How to Support Bilingual and Multilingual Children in Speech Therapy

Earn CE credit here. This program has been approved for 1 clock hour of continuing education credit by the Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association (TSHA). TSHA approval does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures. TSHA CEU hours can be used as professional development hours for the maintenance of your ASHA certificate of clinical competence (CCC). 

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Description: This course explains how to support bilingual and multilingual language development. It goes over myths and defines ways that multilingual learners develop language. This course gives examples of how we can support bilingualism and multilingualism in speech therapy. Earn 1 clock hour of continuing education credit (Introductory Level, Professional Area).

As a result of this presentation the participant will be able to:   1. List 2 common myths of bilingualism/multilingualism
2. Define code-mixing and code switching and state why it happens
3. Give an example of how we can support bilingualism

Course presenters:

Monica Shiena Sagad-Molmisa, CSP-PASP

Michelle Andrews M.S., CCC-SLP.

Financial disclosures:

Michelle Andrews' financial disclosers include: She has a ⁠⁠⁠Teachers pay Teachers⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Boom Learning⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠Teach with Medley⁠⁠⁠ store under Pep Talk LLC. She is also the founder and manager of the Pep Talk Podcast. 

Michelle Andrews' non-financial disclosures include: ⁠⁠⁠Speech Arcade⁠⁠⁠ is an in-kind sponsor for this podcast.

Monica's financial disclosers include: Owner of Speak and Teach PH

Monica's non financial disclosers include: Boom Learning Advisory Board for 2022 to 2023. Admin of Speech Therapy Support and Tips for Filipino Families Facebook Group.

Agenda:

5 min: Introduction, bio, disclosures, learner objectives

10 min: myths of bilingual and multilingual language development

10 min: code mixing and code switching

10 min: ways we can support children with language delays and disorders

15 min: language support for bilingualism

10 min: Summary, closing points

References and resources: ⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠

A transcript is available for this podcast course.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Click here to read the transcript. ⁠⁠⁠If you need any additional accommodations please email [e-mail]

Disclaimer: Pep Talk LLC does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures.