Identify Developmental Language Disorder in your classroom, with Tiffany Hogan, Ph.D.
In this episode of Science of Reading: The Podcast, Susan Lambert is joined by Tiffany Hogan, a professor at MGH Institute of Health Professions in Boston, who studies 鈥妕he connections among speech and language and literacy across time in children. Together, Susan and Dr. Hogan explore the complexities of language, the components that form language, and the significance of language for literacy. Dr. Hogan explains Developmental Language Disorder (DLD)鈥攊ts characteristics, its prevalence, and the challenges in recognizing it. She emphasizes the importance of supporting children with DLD and the role of educators in making a difference long-term. She also provides listeners with effective strategies for supporting children with oral language deficits, offers insights into the relationship between background knowledge and language, and answers questions from our listener mailbag.
Meet our guest(s):
Tiffany P. Hogan, Ph.D.
Tiffany P. Hogan, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, is a professor at MGH Institute of Health Professions in Boston and director of the Speech and Language (SAiL) Literacy Lab, and a research associate at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Hogan has published over 100 papers on the genetic, neurologic, and behavioral links between oral and written language development. Her focus is on improving assessment and intervention in schools, especially for neurodiverse children with Developmental Language Disorder, dyslexia, and/or Speech Sound Disorders. Her advocacy for children with language, speech, and literacy differences led her to co-found a DLD informational website, , and host a podcast, .
Meet our host, Susan Lambert
Susan Lambert is the Chief Academic Officer of Elementary Humanities at 猫咪AV, and the host of Science of Reading: The Podcast. Throughout her career, she has focused on creating high-quality learning environments using evidence-based practices. Lambert is a mom of four, a grandma of four, a world traveler, and a collector of stories.
As the host of Science of Reading: The Podcast, Lambert explores the increasing body of scientific research around how reading is best taught. As a former classroom teacher, administrator, and curriculum developer, Lambert is dedicated to turning theory into best practices that educators can put right to use in the classroom, and to showcasing national models of reading instruction excellence.
