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Activity Steps
Description
Note: ASHA CEUs cannot be reported to ASHA unless your ASHA member number is included in your profile. Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) will learn about the analysis of narrative language skills of American Indian children and use the information to better understand their language and educational needs. This includes the types of narrative language and analysis of them using microstructural, macrostructural and evaluative elements. SLPs will learn to identify differences in narrative language between the American Indian children and mainstream children and, explain how to use narrative language to drive educational decisions and meet the needs of children with cultural diversity. Accreditation
This course is offered for 0.1 ASHA CEUs
(Intermediate Level, Professional Area).
Purpose of Activity
To gain knowledge about the analysis of narrative language skills of American Indian children and use the information to better understand their language and educational needs.Learning Objectives
After completing this continuing education activity you will be able to:
- Describe the types of narrative language and the analysis of them using microstructural, macrostructural and evaluative elements.
- Identify differences in narrative language between the American Indian children and mainstream children.
- Explain how to use narrative language to drive educational decisions and meet the needs of children with cultural diversity.
Disclosures
This study was funded in part by the Institute of Education Sciences, Department of Education, Award Number R324L060012, granted to the University of Kansas. The study was conducted in Kansas when the authors were affiliated with the University of Kansas.
Grace E. McConnell, PhD, CCC-SLP
Financial: Grace E. McConnell, PhD, CCC-SLP, has no financial relationships to disclose.
Nonfinancial: Grace McConnell, PhD, CCC-SLP, is a retired professor, last teaching at Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri, and now living in Vermont. She also worked as an SLP in schools in Northeast Kansas. In retirement, Grace continues to participate in research with colleagues. Her interests include multicultural issues in speech-language pathology, evidence-based practices, stuttering, and mentoring students.
Diane Loeb, PhD, CCC-SLP
Financial: Diane Loeb, PhD, CCC-SLP, received money paid to her institution from the Institute of Education Science for a grant. This study was funded in part by the Institute of Education Sciences, Department of Education. The study was conducted in Kansas.
Nonfinancial: Diane Loeb, PhD, CCC-SLP, is professor and the Martin Family Endowed Chair of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Baylor University. Her research expertise is in the area of early language development and language intervention for culturally and linguistically diverse children, children born preterm, and children with language disorders and challenging behaviors.
Credits:
- ASHA 0.1 CEU