Raúl Rojas, PhD, CCC-SLP: No financial or non-financial relationships to disclose
Abstract: This presentation will provide an overview of bilingual language development and focus on the process of identifying language disorders in bilingual children.
Summary: The proportion of children who speak language(s) at home other than or in addition to English continues is projected to continue expanding at a rapid rate nationwide. It is critical for speech-language pathologists, audiologist, and related professionals to be familiar with the dynamic process of bilingual language development. It is equally important for clinical service providers to be aware of best practices for conducting least biased and appropriate assessment of children who speak minority status languages in order to minimize misidentification.
Learning Objectives:
At the completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
Participants will be able to describe the relevance of demographic patterns to changing clinical caseloads.
Participants will be able to describe differences in dual language development profiles.
Participants will be able to specify how to use converging evidence to properly assess the speech and language skills of dual language learners.
