The theme for this Perspectives activity is clinical considerations for working with multicultural populations in schools and the community. Topics include (a) assessment practices for multilingual children in schools, (b) school-based speech language pathologists working with interpreter-translators, and (c) factors associated with clear speech and accentedness in American English.

Learning Outcomes  
You will be able to:

• identify three best practices when conducting speech-language assessments with multilingual children
• describe best practices in working with interpreter-translators
• explain what factors might influence accentedness of nonnative speakers

Articles in This Course

1. Implicit Bias and Multilingual Assessment in School-Based Speech-Language Pathologists by Marisa Nelson and Laura Wilson, published in SIG 14, November 16, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1044/2021_PERSP-21-00113 
2. Speech-Language Pathologists' Experiences With Interpreters in the School Setting: A Preliminary Study by Terry Irvine Saenz and Henriette W. Langdon, published in SIG 14, October 18, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1044/2021_PERSP-20-00166 
3. The Effects of Clear Speech on American English Listener Perception of Spanish-Accented and Native English Speech by Alison Behrman, Sarah Hargus Ferguson, and Peter Flom, published in SIG 14, Volume 5, Issue 6, December 17, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1044/2020_PERSP-19-00171 

Author Information

Disclosures:

• Marisa Nelson is a bilingual speech-language pathologist in the Rogers Public Schools district. Laura Wilson has no relevant financial or nonfinancial interests to disclose.
• Terry Irvine Saenz and Henriette W. Langdon have no relevant financial or nonfinancial interests to disclose.
• This work was supported in part by a National Institute of General Medical Sciences Grant awarded to Alison Behrman. Sarah Hargus Ferguson and Peter Flom have no relevant financial or nonfinancial interests to disclose.

Assessment Type

Self-assessment—Think about what you learned and report on the Completion Form how you will use your new knowledge.

To earn continuing education credit, you must complete the learning assessment by 11:59 p.m. ET on the end date below.

Program History and CE Information

Start date: December 7, 2021
End date: December 7, 2026 

This course is offered for 0.35 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area). 
Subject code 7030  
Counts toward PD requirement for ASHA certification maintenance for Content Area 2. Read more about professional development requirements for certification maintenance.