Financial Disclosures: Financial compensation from ASHA for this presentation; salaried Assistant Professor in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Program at Pace University; topic area expert for non-mainstream dialects, cultural humility, and cultural awareness for The Informed SLP Nonfinancial Disclosures: Member of ASHA SIG 1 (Language Learning and Education) coordinating committee; Board of Directors for the National Black Association for Speech-Language and Hearing (NBASLH)
Description:
This session discusses curriculum-based literacy demands and the interests of adolescents who are from varying culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. SLPs can bridge the gap between the classroom and academic success by providing key language strategies to enhance students’ learning. The speaker shares actionable steps to promote students’ access and engagement in literacy by developing an intervention plan that promotes a culturally and linguistically supportive setting.
Learning Outcomes:
You will be able to:
Identify key barriers adolescents may experience when engaging in curriculum-based instruction through literacy
Explain SLPs’ role in creating a culturally responsive setting for literacy development in a school-based setting
Create a culturally responsive lesson plan for literacy development with culturally and linguistically diverse adolescents
