1st Edition

Supporting Children with DLD A Picture Book and User Guide to Learn About Developmental Language Disorder

96 Pages 74 Color Illustrations
by Speechmark

96 Pages 74 Color Illustrations
by Speechmark

This picture book and guidebook set has been developed to help raise awareness of Developmental Language Disorder, and to highlight the impact of DLD from the child’s point of view. Harry’s Story introduces a child who faces daily challenges in school due to his language difficulties. It explores how these challenges are made easier by his teachers’ understanding and support as he finds new... Read more

Harry's Story: A Picture Book to Raise Awareness of and Support Children with DLD

Supporting Children with DLD: A User Guide about Developmental Language Disorder:

    Considerations 
    Chapter 1: What is Developmental Language Disorder (DLD)?
    Chapter 2: What does ‘Harry’s Story’ teach us? 
    Chapter 3: Sharing Harry's Story with your child

    Biography

    Kate Kempton is a community speech and language therapist in Devon, who works with children in early years and school settings. Kate has a particular interest in Developmental Language Disorder and after completing a Masters in Language and Literacy at the University of Sheffield, became increasingly aware of the links between spoken and written language. This led to a further interest in narrative language and the importance of being able to tell and share our stories.