Program (for reg)

Assessment of developmental language disorder in multilingual children: Results from an international survey

Tracks

Concurrent session M1

Culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD)

Developmental Language Disorder (DLD)

Oral language

Service delivery

Monday, May 27, 2024

1:30 PM - 1:45 PM

BelleVue Ballroom 02

Overview

Emily Hunt

Details

⏫ Research insights
📚 Assumed knowledge of attendees: Foundational (new/casual familiarity with the topic e.g. treated a single case)

Presenter

Ms Emily Hunt

Edith Cowan University

Assessment of developmental language disorder in multilingual children: Results from an international survey

1:30 PM - 1:45 PM

Presentation summary

In this presentation, we describe the process of surveying 354 participants from 44 countries about how they apply the diagnostic criteria for Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) in multilingual children. The results showed that most clinicians felt confident in assessing multilingual children, and they applied the DLD terminology and inclusionary criteria to multilingual children with difficulty learning language, although this was not universal. In conclusion, there are many similarities to the ways that clinicians across the globe assess multilingual children, with differences that may be attributed to clinical experience, professional education, the clinician's role, the system they work in, and the clinician's own language skills.

Key messages

At the conclusion of the presentation, attendees will understand:
1. The ways that international clinicians view language development in multilingual children with and without DLD.
2. How international clinicians are applying the DLD diagnostic criteria to multilingual children

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Emily Hunt is a speech pathologist and PhD candidate at Edith Cowan University.

Session chair

Shaun Ziegenfusz

Co-CEO| Lecturer

Griffith University | The DLD Project

Student volunteer(s)

Lillian Hennessy-Ellis

Student

Curtin University

Michelle Spillman

Edith Cowan University

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