Online Continuing Education Units

ABAD 0703 - Language Assessment of Bilingual Children: Meeting the Challenge

Participants will be able to demonstrate knowledge in and identify:

Warning signals and false alarms of language difficulties in case studies of English language learners
Necessary sources of information to make appropriate referrals and diagnoses
L1 language loss and implications for assessment
Common signs of language impairment in bilingual children
Appropriateness of formal and informal testing procedures
Test modifications to obtain more information for accurate diagnosis
Possible sources of misdiagnosis
Several alternative forms of assessment
How to use interpreters successfully

Credit: .3 ASHA CEUs
Cost: $69.00
 
Course Requirements:
Adobe Acrobat Reader which you may download here.
Macromedia Player which you may download here.
 
Before proceeding, please download and print the following documents:
Handouts and activities
Language history form
 
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Continuing Education Board Bilinguistics is approved by the Continuing Education Board of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) to provide continuing education activities in speech-language pathology and audiology. This program is offered for .3 CEUs (Intermediate level; Professional Area). ASHA CE Provider approval does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures.