How Bilingualism Contributes to Healthy Development in Deaf Children
How Bilingualism Contributes to Healthy Development in Deaf Children
This webinar will be hosted via Zoom for national and international attendees on Thursday, May 5, 2022 from 5:00 - 7:00 pm ET.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial disclosure: The presenter receives a salary from the University of New Mexico, honoraria from Sign Language Studies and Cambridge University Press Elements Series on Sign Languages as an editor, and is receiving an honorarium for this presentation.
Nonfinancial disclosure: The presenter is a member of the Linguistics Society of America and the Sign Language Linguistics Society.
Course Description:
This presentation will increase awareness on linguistic research on bilingualism in the deaf community, as well as the relationship between bilingualism and health outcomes. It will provide an update on research findings related to multilingualism and language processing and will review the relationship between home language use and health risks. Finally, there will be a discussion on how the national standards for culturally and linguistically appropriate services (CLAS) can be interpreted to include deaf multilingual stakeholders.
Agenda:
5:00-5:30: Recent research findings regarding linguistic diversity in the deaf community
5:30-6:00: How knowledge of multiple signed and spoken languages shapes language processing
6:00-6:45: Discuss ways that language use impacts professional practice
6:45-7:00: Q&A
Learner Outcomes:
Participants will be able to:
Define some of the linguistic terminology used to describe language practices in the deaf community
Identify the developmental and social ramifications of bilingualism
Evaluate the potential of bilingualism to minimize health risks faced by deaf individuals
Registration information:
This is a digital purchase only; no physical ticket is provided. A form will populate for you to complete your registration and then your purchase will be added to your cart in the upper right-hand corner of the screen. You will receive an email confirmation of your payment as well as instructions on how to participate a few days prior to the event. Registration ends one day prior to the webinar. All registrants will receive a copy of the presenter’s PowerPoint and the presentation recording. Please email info@language1st.org with any questions.
Continuing Education:
This event is offered for 0.20 ASHA CEUs and 0.20 RID CEUs.
Accommodations:
This event will be in ASL with English interpreters and captions. Please email info@language1st.org with requests for additional accommodations at least 14 days prior to the event.
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