Raising awareness of language learning impairments

A couple of years ago I did a Google search for ‘Specific language impairment’. I was  appalled by what I found. The top hit was a video by a chiropractor who explained he’d read a paper about neurological basis of language difficulties; he proceeded to mangle its contents, concluding that cranial osteopathy would help affected children.



I’ve previously described how I got together with colleagues in 2012 to try and remedy this situation, culminating in a campaign for Raising Awareness of Language Learning Impairments (RALLI). The practicalities have sometimes been challenging but I’m pleased to say that the collection of videos on our RALLI site has now attracted over 90,000 hits, providing an accessible and evidence-based source of information about developmental language impairments. As well as research-based films we have videos with practical information for parents, children and teachers.



So here, for those of you interested in this topic, is an index of what we have so far:



Background to RALLI

• What is RALLI?


• Why we've launched RALLI


• What is SLI?


• Meet Seb

Research topics

• Identification of Specific Language Impairment Video Slides References 


• How specific is SLI? Video Slides References 


• Speech, language and communication Video Slides 


• What is Pragmatic Language Impairment? Video Slides 


• How common is specific language impairment? Video Slides References 


• When should we be concerned about late-talkers? Video Slides References 


• SLI and Autism Video Slides References 


• Auditory processing disorder (APD) and language impairment Video Slides References 


• The causes of Specific Language Impairment Video Slides References 


• Specific language impairment and the brain Video Slides References 


• An extra X or Y chromosome: a rare cause of language impairment Video Slides References 


• SLI & reading: 1. Decoding (phonics) Video Slides References 


• SLI and reading: 2. Understanding written language Video Slides References 


•  Reading intervention for children with language impairments Video  References 


• Friendships in teenagers with SLI Video Slides 


• La Amistad y el TEL (Spanish) Video Slides 
  
  
  

Information for teachers

• Signs of SLI


• Literacy difficulties and SLI


• Looking behind behaviour


• Teacher tips: practical strategies


• Teacher tips: adapting your language


• What is the Better Communication Research Programme?

Support for parents and children

• Finding my strengths


• A Parent's Perspective of SLI: Meet Suzanne.


• You are not alone


• It's OK to ask for help


• Getting support


• Helping your child


• Sophie's Story: SLI in adulthood


• Talking about friendships: Megan and Eleshia


• Supporting families: the role of Afasic


• Speech and language therapy: Helping Michael  


• It's not your fault


• Things I wish I'd known: a parent's perspective 
  

International

• O que é o DEL? (Portuguese)


• 什麼是特定型語言障礙? (Mandarin)


• ¿Qué es el TEL? (Spanish)


• Qu'est-ce que le TSL? (French)


• Was sind spezifische Sprachentwicklungsstörungen? (German)


• Wat is een taalstoornis? (Dutch)


• 甚麽是特殊語言障礙（廣東話版）(Cantonese)


• Che cos'é il DSL? (Italian)


• Beth yw NIP? (Welsh)


• Τι είναι η Ειδική Γλωσσική Διαταραχή ( Greek)  

     Spanish translations/subtitled versions

• ¿Porqué hemos lanzado la campaña RALLI?


• Introducción a Spanish RALLI


• No es tu culpa para niños

Reference
 

Bishop, D. V. M., Clark, B., Conti-Ramsden, G., Norbury, C., & Snowling, M. J. (2012). RALLI: An internet campaign for raising awareness of language learning impairments Child Language Teaching & Therapy, 28 (3), 259-262 DOI: 10.1177/0265659012459467