Equity and Cultural-Linguistic Diversity

1402L - Research Symposium: Supporting Culturally Responsive Pediatric Assessments: Guidance from Methods in the Jamaican Context

Friday, November 18, 2022

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT

Format: 1-Hour Seminar (In-Person)

Audience: Students, Public/Consumers, Researchers, Related Professionals, Early Career Professionals (under 5 years)

Keywords: Bilingualism, Culturally Responsive, Phonology, Jamaican

Presenting Author(s)

Karla Washington

University of Cincinnati
Leah Fabiano-Smith

University of Arizona

This invited session will describe methods used to characterize difference and disorder for speech, language, and functional communication in Jamaican Creole-English speaking bilinguals ages 3-to-6-years. The presentation will outline techniques that include completion of validation studies (ICS, FOCUS) and application of adult models and speech acoustics that enable culturally-responsive practices.

Learning Objectives:

Discuss the implications of misdiagnosis of speech-language function in bilingual contexts
Describe at least two techniques that enable culturally responsive practices
Identify resources that support the accurate identification of speech-language function in children speaking more than one language daily