Expert Advice on Determining Disability for Multilingual Learners – A Conversation with Angie Neal, M.S., CCC-SLP
Problem-solving meetings meant to help clarify if a bilingual student should be referred for an evaluation sometimes create more questions than answers. We hear things like: Is this a language difference or a disability? Am I missing something important? Why are...
Reducing Unnecessary Speech Referrals Part 4: Getting Quality Information from Parents
This is the fourth article in our series on reducing unnecessary speech referrals. Unnecessary...
Reducing Unnecessary Speech Referrals Part 3: Helping Teachers Understand Language Differences
Welcome back to our series on reducing those tricky, time-consuming unnecessary speech referrals!...
Introducing SLPs to the Concept of Language Brokering
In a recent coincidence, I found myself in a fascinating conversation with a researcher whose work...
Why Most Information on Language Proficiency Levels Has Been Untrustworthy (Until Now)
Trying to use measures of language proficiency levels to figure out how bilingual a child is can...
Defining the Term Culturally Responsive in Concrete Terms and Actions: 3 Videos – 7 Minutes
Speech language pathologists are being asked to hone their skills in providing culturally...
Veteran SLP Author and Researcher Offering Advice on Working with Interpreters: 9 Minutes – 4 Videos
Henriette W. Langdon, Ed.D., H-CCC-SLP, BCS-CL wrote the book on how SLPs can effectively and...
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