Developmental Language Disorder Awareness Day

15th October 2021 marked the 4th Raising Awareness of Developmental Language Disorder Day. DLD Developmental Language Disorder is diagnosed when a child fails to acquire their own language for no obvious reason. Children with DLD often find it difficult to understand others and struggle to articulate their ideas and feelings. DLD affects on average 2 students in every class of 30 and it's therefore crucial that schools are able to meet the needs of these pupils. 
 
This year’s DLD Awareness Day campaign is asking teachers to #ThinkLanguage #ThinkDLD. The organisation 'Raising Awareness of Developmental Language Disorder' has produced a set of resources to support teachers to understand, identify and support those with DLD. 

nasen have a DLD guide for every teacher supporting children and young people with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) in mainstream schools.

This guide will help you understand more about DLD, including how to identify and support DLD in your classroom. Most children and young people with DLD attend mainstream schools, and teachers can make a huge difference to their outcomes – with the right support in place, they can do very well.