It was an absolute honour to engage in a conversation with Shaun about his PhD Chapter, School Aged Students with DLD: Educational Needs and Supports. A summary of some of the points Shaun generously shared included:

- A brief explanation of Developmental Language Disorder (DLD).- His PhD process and findings for school aged students with DLD. Note - this work is in its publishing process

- A systematic review of academic achievements of primary and secondary school students that he and his colleagues have published - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36382072/

- The interconnectedness between language and literacy skills.

- Specific findings from his study e.g., the benefits of extra time, visual supports, and individualised supports.

- We also discussed different language concepts that may be difficult for students with DLD to grasp and their impact on different parts of schooling (academic, social-emotional, etc.).

Shaun can be found on several platforms and some of these include:

- https://thedldproject.com/

- https://www.instagram.com/shaunziegenfusz/

- https://www.speech.edu.au/event-details/supporting-the-1-in-14-students-with-developmental-language-disorder-at-school

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