Assessment of Dual Language Learners: An Overview
This training will provide participants with a guided overview of the best practice guidelines for assessing culturally and linguistically diverse students as conducted by Diagnostic Center-Northern California (DCN). The framework was developed to address the disproportionate number of culturally and linguistically diverse students being over-and under-identified for speech-language services.
Participants Will
- Become familiar with best practice guidelines for designing and conducting an unbiased language and communication assessment
- How to implement the DCN framework to conduct language and communication assessments. Participants will receive copies of the forms used at the center to guide future assessments
- Learn about resources to support and inform assessments of Dual Language Learners
Presented by Liz Arenas, M.S., CCC-SLP-L, Speech-Language Pathologist