resource Guide
• Rose, T. (2019) Noun and Verb Phrase Elaboration
• Wharmby, S. (2019) Developmental Language Disorders Dictionary

 

• Darling, B. (2018). Promoting positive language and physical development for school-age children
• Burke, M. (2018). A Glossary for #WesternDLD2
• Gingrich, D. (2018). Recognizing and Reducing Bias: Creating Culturally Competent Clinicians
• Patrick, E. (2018).  Word Classes - Dynamic Assessment Lesson Plan
• Woldmo, R. (2018).  Phonological Awareness: An Instructional and Practical Guide for Use in the Kindergarten Classroom
• Cushnie-Sparrow, D. (2017).  Family-Centred Reporting: Writing Plain Language Reports
• Forsyth, K. (2017). Speech and Language Developmental Milestones
• Lepore, R. (2017). Selective Mutism: A resource guide for Speech-Language Pathologists, Psychologists, Teachers, and Parents
• MacNeill, C. (2017). Writing Simplified Reports
• Mercier, M. (2017). A Resource and Informational Toolkit for Speech-Language Pathologists Working with Bilingual Children
• Melick, N. (2017). The SLP’s Quick Guide to Dynamic Assessment for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CLD) Children
• Ykema, S. (2017).   Increasing Reading Motivation in Young Struggling Readers: Tips for Teachers
• Zeh, N. (2017). Teaching Morphology to Improve Literacy: A Guide for Teachers  
• Hall, C. (2016).  A Resource Toolkit for Speech-Language Pathologists Working With Children from Indigenous Communities
• Leroux, K. (2016).  Ontario Language Arts Curriculum- Grade 2 Linking Curriculum with Assessment & Intervention Strategies/Recommendations
• Smith, S. (2016).  Expository Text in the Classroom: Evidence-based strategies to facilitate students’ understanding of informational texts

Websites

• Widdup, B. (2024) The Simple View of Reading: A parent friendly guide

• Jensen, S. (2019) Role of School Board SLP
• Young, H. (2019). SLPs Role Within Education

• Bennison, S. (2018). Word finding difficulties in school-aged children
  
• Blanco, P. & Marcoux, T. (2018). My Friend Abigail. A picture book about DLD.
• Cougher, C. (2017).   #WesternDLD2 Mindmaps
• Kudrati, F. (2017).   Language of Math
• Thibert, C. (2017). Dear Parents
• Rice, A. (2017). Developmental Language Disorder: Why You Should Add DLD to Your Vocabulary
• Valenta, M. & Pereira, J. (2017). Education and Developmental Language Disorder  

• Connolly, A. & Davis, A. (2016). The Collaborative Classroom
• Kwok, E. (2016).   SLP in Orton-Gillingham classroom
• Sharma, J. (2016).   The Speech Life: Exploring my role as a Speech-Language Pathologist

Twitter Chats

• Parent Engagement - #WesternDLD2 Twitter Chat (October, 2019)
• Progress Monitoring - #WesternDLD2 Twitter Chat (October, 2018)
• Exploring Advocacy & Self Advocacy - #WesternDLD2 Twitter Chat (October, 2017)
• Exploring Reading Programs - #WesternDLD2 Twitter Chat (November, 2016)
• SLPs/SLTs Collaborating with Teachers - My @WeSpeechies RoCur week (April, 2016)