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Development Language Disorder (DLD) – I’ll Help You Understand It.
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A book for parents and pracitioners, exploring aspects of communication which are challenging for children with DLD.
By Amanda Hampshire & Susan Stewart
Illustrated by Debbie Mason
The book is for parents and practitioners. Each chapter explores a different aspect of communication which is challenging for children with DLD. Follow the journeys of Joseph, Annoop, Connor, Lakshmi and others to gain an insight into the daily challenges faced by children and young people with DLD and strategies to help them.
Each chapter concentrates on a specific topic and is explored in clear sections: 'Our Experiences', 'Information', 'Put yourself in their shoes' and 'Strategies'.
The topics covered are:
- Understanding Language
- Talking
- Word learning
- Social Skills
- Sensory Issues
- Memory
- School and College
- Explain to your child about DLD
- Life Implications
- People and organisations who can help.
5Reviewed by Shaun Ziegenfusz, Speech Language Pathologist, Griffiths University, Brisbane, Australia on 11-Nov-2019Definitely a must read for parents!5Reviewed by Heather Price on 06-Nov-2019This is a really easy read for parents of children with DLD (and practitioners too). Each chapter follows the same format with the focus being on the child’s perspective, the difficulties they might be experiencing and some simple strategies to help. A great resource for the price.5Reviewed by Jean Collinson, retired Language Resource Base Teacher on 04-Nov-2019This book is really good. It's well written, very informative and easy to understand. It gives real insight into the difficulties children with DLD face every day. Essential for professionals and helpful for parents of children with DLD. A definite for the shelf in every school staff room. I recommend reading it.
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