AAE Essentials Self-Study

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This webinar is designed to support speech-language pathologists in identifying key features of African American English (AAE) across linguistic domains. The course explores strategies to promote more effective assessment and service delivery for AAE-speaking students. | This course is offered for 0.1 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate Level, Related Area) This course meets DEI requirements set forth by ASHA. COURSE OBJECTIVES: Upon course completion, participants will be able to: • identify prominent features of African American English • list three strategies to improve diagnostic accuracy for AAE-speaking populations • integrate more equitable practices and procedures into speech-language therapy COURSE DETAILS: Subject Code: Related Area 7030 Completion requirements: Quiz, course review completed within 5 days of attending the webinar. ​COURSE AGENDA: 5 min – Introduction 20 min – Dialect Features 20 min – Diagnostic Procedures 10 min – Deficit Theories and Codeswitching 5 min – Conclusion and Q & A ​PRESENTER BIO: Dr. Latimer-Hearn holds a Ph.D. in Instructional Leadership for Changing Populations and has served as a multilingual speech-language pathologist and educational consultant in the US and abroad since 2002. She is a recipient of the AERA Minority Dissertation Fellowship Award. Her internationally recognized research focuses on AAE, cultural-linguistic diversity, and race and class issues in education. For more information visit www.dlhearn.net. PRESENTER DISCLOSURES: Dr. Latimer-Hearn is an employee of REACT Initiative, Inc. and will receive payment for presenting this course. She is also a recipient of the American Education Research Association (AERA) Minority Dissertation Fellowship Award which was used to fund a portion of her doctoral research. Dr. Latimer-Hearn is the founder and administrator of Respect the Dialect, an online community promoting awareness of AAE. CONTINUING EDUCATION POLICIES: www.iREACT.org/policies