Cultural & Linguistic Diversity Resources

Linguistically Diverse Populations: Considerations and Resources for Assessment and Intervention

TSHA Cultural and Linguistic Diversity (CLD) Committee Members

• Chair, Marivel S. Willingham, M.A., CCC-SLP
• Co-Chair, Vannesa Mueller, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
• Members:
  • Farzan Irani, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
  • Nicholas Eliserio, Bilingual CF-SLP
  • Dr. Janita Gilliam, CCC-SLP
  • Derek Leverette, M.A., CCC-SLP
  • Dr. Christina Vasquez SLPD, CCC-SLP, ASDCS

CLD Corner: Communicologist articles from the CLD Experts

Articles by Topic

Adult Population

• Aug/Sep 2015: Perspectives on Dementia in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations

Assessment

• Jun/Jul 2020: Oh-My-Gs: A Speech-Language Pathologist’s Look into Specific Learning Disabilities Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Individuals  
• Dec/Jan 2020: Non-Word Repetition Tasks as an Alternative Assessment Form for CLD Populations
• Dec/Jan 2015: Bilingual assessment considerations in the schools: When an interpreter is not available
• Oct/Nov 2013: Cutting on the Cultural Bias: Considering the Impact of Culture and Language During Evaluation
• Jun/Jul 2012: Using Interpreters During Assessment, Part 2: Framework for Conducting an Assessment with an Interpreter
• Feb/Mar 2012: Using Interpreters During Assessment, Part 1
• Jun/Jul 2007: Dynamic Assessment
• Dec/Jan 2006: Using the Woodcock-Munoz
• Aug/Sep 2006: Due to the dialectical variations, how do you use the GFTA with a bilingual child?
• Dec/Jan 2005: Spanish speech assessment
• Feb/Mar 2005: English standard scores for bilingual children
• Oct/Nov 2004 (pg. 7): Testing in both languages

Audiology

• Feb/Mar 2016: Monolingual English-Speaking Audiologists and the Spanish-Speaking Population

Autism

• Oct/Nov 2014: Family matters: Cultural Considerations for Families with Autism

Bilingual and Cultural Training

• Dec/Jan 2018: Worldview Thinking as a Way to Understand CLD Populations
• Jun/Jul 2017: Becoming Bilingual: A Tale of Two Bilingual SLPs
• Feb/Mar 2014: The Differences Between Spanish-Speaking SLPs and Bilingual SLPs
• Oct/Nov 2010: Nondiscriminatory Standards and Expectations for SLPs: Accent and Dialectal Differences
• Aug/Sep 2010: Texas SLPs and Cultural/Linguistic Diversity: Good to Go
• Apr/May 2010: “Growing Our Own” Bilingual Speech-Language Pathologists in Hays CISD                           
• Dec/Jan 2008: Bilingual Certification/Standards
• Jun/Jul 2008: Who qualifies as a bilingual SLP?

Bilingualism

• May/June 2019: Translanguaging: A New Term for an Old Concept? Not Quite…There’s So Much More
• Aug/Sep 2009: Debunking the Myths of Bilingualism
• Feb/Mar 2009: Language Dominance
• Feb/Mar 2006: Bilingual developmental norms: Are they different than a monolingual?

Childhood Apraxia of Speech

• Apr/May 2008: Bilingual CAS

Collaboration

• Oct/Nov 2015: Working with English Language Teachers and Learners: Overlap, Collaboration, and Strategies for Success
• Apr/May 2015: Considerations in Early Childhood Assessment and Treatment:  Reflections from Professionals Within the Trenches 
• Feb/Mar 2008: Communicating with Parents
• Oct/Nov 2005: Using interpreters
• Jun/Jul 2005: Interpreters for low incidence languages

Cultural/Bilingual Perspectives

• Oct/Nov 2020: Collective Position, Individual Responsibility: Why BLM Should Matter to You  
• Jul/Augu 2019: Hand Me My Glasses: Learning to Identify Our Biases
• Jan/Feb 2019: The Humans We Serve and the Heart Capacity We Hold
• Oct/Nov 2018: Reflections on Developing Cultural Competence: A Bilingual SLP Assistant/Graduate Students Personal Journey
• Dec/Jan 2017: What I Did Last Summer as a (Accidental SLP) Tourist
• Jun/Jul 2016: English Language Learners and Children from Poverty: Facilitating Change Using Brain Based Learning Strategies and Tools
• Apr/May 2016: Ethnographic Interviews: Gathering Information in the Most Culturally-Sensitive Manner
• Jun/Jul 2015: A Day in the Life of a Bilingual SLP:  Reflections, Challenges, and Scope from Professionals
• Aug/Sep 2014: Bicultural Perspectives: Navigating Two Worlds in Childhood, Education, and Professional Practice  
• Jun/Jul 2014: Dysphagia and Dietary Recommendations: Cultural Considerations and Ideas for Diet Selection        
• Aug/Sep 2013: Addressing Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Clinical Practice: The Role of Culture in Advocacy
• Jun/Jul 2013: Response to Questions from a TSHA Member Regarding CLD Assessment and Treatment
• Apr/May 2013: Addressing Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Clinical Practice: Gaining Competence in Cultural and Linguistic Diversity
• Feb/Mar 2013: Addressing Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Clinical Practice: What Do You Know About the Culture of Poverty?
• Dec/Jan 2010: English Language Learners and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students Success in Higher Education
• Aug/Sep 2009: Debunking the Myths of Bilingualism
• Apr/May 2007: Only speaking 1 language
• Dec/Jan 2004 (pg. 7): Cultural and linguistic differences

Difference vs. Disorder

• Jun/Jul 2006: Still learning English vs. true language impairment

Ethical Considerations in CLD

• Apr/May 2018: Honoring All Perspectives in Ethical Challenges:  A Practical Method for Preserving Human Dignity in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Cases

Feeding and Swallowing

• Oct/Nov 2016: Linguistic and Multicultural Considerations in Patients with Dysphagia: 2020 at a Glance
• Jun/Jul 2014: Dysphagia and Dietary Recommendations: Cultural Considerations and Ideas for Diet Selection

Fluency 

• Dec/Jan 2014: Perspectives on fluency in culturally and linguistically diverse populations

Graduate Student Perspectives

• Apr/May 2020: Go First, Go Strong: First Generation Graduate Students
• Oct/Nov 2018: Reflections on Developing Cultural Competence:  A Bilingual SLP Assistant/Graduate Student’s Personal Journey
• Apr/May 2015: Considerations in Early Childhood Assessment and Treatment: Reflections from Professionals Within the Trenches

Interprofessional Practice

• Oct/Nov 2019: The Other View: Multicultural Evaluations Among Other Professions

Languages and Dialects

• Feb/Mar 2018: Making the Right Dialectal Considerations During Assessment:  Have We Reached a Turning Point?
• Aug/Sep 2012: Korean Language: History, Culture, and Comparison to English
• Apr/May 2012: The Arabic Language
• Dec/Jan 2011: Tagalog and English: Part 2: Comparisons of Tagalog and English Syntax and Morphology
• Oct/Nov 2011: Tagalog and English: A Contrastive Discussion, Part 1
• Aug/Sep 2011: Highlighting Communication Contrasts Between Vietnamese and English
• Jun/Jul 2011: Languages Spoken in China
• Apr/May 2011: Considering the Home Language in the Assessment and Treatment of English Language Learners: Languages Spoken in India
• Feb/Mar 2011: Considering the Home Language in the Assessment and Treatment of English Language Learners: Spanish
• Feb/Mar 2010: Questions about African American English (AAE) dialect
• Feb/Mar 2007: SLP perceived as a non-native speaker

Resources for SLPs and Audiologists

• Dec/Jan 2021: Working with Interpreters: A 2020 Update
• Mar/Apr 2019: Articles Archived Through the Years
• Apr/May 2017: Apps for Bilingual Populations in Texas- Challenges and Resources
• Feb/Mar 2016: Monolingual English-Speaking Audiologists and the Spanish-Speaking Population
• Dec/Jan 2013: Response to a Question From a Speech-Language Pathologist: How Do Monolingual Service Providers Best Address the Needs of Children Who Speak Languages Other Than English?
• Aug/Sep 2008: CLD Resources
• Oct/Nov 2007: CLD Resources
• Aug/Sep 2007: Monolingual Supervision of Bilingual CF
• Oct/Nov 2006: If I know some Spanish, can I provide services in Spanish or do I need an interpreter?
• Aug/Sep 2005: CLD Book Recommendations
• Feb/Mar 2004 (pg. 8): Monolingual SLPs Treating Bilinguals

School SLP

• Dec/Jan 2009: Spotlight on Fort Worth ISD (FWISD)
• Jun/Jul 2009: Roundtable Discussion About RtI
• Apr/May 2009: RtI

Special Populations

• Oct/Nov 2017: Selective Mutism and the CLD Child

Treatment

• Feb/March 2020: Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CLD) Opportunities via Telepractice
• Jun/Jul 2018: Literacy-Based Interventions:  An Evidence-Based Practice for Service our Diverse Caseloads
• Aug/Sep 2018: Telepractice Service Delivery and Considerations with CLD Populations:  Working in the Trenches as a Bilingual Telepractice Clinician
• Feb/Mar 2017: Evidence-Based Practice and Second Language Learners: Considerations for Language of Intervention    
• Aug/Sep 2016: Techniques for Working on Tap/Trill /r/ in Spanish: Tackling Strategies and Overcoming Challenges along the Way
• Jun/Jul 2010: Alternative Service Delivery Models for Bilingual (Spanish) Students Identified with Speech Impairments in the Area of Articulation and/or Language in School Settings
• Apr/May 2006: What language do I provide services in?
• Aug/Sep 2004 (pg. 5): Providing therapy in the native language or educational language
• Apr/May 2004 (pg. 5): Spanish Norms and Speech Therapy in English for bilingual children

Voice

• Aug/Sep 2017: Transgender Voice Therapy—A Work of Art

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