When I do workshops for school districts that focus on conducting speech-language evaluations for bilingual students, one of the questions I get a lot is, “Is it okay to target cross-linguistic influence patterns (also called native language influence patterns) in...
Is it okay to target cross-linguistic influence patterns in speech therapy?
When I do workshops for school districts that focus on conducting speech-language evaluations for bilingual students, one of the questions I get a lot is, “Is it okay to target cross-linguistic influence patterns (also called native language influence patterns) in...
Cultural Differences in Speech Therapy #4
Concepts of Class and Status is part of a 10-essay series. New? Start here: Cultural...
Cultural Differences in Speech Therapy #3
Roles of Men and Women is part of a 10-essay series. New? Start here: Cultural...
Cultural Differences in Speech Therapy #2
Views of Time and Space is part of a 10-essay series. New? Start here: Cultural...
Cultural Differences in Speech Therapy #1
A culture is termed individualistic when great value is placed on individuals and their rights and...
Why Understanding Cultural Parameters is Important to SLPs
Cultural Parameters and SLPs: Speech language pathologists self report that they do not feel...
Cultural Differences in Speech Therapy and Assessment
Every good debate starts with a better disclaimer, so here it goes: When you talk about cultural...