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SPPA bilingual
Bilingual speech pathology
Question | Answer |
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individuals with disabilities Education Act 2004 | -testing wil be selected and administered so as not to be racially or culturally discriminatory -no single procedure will be the sole criterion |
How do we conduct non-biased assessment? | -We Cant -we can conduct lease-biased assessment |
Misclassification | -common -overrepresentation (just because of native language) -Underrepresentation (afraid to misdiagnose) |
Bilingual Competencies | -language proficiency -normal speech and language acquisition -best assessment and intervention practices -difference vs disorder -cultural competence |
Fact or myth? the majority of the world is bilingual or polyglot? | Fact |
Fact or myth? Bilingualism is equal knowledge of 2 languages? | Myth |
Fact or myth? Parents should communicate in with their children in the language they speak best | Fact |
Fact or myth? Learning two languages is very difficult for most children? | myth |
Fact or myth? Reducing to one language improves chances for success. | myth |
Fact or myth? Children need rich language input to learn two languages | fact |
fact or myth? Being raised with 2 languages will confuse a normal or handicapped child? | myth |
fact or myth? Bilingualism will exacerbate any impairments? | myth |
fact or myth? Poverty is a problem in bilingualism? | fact |
Culturally sensitive practices | requires that the clinician consider clients' cultural backgrounds |
Language and culture | -intimately related -different cultural groups interact with children in different was -school and home cultures dont always match |
benefits of bilingualism | -fun -rewarding -increases your desirabilty |