An Introduction to Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) for Educators with Aoife Mc Namara, Speech-Language Pathologist Director & Founder, West Coast Literacy  

Wednesday, October 14 · 12:00–1:00 PM PT Live Online · Free  

Developmental Language Disorder affects approximately 2 children in every classroom — making awareness and understanding of DLD essential for educators.  

WE’LL COVER:

What DLD is?

Current terminology, prevalence and diagnostic criteria  

Recognizing DLD

Signs and risk factors for DLD at different developmental stages  

The language–literacy connection

The relationship between DLD, dyslexia, reading, writing and learning

 What educators can do

Evidence-informed strategies for supporting students with DLD in your classroom