Final talk for the afternoon is by Danielle Matthews - what are the effects of parents talking to their babies on language development? Do the effects last? And are they worth it? #Naplic19
Predictors of word use in children's second year of life - the two biggest positive predictors at 1 year 1) the amount of vocalisations, 2) babies turning to gaze at what they are vocalising about #Naplic19
May 11, 2019 • 9 tweets • 5 min read
First session this afternoon by @HilaryLowe2 looking at universal vocab intervention for adolescents w/ language disorder #Naplic19#DevLangDis@HilaryLowe2 Whole-class Rx important - evidence for what we know works for teaching vocab & that teachers need to teach vocab, but that in-depth vocab instruction in schools reported to be minimal #Naplic19#DevLangDis
May 11, 2019 • 14 tweets • 6 min read
Attending the wonderful #naplic19 conference. Theme for today 'Growing up with Developmental Language Disorder' #DevLangDis
Our first speaker is a young person with #DevLangDis. As we know, #DevLangDis is a life-long difficulty & doesn't just go away. Services in secondary school & beyond is essential. #naplic19