Laleo Bilingual Therapy/10 Factors to Consider for a Bilingual Speech Referral

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10 Factors to Consider for a Bilingual Speech Referral

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Earn 1 Professional Development Hour: In this 40 minute video, you will learn about each of the 10 risk factors to consider when wondering if a culturally and linguistically diverse child is simply acquiring their languages according to typical bilingual language or if their difficulties may benefit from being assessed through a comprehensive evaluation. Certificate of Completion Provided (1 PDH)

Contents

Deciding whether to request a speech and language evaluation for a student is a complex decision. It should, of course, always be done as an educational team after reviewing the concerns at hand. In this webinar, we will discuss 10 key factors and their evidence  to keep in mind when deciding if a multilingual and/or multicultural child needs a full speech-language evaluation.

Within this webinar, Dynamic Assessment (a form of assessing diverse students in order to reduce testing bias) will be introduced and explained. A real life brief example of how to implement dynamic assessment is shown on video. 

Finally two printable are includes: 
1) A chart of the 10 factors to print and keep handy is provided. 
2) A checklist of the 10 factors to fill out on your own or as a team to see where a specific student lands on each factor before a referral. 

10 Evidence-Base Factors to consider before a solid bilingual referral
Certificate of Completion for Professionals
Printable - Risk Factors Visual + Checklist