Effective and Ethical Speech/Language Services for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students
This course will provide speech-language pathologists with information and strategies needed for assessing English language learners and students from diverse language and cultural backgrounds. Best practices for assessment (as well as compliance with IDEA requirements) will be explained, and specific tools will be demonstrated. Ethical issues that impact this process will be discussed.
This workshop is for Speech-Language Pathologists.
This program has been approved for 5.50 clock hours of continuing education credit (includes 2 hours of ethics) by the Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association (TSHA). TSHA approval does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures. $10 fee collected at the door (cash or check only)
Special instructions
Will provide general information regarding the impact of second language acquisition and cultural diversity on speech and language assessment. The ethical issues surrounding assessment and eligibility determination for students from CLD backgrounds will be explored. Language proficiency assessment, legal considerations and requirements, and strategies for family communication will also be addressed. Also, specific strategies for articulation, language, and fluency assessment.
Presenter(s)
Lynette Austin
Accomodations
Please notify the ESC Contact listed below if you have a specific accommodation request.
ESC contact
Amber Davies
ESC contact email
adavies@esc14.net
Location
Room(s)
Eastland A (North)
Date(s)
February 10, 2020
Time
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Registration deadline
February 9, 2020 9:00 AM
Cancellation deadline
You may cancel this registration anytime before the end of business on February 5, 2020.
No refunds will be given after this date.
Fees
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CPE Credit
5.5
Subject(s)
Special Education, Speech Pathologists
Grade(s)
EE, PK, KG, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Audience(s)
Speech Language Pathologists
Objective(s)
4.3
Note
Please make other arrangements for non-participants - including children.