Language and Literacy in Young People
@lalyp.bsky.social
Language and Literacy in Young People is a thriving group of researchers and clinicians, based at Curtin University in Western Australia.
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🎉Congrats Zoe Campbell, first paper out in Child Development! Important study testing psychometric properties of self-report #MentalHealth scales among children with different language abilities @suze-freogirl.bsky.social @lizzjhill.bsky.social @lalyp.bsky.social #DevLangDis doi.org/10.1093/chid...
Impact of children's language ability on self-report assessment of mental health: Testing measurement invariance using moderated non-linear factor analysis
Abstract. Children with language difficulties are at elevated risk of mental health problems, yet tools commonly used to assess mental health rely heavily
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September 7, 2026 at 2:03 AM
🎉Congrats Zoe Campbell, first paper out in Child Development! Important study testing psychometric properties of self-report #MentalHealth scales among children with different language abilities @suze-freogirl.bsky.social @lizzjhill.bsky.social @lalyp.bsky.social #DevLangDis doi.org/10.1093/chid...
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Join us at the 2026 @lalyp.bsky.social symposium. Bringing together research, practice, and lived experience to better support those living with language and literacy challenges. #DevLangDis @suze-freogirl.bsky.social @lizzjhill.bsky.social @robertpwells.bsky.social @emilymayjackson.bsky.social
September 1, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Join us at the 2026 @lalyp.bsky.social symposium. Bringing together research, practice, and lived experience to better support those living with language and literacy challenges. #DevLangDis @suze-freogirl.bsky.social @lizzjhill.bsky.social @robertpwells.bsky.social @emilymayjackson.bsky.social
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📢 📢 Our trial of Clever Kids, a #MentalHealth program for children with #dyslexia, is out now (open-access). Attendance was associated with a range of improvements in socio-emotional wellbeing. (bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...) @lalyp.bsky.social @suze-freogirl.bsky.social
<em>British Journal of Educational Psychology</em> | Wiley Online Library
Background Children with dyslexia are at elevated risk of mental health difficulties, both internalizing (emotional) and externalizing (behavioural) problems. Clever Kids is a nine-week socio-emotio...
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August 21, 2026 at 1:19 PM
📢 📢 Our trial of Clever Kids, a #MentalHealth program for children with #dyslexia, is out now (open-access). Attendance was associated with a range of improvements in socio-emotional wellbeing. (bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...) @lalyp.bsky.social @suze-freogirl.bsky.social
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🎉Congrats Zoe Campbell🎉 - 1st PhD paper accepted (Child Development). "Impact of children’s language ability on self-report assessment of mental health: Testing measurement invariance using Moderated Non-Linear Factor Analysis". @lalyp.bsky.social @suze-freogirl.bsky.social #DevLangDis #MentalHealth
August 13, 2026 at 12:05 AM
🎉Congrats Zoe Campbell🎉 - 1st PhD paper accepted (Child Development). "Impact of children’s language ability on self-report assessment of mental health: Testing measurement invariance using Moderated Non-Linear Factor Analysis". @lalyp.bsky.social @suze-freogirl.bsky.social #DevLangDis #MentalHealth
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📢📢 Our NHMRC-funded trial of Clever Kids - a Dyslexia-SPELD Foundation mental health promotion program for children with reading difficulties - has just been an accepted! Coming soon in British Journal of Educational Psychology (keep an eye out 👀). @lalyp.bsky.social @suze-freogirl.bsky.social
August 12, 2026 at 1:05 AM
📢📢 Our NHMRC-funded trial of Clever Kids - a Dyslexia-SPELD Foundation mental health promotion program for children with reading difficulties - has just been an accepted! Coming soon in British Journal of Educational Psychology (keep an eye out 👀). @lalyp.bsky.social @suze-freogirl.bsky.social
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Congrats to PhD student Robannie Sumner her first paper (from her Hons research - and open-access) 🎉🎉🎉 "Dyslexia, school-connectedness, depression, and anxiety during the transition from primary to secondary school" @lizzjhill.bsky.social @lalyp.bsky.social (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...)
Dyslexia, School‐Connectedness, Depression, and Anxiety During the Transition From Primary to Secondary School
Children with dyslexia are at elevated risk of depression and anxiety. The transition from primary to secondary school may be particularly challenging given increased educational demands. Past resear...
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July 23, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Congrats to PhD student Robannie Sumner her first paper (from her Hons research - and open-access) 🎉🎉🎉 "Dyslexia, school-connectedness, depression, and anxiety during the transition from primary to secondary school" @lizzjhill.bsky.social @lalyp.bsky.social (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...)
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#JAACAP Translations highlights the current inequity in mental health research and services for young people with developmental language disorders and sets out priorities for future research and practice. #DLD https://twp.ai/4itF4N
May 21, 2026 at 7:32 PM
#JAACAP Translations highlights the current inequity in mental health research and services for young people with developmental language disorders and sets out priorities for future research and practice. #DLD https://twp.ai/4itF4N
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Families, professionals, and researchers interested in all things language/literacy. We are pleased to announce the
@lalyp.bsky.social Symposium 2026: Learning from Evidence & Experience. Find out more, and submit ideas or abstracts at lalyp.com.au/symposium. Bookings opening soon. #DevLangDis #DLD
@lalyp.bsky.social Symposium 2026: Learning from Evidence & Experience. Find out more, and submit ideas or abstracts at lalyp.com.au/symposium. Bookings opening soon. #DevLangDis #DLD
May 25, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Families, professionals, and researchers interested in all things language/literacy. We are pleased to announce the
@lalyp.bsky.social Symposium 2026: Learning from Evidence & Experience. Find out more, and submit ideas or abstracts at lalyp.com.au/symposium. Bookings opening soon. #DevLangDis #DLD
@lalyp.bsky.social Symposium 2026: Learning from Evidence & Experience. Find out more, and submit ideas or abstracts at lalyp.com.au/symposium. Bookings opening soon. #DevLangDis #DLD
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Free downloads of the original Oral Inferential Comprehension Ix Prog by Dr Emily Dawes in English, PLUS a new translation (Cantonese) thanks to Assoc Prof Amy Wong and her team (as well as Swedish and French) @lalyp.bsky.social #DevLangDis
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Oral Inferential Comprehension Intervention — #LaLYP
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April 14, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Free downloads of the original Oral Inferential Comprehension Ix Prog by Dr Emily Dawes in English, PLUS a new translation (Cantonese) thanks to Assoc Prof Amy Wong and her team (as well as Swedish and French) @lalyp.bsky.social #DevLangDis
languageandliteracyinyoungpeople.com/resources/fr...
languageandliteracyinyoungpeople.com/resources/fr...
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Hello E-DLD followers!
Article summary: www.engage-dld.com/post/impact-...
YouTube summary: youtu.be/z5Y_VitXNU0
Full text available at: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/1...
@lalyp.bsky.social
@me-boyo.bsky.social
@suze-freogirl.bsky.social
#DevLangDis #DLD #MentalHealth #Wellbeing
Article summary: www.engage-dld.com/post/impact-...
YouTube summary: youtu.be/z5Y_VitXNU0
Full text available at: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/1...
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@me-boyo.bsky.social
@suze-freogirl.bsky.social
#DevLangDis #DLD #MentalHealth #Wellbeing
March 19, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Hello E-DLD followers!
Article summary: www.engage-dld.com/post/impact-...
YouTube summary: youtu.be/z5Y_VitXNU0
Full text available at: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/1...
@lalyp.bsky.social
@me-boyo.bsky.social
@suze-freogirl.bsky.social
#DevLangDis #DLD #MentalHealth #Wellbeing
Article summary: www.engage-dld.com/post/impact-...
YouTube summary: youtu.be/z5Y_VitXNU0
Full text available at: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/1...
@lalyp.bsky.social
@me-boyo.bsky.social
@suze-freogirl.bsky.social
#DevLangDis #DLD #MentalHealth #Wellbeing
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See below: we’re recruiting someone to join our thriving research active team! Teaching focus phonetics-PhD qualified in SLT/P and/or in phonetics/linguistics. Please share with interested colleagues and/or dm me if interested :-)
Join the School of Allied Health. Position - Associate Professor B in Speech and Language Therapy (Permanent). Further information for applicants and application material is available online from: ul.ie/hrvacancies/ #ULjobs
University of Limerick Vacancies
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March 5, 2026 at 11:21 PM
See below: we’re recruiting someone to join our thriving research active team! Teaching focus phonetics-PhD qualified in SLT/P and/or in phonetics/linguistics. Please share with interested colleagues and/or dm me if interested :-)
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Really proud of this student led work with @lizzjhill.bsky.social from @lalyp.bsky.social
New paper (OA🔓) led by @curtinuniversity.bsky.social honours students with @suze-freogirl.bsky.social:
How well do acute #mentalhealth ward staff understand the role of #SLP? Answer: it's mainly swallowing...
How well do acute #mentalhealth ward staff understand the role of #SLP? Answer: it's mainly swallowing...
March 4, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Really proud of this student led work with @lizzjhill.bsky.social from @lalyp.bsky.social
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The Language and Literacy in Young People is an amazing resource. Thanks to @suze-freogirl.bsky.social @me-boyo.bsky.social and team for creating such valuable and practical work.
Loads of free evidence based downloads. languageandliteracyinyoungpeople.com/resources/fr...
#DevLangDis
Loads of free evidence based downloads. languageandliteracyinyoungpeople.com/resources/fr...
#DevLangDis
February 25, 2026 at 5:51 PM
The Language and Literacy in Young People is an amazing resource. Thanks to @suze-freogirl.bsky.social @me-boyo.bsky.social and team for creating such valuable and practical work.
Loads of free evidence based downloads. languageandliteracyinyoungpeople.com/resources/fr...
#DevLangDis
Loads of free evidence based downloads. languageandliteracyinyoungpeople.com/resources/fr...
#DevLangDis
Getting ready for our LALYP planning day - lots planned for 2026, so keep an eye out for events 👀!
February 18, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Getting ready for our LALYP planning day - lots planned for 2026, so keep an eye out for events 👀!
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Enjoyed providing an overview of our @lalyp.bsky.social research to @clinikids.bsky.social. Thanks for the invite @gailalvares.bsky.social - enjoyed discussing all things language, literacy, and mental health! @suze-freogirl.bsky.social #DevLangDis
February 17, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Enjoyed providing an overview of our @lalyp.bsky.social research to @clinikids.bsky.social. Thanks for the invite @gailalvares.bsky.social - enjoyed discussing all things language, literacy, and mental health! @suze-freogirl.bsky.social #DevLangDis
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2026 @lalyp.bsky.social meetings are starting up again this week! Join us on Wednesday 18th Feb (4-5pm) to hear from the amazing @andreasalins.bsky.social who will be discussing relationships between reading skill, reading engagement, and reading anxiety. See you there!
February 16, 2026 at 1:49 AM
2026 @lalyp.bsky.social meetings are starting up again this week! Join us on Wednesday 18th Feb (4-5pm) to hear from the amazing @andreasalins.bsky.social who will be discussing relationships between reading skill, reading engagement, and reading anxiety. See you there!
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'Communication is highly important to these very vulnerable young people. Speech and Language Therapy services and other professionals need to provide more timely and targeted support for young people within the care system'
New open access paper: Being understood: Neurodivergent care leavers’ perspectives on their own communication skills Some really important insights about the importance of connection and advocacy for young people with #DevLangDis #SLPeeps
doi.org/10.1177/0265...
doi.org/10.1177/0265...
Being understood: Neurodivergent care leavers’ perspectives on their own communication skills - Sarah Spencer, Vicki Roberts, Kerstin Schroeter, Judy Clegg, 2026
Background Emerging research has suggested that a significant proportion of children and young people in looked after care present with communication needs incl...
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February 10, 2026 at 8:30 AM
'Communication is highly important to these very vulnerable young people. Speech and Language Therapy services and other professionals need to provide more timely and targeted support for young people within the care system'
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Hello E-DLD followers!
Article summary: www.engage-dld.com/post/social-...
Original article: doi.org/10.3389/fpsy...
#DevLangDis #DLD #SocialDifficulties #EmotionalDifficulties
Article summary: www.engage-dld.com/post/social-...
Original article: doi.org/10.3389/fpsy...
#DevLangDis #DLD #SocialDifficulties #EmotionalDifficulties
January 13, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Hello E-DLD followers!
Article summary: www.engage-dld.com/post/social-...
Original article: doi.org/10.3389/fpsy...
#DevLangDis #DLD #SocialDifficulties #EmotionalDifficulties
Article summary: www.engage-dld.com/post/social-...
Original article: doi.org/10.3389/fpsy...
#DevLangDis #DLD #SocialDifficulties #EmotionalDifficulties
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Another #research project request! If you are the #parent of a 2 year old born in 2023 please consider filling out our #child development survey here: cityunilondon.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
We are interested in whether early #development has changed post #pandemic.
We are interested in whether early #development has changed post #pandemic.
January 12, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Another #research project request! If you are the #parent of a 2 year old born in 2023 please consider filling out our #child development survey here: cityunilondon.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
We are interested in whether early #development has changed post #pandemic.
We are interested in whether early #development has changed post #pandemic.
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A piece of research I am very proud of. The data took a long time to collect (thanks Covid). Brilliant work with the team including @emilymayjackson.bsky.social @me-boyo.bsky.social et al.
High prevalence of #DevLangDis in #FLPs and links to psychosocial outcomes
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
High prevalence of #DevLangDis in #FLPs and links to psychosocial outcomes
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Profiling the oral language and psychosocial skills of young people attending Flexible Learning Programmes
While secondary school students attending flexible learning programmes have histories of poor engagement in schooling, little research has examined their oral language skills and psychosocial outco...
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January 5, 2026 at 4:09 AM
A piece of research I am very proud of. The data took a long time to collect (thanks Covid). Brilliant work with the team including @emilymayjackson.bsky.social @me-boyo.bsky.social et al.
High prevalence of #DevLangDis in #FLPs and links to psychosocial outcomes
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
High prevalence of #DevLangDis in #FLPs and links to psychosocial outcomes
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
🎉🎉🎉 Happy new year from the LALYP team! Gearing up for a big 2026. Hope everyone has had a great break.
January 5, 2026 at 1:18 AM
🎉🎉🎉 Happy new year from the LALYP team! Gearing up for a big 2026. Hope everyone has had a great break.
Signing off for the summer break. Happy holidays everyone, and see you in the 2026!
December 18, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Signing off for the summer break. Happy holidays everyone, and see you in the 2026!
🎉400 Yr 6 children reached in our MRFF-funded study exploring high-school transition 🎉. Know an Aussie child in Yr 6, help us with our the last recruitment push! Express interest at tinyurl.com/2xwjsebc. Parents get a report on their child's language/reading skills, kids get a gift-card. #DevLangDis
December 17, 2025 at 1:49 AM
🎉400 Yr 6 children reached in our MRFF-funded study exploring high-school transition 🎉. Know an Aussie child in Yr 6, help us with our the last recruitment push! Express interest at tinyurl.com/2xwjsebc. Parents get a report on their child's language/reading skills, kids get a gift-card. #DevLangDis
Congrats @me-boyo.bsky.social!
Delighted to have been awarded the @smhr.org.au Prof Helen Hermann Award for Social Mental Health. Huge congrats to all the other awardees. The conference in Adelaide was a huge success, and I'm really looking forward to pulling out the passport for next year's conference!
December 16, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Congrats @me-boyo.bsky.social!
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Delighted to have been awarded the @smhr.org.au Prof Helen Hermann Award for Social Mental Health. Huge congrats to all the other awardees. The conference in Adelaide was a huge success, and I'm really looking forward to pulling out the passport for next year's conference!
December 16, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Delighted to have been awarded the @smhr.org.au Prof Helen Hermann Award for Social Mental Health. Huge congrats to all the other awardees. The conference in Adelaide was a huge success, and I'm really looking forward to pulling out the passport for next year's conference!