This PhD research explores how speech and language therapists (SLTs) can enhance the communicative participation of children with developmental language disorder (DLD) through shared decision-making with parents and a strong focus on the child's personal and environmental context. The work is grounded …

Children with developmental language disorders (DLDs) may experience barriers to communicative participation. Communicative participation is defined as ‘participation in life situations in which knowledge, information, ideas or feelings are exchanged’. Barriers experienced in communicative participation …

Background Children with developmental language disorders (DLD) face ongoing challenges in language and communication, impacting their learning, literacy, social interactions, and emotional well-being. Speech and language therapy interventions have been shown to positively influence the language abilities …

Background Variations in communicative participation of children with developmental language disorder (DLD) cannot be wholly explained by their language difficulties alone and may be influenced by contextual factors. Contextual factors may support or hinder communicative participation in children, which …

Background: Despite the compelling case for engaging parents in speech and language therapy, research indicates that speech and language therapists (SLTs) currently have a leading role in the goal-setting process of therapy for children with developmental language disorder (DLD). Therefore, we set out …

Background Variations in communicative participation of children with developmental language disorder (DLD) cannot be wholly explained by their language difficulties alone and may be influenced by contextual factors. Contextual factors may support or hinder communicative participation in children, which …

Background Despite the compelling case for engaging parents in speech and language therapy, research indicates that speech and language therapists (SLTs) currently have a leading role in the goal-setting process of therapy for children with developmental language disorder (DLD). Therefore, we set out …

Purpose:Our aim was to develop consensus on the definition and operationalization of communicative participation (CP)in 2- to 8-year-old children with language disorders (LDs).A clear definition and operationalization can facilitate the discussion about children’s communication problems in daily life …

Het betrekken van het gezin en ouders in de logopedische behandeling wordt steeds belangrijker gevonden. Een vorm van betrokkenheid is het gezamenlijk opstellen van doelen voor de logopedische behandeling. Dit gaat niet altijd vanzelf; een logopedist kan sturend zijn en/of een ouder afwachtend omdat …

Children with Language Impairments (LI) have difficulties understanding and using language. Due to their language problems, LI children experience difficulties in communication in all aspects of life. They are at risk of behavioural problems, emotional and psychosocial difficulties, and they perform …