BAM's fifth workshop and roundtable discussion in our series focused on understandings and practices related to bilingual literacy development and offered a collaborative forum from our expert panel. Below you can find a selection of the talks from this event.
Dr. Becky (Xi) Chen is a Professor in the Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education and Canada Research Chair in Literacy Development of Bilingual and Multilingual Children.
Dr. Guofang Li is a Professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Transnational/Global Perspectives of Language and Literacy Education of Children and Youth in the Department of Language and Literacy Education, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia.
Moderated by Dr. Monika Molnar, the panel featured our three speakers—Dr. Becky Chen, Dr. Guofang Li, and Besy Karantzoulis—alongside BAM PhD Candidate & SLP Emily Wood.
Our fourth workshop and roundtable discussion examined bilingual language development across neurodiversity, incorporating insights and inviting dialogue from both clinicians and researchers.
Presented at our fourth workshop, Dr Elizabeth Peña's presentation at the Bilingual Development & Neurodiversity: Workshop and Panel Discussion. Dr. Elizabeth Peña, Ph.D. CCC-SLP, is a Professor in the School of Education at University of California, Irvine and author of the Bilingual English-Spanish Assessment.
Presented at our fourth workshop, Ian Roth and Kate Perry's presentation at the Bilingual Development & Neurodiversity: Workshop and Panel Discussion. Ian Roth, S-LP(C), Reg. CASLPO and Kate Perry, S-LP(C), Reg. CASLPO are clinicians with extensive experience working with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and neurodevelopmental disorders at the Holland Bloorview Children's Hospital.
Presented at our fourth workshop, SLPs Ian Roth and Kate Perry and Dr. Elizabeth Peña answer questions from our graduate student moderator, Emily Wood and the audience.
Our third workshop in the BAM workshop and roundtable discussion series invited SLPs to share their clinical perspectives on multilingual caseloads.
Presented at our third workshop, Multilingual Caseloads: Clinical Perspectives from Pediatric SLPs on April 1st, 2022, SLPs Fern Westernoff gives an overview of her perspective as an SLPs serving multilingual children.
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Presented at our third workshop, Multilingual Caseloads: Clinical Perspectives from Pediatric SLPs on April 1st, 2022 and moderated by graduate student Emily Wood, SLPs Diane Dacquay, Rachel Lévesque and Fern Westernoff discuss and answer questions from the audience.
Our second workshop and roundtable discussion focused on bilingual language development in Canada and featured a panel of researchers speaking to the development of bilingualism in the Canadian context.
Presented at second (online) workshop, Bilingual Language Development in Canada, on March 26th, 2021, Dr. AJ Orena gives an overview of his research on the examination of caregivers speech in French-English homes.
Presented at second (online) workshop, Bilingual Language Development in Canada, on March 26th, 2021, Dr. Candace Galla gives an overview of research on the lived realities of indigenous language learners in Canada and beyond.
Our first workshop exploring development of bilingualism, from theoretical frameworks to their application in clinical settings.
Presented at our first event, Bilingual Development Workshop: From Theory to Clinical Practice on February 21st, 2020, Dr. Bialystok gives an overview of research on how bilingualism changes minds.