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Often, when we're working with kids with DLD, we assume that we need to be working on simple sentences or very basic vocabulary, but should we be aiming for more? Can we support children with DLD to learn to use grammar and vocabulary in ways that are functional for their life, such as their everyday communication or their school curriculum? The paper is:Teaching little kids big sentences: A randomized controlled trial showing that children with DLD respond to complex syntax intervention...

In May's news:- VoiceBox joke telling competition in Scotland www.rcslt.org/scotland/voicebox-2024/- Cuts to children's speech and language therapy in Aberdeen.- Working together with decision makers in Scotland to influence on future budgets.- CEO visit to Northern Ireland and update on situation there; cancer, prisons, budget challenges; SEN provision in the Assembly.- Wales: new student places; meetings with new ministers; ALN funding and First Minister Question.- Kessler report www.rcslt....

What value is there in allied health professional research? To consider this question Sophie Chalmers, Hazel Roddam and fellow researchers conducted a systematic review, which explored the value of research engagement specifically by AHPs, and also considered mechanisms which might connect research engagement with healthcare performance. In this podcast Sophie and Hazel discuss their research and its implications.We cover:What is this new research and why it is important?Wha...

In April's news:- The RCSLT Member survey is open now for members to have their say: www.rcslt.org/news/rcslt-member-survey-2024/- There are RCSLT board and committee vacancies open now, including lay positions:www.rcslt.org/news/trustee-and-c…ee-vacancies-2024/- RCSLT will be at Birmingham Pride in with partnership with the SLT Pride Network. Participating in Birmingham Pride is an opportunity for celebration and joy, as well as an important platform to voice the inequalities that still exis...

In March's news:- Response to the Budget- Vacancies in speech and language therapy survey- Nurses' pay scale response- Buckland review of autism employment https://www.rcslt.org/news/rcslt-response-to-the-buckland-review-of-autism-employment/- Scottish Parliament committee evidence- Ramadan guidance https://www.rcslt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/RCSLT_Ramadan_Guidance_FINAL.pdf- #InvestInSLT petition reaches 10,000 signatures: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/657935- Swallow Awarene...

How can you support LGBTQIA+ colleagues in the workplace? In this podcast we speak with two of the authors of new guidance that deals with just that question.We cover:- An introduction to the guidance, and supporting tools. - Why it matters.- Why it is everyone's business, even if you do not identify as LGBTQIA+.- How to use it as individuals or in teams.- Understanding intersectionality.Interviewees:Kate Boot, Clinical Locality Lead (Cornwall, Devon, Somerset and Hampshire), Highl...