Student/Non-Funded Projects
- Language proficiency measurement for clinical and research purposes
- What techniques in language sampling, observation, and assessment lead to best determination of language proficiency in bilingual children
- What are the best methods to identify disorders in children who are bilingual or learning English as a second language
- Determine identifiers of language disorders in children with language differences, including those who are bilingual or speak Spanish or from indigenous communities
- Characteristics of bilingual and monolingual Spanish-speaking children with and without language disorders
- Determine the grammatical and semantic characteristics of children with language disorders and evaluate against those who are developing typically and are monolingual or are learning English as a second language
- Identify the language characteristics heritage speakers in children with and without language disorders
- Parent Training in book reading and communication children
- Identify culturally sensitive methods to help parents improve their children’s oral language skills to better prepare them to start kindergarten
- Develop language interventions for children at risk of academic difficulties due to ethnic or language differences, poverty or disability
- Improve literacy outcomes in culturally diverse children, including those who are bilingual or living in poverty
- Differentiate language difference from language disorders in at-risk children
- Train preschool personnel to optimize language development in dual language learners
