Workshop Information

Offered by The Speech and Stuttering Institute

Workshop Title: Multilingual Children’s Speech Acquisition, Assessment, and Intervention

Instructional Level: Introductory Level

Target Audience: SLPs, SLPAs, CDAs, and SLP Master's Students

Date: Thursday, October 9th, 2025

Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST

Location: Synchronous Live Webinar on Zoom (Link to be sent to participants 2 days before course start date)

ASHA CEUs: 0.25 (mandatory to attend full duration to receive CEUs)

Cost:
Early Bird Rate (Before Oct 1): $125 CAD/$90 USD
Standard Rate (After Oct 1): $150 CAD/$110 USD
Groups of 6+: $125 CAD/$90 USD
Special rates available for students who show proof of eligibility

Participants will receive a certificate of attendance.

We will send you an email with information regarding payment of registration fees. Complete this form only if you have plans to register and attend the full duration of the workshop.
Short Workshop Description

Children learn to communicate in one or more of the world’s 7000 languages. Assessment and intervention for multilingual children’s speech can be challenging, especially if children do not speak languages that are familiar to speech-language pathologists. This workshop will provide a cross-linguistic account of monolingual and multilingual and children’s speech development.
Full Workshop Description

Children learn to communicate in one or more of the world’s 7000 languages. Assessment and intervention for multilingual children’s speech can be challenging, especially if children do not speak languages that are familiar to speech-language pathologists. This workshop will provide a cross-linguistic account of monolingual and multilingual and children’s speech development.

Part 1 of the workshop, will begin with an overview of (mostly free) resources that are available to support children’s speech development, assessment, and intervention in over 130 of the world’s languages and dialects on the Multilingual Children’s Speech website https://www.csu.edu.au/research/multilingual-speech/home

Part 2 of the workshop will present the The Speech Assessment of Children’s Home Language(s) (SACHL), a practical evidence-based protocol for assessing children’s speech in unfamiliar languages. The step-by-step protocol includes: comparing languages with English; identifying and using SLPs’ existing skills; identifying areas requiring support from families/interpreters; locating and using assessments in a range of languages; taking a collaborative approach to transcribing and analyzing multilingual speech; considering reasons children’s speech may not match standard targets; and implications for diagnosis of speech sound disorder.
Learning Outcomes

By the end of the workshop, attendees will:
  • Identify resources to support children’s speech development, assessment, and intervention in over 130 languages and dialects.
  • Describe how to undertake speech assessments with children who speak unfamiliar languages using the SACHL.
Time-Ordered Agenda

18:00 - 18:05 - Welcome
18:05 - 18:10 - Overview
18:10 - 19:00 - Part 1: Resources to support children’s speech development, assessment, and intervention
19:00 - 19:10 - Break
19:10 - 20:00 - Part 2: Speech Assessment of Children’s Home Language(s) (SACHL)
20:00 - 20:10 - Break
20:10 - 20:40 - SACHL case examples
20:40 - 21:00 - Question & Answer
Speaker Biographies & Disclosures

Distinguished Professor Sharynne McLeod, Ph.D.

Sharynne McLeod, Ph.D. is a Distinguished Professor at Charles Sturt University, Australia. She has received Honors of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, is an Honored Member of the International Association of Communication Sciences and Disorders (IALP), and Life Member of Speech Pathology Australia. She has won Editor’s Awards from Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing, American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, and Topics in Language Disorders, and has advocated for communication rights at the World Health Organization and the United Nations.

Distinguished Professor Sharynne McLeod has the following relevant financial and non-financial relationships to disclose:

Financial Relationships

Distinguished Professor Sharynne McLeod will receive an honorarium for this workshop. Distinguished Professor Sharynne McLeod has received book royalties from publishers including Oxford University Press and Multilingual Matters. Distinguished Professor Sharynne McLeod is an employee of Charles Sturt University, Australia.

Non-Financial Relationships

Distinguished Professor Sharynne McLeod has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.

Dr. Kate Margetson

Dr. Kate Margetson is a lecturer at Charles Sturt University, Australia. Her research focusses on supporting speech-language pathologists to work with multilingual children, informed by her research into the assessment and differential diagnosis of speech sound disorders in Vietnamese-English speaking children. She has worked clinically as a speech-language pathologist in Australia and Vietnam, and is a director of Trinh Foundation Australia.

Dr. Kate Margetson has the following relevant financial and non-financial relationships to disclose:

Financial Relationships

Dr. Kate Margetson will receive an honorarium for this workshop. Dr. Kate Margetson has received book royalties from publishers including Oxford University Press and Multilingual Matters. Dr. Kate Margetson is an employee of Charles Sturt University, Australia.

Non-Financial Relationships

Dr. Kate Margetson has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.

Dr. Helen L. Blake

Dr. Helen L. Blake is a Senior Research Fellow at Charles Sturt University, Australia. A certified practicing speech pathologist, she is a member of the International Expert Panel on Multilingual Children’s Speech and a member of the working party that developed Speech Pathology Australia’s national position paper and clinical guidelines for Culturally Responsive Speech Pathology Practice. Helen’s research focuses on English proficiency, intelligibility, and participation of multilingual speakers. Helen’s work in Intelligibility Enhancement in multilingual speakers is informed by her previous role as a standardization officer in air traffic control.

Dr. Helen L. Blake has the following relevant financial and non-financial relationships to disclose:

Financial Relationships

Dr. Helen L. Blake will receive an honorarium for this workshop. Dr. Helen L. Blake has received book royalties from publishers including Oxford University Press and Multilingual Matters. Dr. Helen L. Blake is an employee of Charles Sturt University, Australia.

Non-Financial Relationships

Dr. Helen L. Blake has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
Certificate of Completion Requirements

To get the Certificate of Course Completion and/or ASHA CEUs, participants must:
  • Attend the full duration of the course (attendance will be tracked automatically).
  • Complete a self-assessment based on learning outcomes.
  • Complete a post-course online program evaluation survey.
DEADLINE: Complete the self-assessment and post-course program evaluation survey by Thursday, October 16, 2025 – 11:59 PM EST.
Refund, Cancellation + Complaint Policies

Customer satisfaction is a top priority at the Speech and Stuttering Institute. As a customer, it is your responsibility to pay the necessary fee and supply a credit card for fee payment.

Complaint Policy: Please send an email to SSIASHA@speechandstuttering.com and include a detailed summary of your questions, comments, and/or concerns you may have, along with your full name and contact information within 30 days of course completion.

Cancellation Policy: You may place cancellations by emailing SSIASHA@speechandstuttering.com

For a full complaint + cancellation policy, see here
Interested in Subscribing to SSI's Mailing List?

If you're interested in receiving updates on future courses/workshops, you can subscribe using the link below: https://cmtd1.com/ngs/1265641/Ln6UmMOAURinEdfSrb6K

T