What is already known about this subject There is a gap in the literature and clinical practice for a conversation-based intervention, designed for school-aged children with DLD and their parents or carers. What this paper adds to existing knowledge This project followed Medical Research Council guidelines for early development of a novel intervention, 'Better Conversations with Developmental Language Disorder'. What are the potential or actual clinical implications of this work? The programme is ready to progress to the next stage of development, including manualisation and training, leading to feasibility studies within NHS and education settings.
Hughes et al. (Wed,) studied this question.