Culturally and linguistically diverse students develop in bilingual and bicultural
environments, often not fully understood or acknowledged in testing. To increase diagnostic …

The oral language assessment of bilingual children is challenging. The assessment
practices and challenges faced by speech-language pathologists (SLPs) in countries where …

Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) are ethically responsible for providing the best
possible therapy to their clients. As the number of non-English-speaking homes is …

Research in the literature shows that the percentage of individuals who are multicultural and
multilingual is steadily increasing in the United States (Shin & Kominski, 2010). This rise has …

A continuously challenging issue in the field of speech–language pathology is accurately
identifying and diagnosing a language disorder in school-aged (pre-kindergarten through …

Purpose: Speech-language pathologists report barriers to conducting culturally appropriate
bilingual language evaluations when there is a suspicion of language disorder. One barrier …

Purpose This study was designed to investigate the frequency with which school-based
speech-language pathologists (SLPs) used recommended practices when assessing the …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to identify current practices of school-based speech-
language pathologists (SLPs) in the United States for bilingual language assessment and …

This article addresses issues related to the provision of speech and language therapy
services in school environments for Spanish-English speaking children. It attempts to …

An increasing number of United States school children are from culturally and linguistically
diverse (CLD) backgrounds and speak multiple languages. Speech-language pathologists …