IJLCD - UK speech and language therapists' assessment of children's expressive language, and how this reflects the CATALISE statements on DLD
From RCSLT - Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists by The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
March 27, 2026 · 24 min · Season 7 · Episode 4
About this episode
The episode discusses research on how UK speech and language therapists assess children's expressive language in relation to CATALISE statements on DLD.
Please let us know what you think of this podcast. In this podcast we chat with Hannah Waine and Sally Bates about their research which looks at how UK speech and language therapists assess children’s expressive language, in particular looking at whether their practices reflect recommendations from the CATALISE consensus statements (published 2016/17). (CATALISE redefined Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) and emphasised the importance of assessing functional impairment and real‑life...
People in this episode
Guests: Hannah Waine, Sally Bates
Topics covered
- speech therapy
- expressive language
- Developmental Language Disorder
- assessment practices
- children's language development
Keywords
- speech and language therapy
- children
- expressive language
- DLD
- assessment
- CATALISE
- functional impairment
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: CATALISE, Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
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