Evaluation of Bilingual Students for Speech-Language Services a Collaborative Training for SLPs and ESOL Teachers

Conducting a bilingual speech and language evaluation can be a complex and difficult process for both monolingual and bilingual speech-language pathologists. It is extremely difficult to develop standardized speech and language evaluations for English language learners that reflect the numerous variations in dialect, socioeconomic status, and manner of second language acquisition. This training will offer insight into best practices and standardized processes for pre-referral and evaluations of bilingual students.