Season 4 has been all about bilingualism, multilingualism and various crosslinguistic pedagogical approaches. In this episode, I had the privilege of interviewing Johanne Paradis, Professor in the Department of Linguistics and Adjunct Professor in Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Alberta. Johanne has published more than 70 peer-reviewed journal articles and chapters on bilingual children and is first author of Dual Language Development and Disorders, 3rd Edition, Brookes Publishing (2021). Throughout this episode, we talk mostly about immigrant or refugee children learning English-as-a-second language. We also touch on language disorders in bilingual children. Johanne provides many tips and advice for teachers, educators and speech-language pathologists. Here are a few examples:
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Advice for teachers/SLPs/educators

• Encouraging the use of the Heritage Language at home;
• Making bilingualism the foundation for everything;      
• Finding ways to support the Heritage language even if you don’t speak it;
• Building a team approach (parents, older children, community members, people from the school, etc.) to intervention with children who speak a language that is different from the language that the adult speaks .
  

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As well as advice for parents who mainly speak a heritage language in the home.

Advice for parents

• Speak the heritage language at home;
• Redirect your child to the heritage language;
• Recast what they say in English in the Heritage language;
• Expand what your child says in the heritage language by adding a few more words;
• Maximize exposure to different speakers of the heritage language;
• Create diversity of experience in the heritage language;
• Read books, tell stories and/or listen to music in the heritage language;
• If you text with your children, text in the heritage language.

Johanne also talks about her website where you can find resources and useful information:
Child English Second Language (CHESL) Centre: https://sites.google.com/ualberta.ca/chesl/home 

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During the episode, we mention several links. Here they are!

The first spokesperson for RADLD is Marie-Soleil "Sunny" Labelle. Visit this site to learn more about her background: https://radld.org/get-involved/radld-spokespersons/

Here are some websites about TDL:
https://radld.org/
https://dldandme.org/
https://thedldproject.com/
https://www.theparlepodcast.com/tdl.html
https://www.ldatschool.ca/supporting-oral-language-in-the-classroom
https://cnfs.ca/pathologies/trouble-developpemental-du-langage

https://www.sac-oac.ca/sites/default/files/Position_Statement_Learning_an_Additional_Language_in_the_Context_of_Language_Disorder_EN.pdf

Facebook support group for families : https://www.facebook.com/groups/developmentallanguagedisorder

Check out my YouTube Channel for  videos about DLD, second language acquisition and much much more!
https://www.youtube.com/c/ChantalMayerCrittenden​

When I started this podcast back in 2019, I wasn’t entirely sure how it would unfold. I am thrilled with the outcome, with over 15 000 downloads, 46 episodes and guests from all over the world. Today I am releasing Season 4 with an episode on one of my favorite topics: bilingualism and multilingualism with Dr. Jasone Cenoz. Dr. Cenoz is a professor of education at the University of the Basque Country. Her research focuses on bilingualism and multilingualism in education and on pedagogical translanguaging.
 
Pedagogical translanguaging is “a theoretical and instructional approach that aims at improving language and content competences in school contexts by using resources from the learner's whole linguistic repertoire. Pedagogical translanguaging is learner-centred and endorses the support and development of all the languages used by learners. It fosters the development of metalinguistic awareness by softening of boundaries between languages when learning languages and content.” (Cenoz and Gorter, 2021).
 
Here are links to some of the resources discussed during the episode.
Cenoz and Gorter (2017): Minority Languages and Sustainable Translanguaging: Threat or Opportunity.
In this article, Dr. Cenoz and Dr. Gorter provide the following 5 guiding principles for sustainable translanguaging for regional minority languages:
1. Design functional breathing spaces for using the minority language
2. Develop the need to use the minority languages through translanguaging
3. Use emergent multilinguals’resources to reinforce all languages by developing metalinguistic awareness
4. Enhance language awareness
5. Link spontaneous translanguaging to pedagogical activities

Another fabulous resource gives a thorough explanation of pedagogical translanguaging, metalinguistic awareness, minority languages and much more.
Cenoz and Gorter (2021): Pedagogical Translanguaging
Watch the video abstract here: https://vimeo.com/623281123
 
Finally, this is a fantastic video that further explains pedagogical translanguaging called:
Let’s make the most of multilingualism

En français, vous pouvez trouvez un bref article qui porte sur le translangage en contexte minoritaire comme on le vit au Canada hors Québec sur le site de La Conversation.
(translation:  For the French listeners, you can find a short article on translanguaging in a minority context as experienced in Canada outside Quebec on the La Conversation website.)

Listeners can use the promo code PARLE in order to get a reduced rate at Medbridge, a continuing education platform for health care professionals, which includes educational resources for school-based speech-language pathologists. In fact, you can find 6 courses on second language acquisition.

​This episode is all about literacy and the Science of reading in schools with April Hackett and Julie McDermid, Canadian speech-language pathologists. April and Julie talk to us about the Science of reading and a wonderful resource that they have created as well as useful tips, resources and much much more. Be sure to check out the episode show notes at theparlepodcast.com for links to all of the fantastic resources discussed during the episode. If you are a teacher or a speech-language pathologist working with children, you won’t want to miss this episode.
 
Resource by April Hackett, Tiffany Kalsi and Julie McDermid: Focus on Phonemic Awareness
www.focusonphonemicawareness.ca
 
Their Facebook group: The Reading Brain: Thinking critically about reading instruction
https://www.facebook.com/groups/842135683198550

 Courses on the topic of Science of reading and literacy:
LETRS course:
https://www.voyagersopris.com/professional-development/letrs/overview?fbclid=IwAR3VcpYCMqlP9H9RdcQ3TGKe37jdNIGyG_TRRrb04T8vHAzIjLnw-y8KMmQ
 
Advanced Literacy Practice : www.osla.on.ca Link to register: https://www.osla.on.ca/event/ALP2022
 
Podcasts:
Alex Cross episode about the relationship between language and math: https://www.theparlepodcast.com/the-parleacute-podcast/episode-2-is-it-language-is-it-math-or-is-it-both-with-alex-cross.html
 
Science of Reading, The Podcast: https://amplify.com/science-of-reading-the-podcast/
 
Teaching, Reading & Learning: The Podcast: https://www.thereadingleague.org/teaching-reading-and-learning-the-podcast/
 
Websites:
 
Simple View of Reading: Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network. PaTTAN snippet :
https://youtu.be/xV89e_IR7qw (5 min)
 
Ontario Human Rights Commission Right to Read: public inquiry into human rights issues affecting students with reading disabilities: http://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/right-read-public-inquiry-on-reading-disabilities
 
The reading league decodable text sources:
https://www.thereadingleague.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Decodables-Update-September-2020.pdf
 
The Kastner Collection: Open Mic A Grass Roots Movement: How Three Speech Language Pathologist are Changing Reading Instruction in their School District: https://wakelet.com/wake/myVDp_1Vz6QT5yWe5t-8a
 
Ontario Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists Resources:
 
Promo code: PODCAST for Oral Language at Your Fingertips. Order here:
https://www.osla.on.ca/store/ListProducts.aspx?catid=705856
 
Advanced Literacy Practice : www.osla.on.ca Link to register: https://www.osla.on.ca/event/ALP2022
 
OSLA School services presentation and Guide regarding The Right to Read
 
Right to Read (En):
 https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Oz7l7ziCkwrLP1jBt7n3ZLQvViCYR73EQGfIU3SxGyQ/edit?usp=sharing
Droit de Lire (Fr):
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1MC0t30hJHEJNKHz-qxsi-Hsp9hEn67xNCFI1ryvjDng/edit?usp=sharing
Presentation Guide (En):
 https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.osla.on.ca/resource/resmgr/documents/school_services_presentation.pdf
Presentation Guide (Fr):
https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.osla.on.ca/resource/resmgr/documents/fr_school_services_presentat.pdf
  
Upcoming conference:
The Reading League virtual conference: A Grassroots Movement:
How 3 Speech-Language Pathologists are changing Reading Instruction in Their School Board https://www.thereadingleague.org/conference/?utm_source=The+Reading+League+Membership&utm_campaign=4f452a6b50-&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0c1a78d340-4f452a6b50-376685166&ct=t()&mc_cid=4f452a6b50&mc_eid=c5c3a1d701
October 13 2021
 
Useful textbooks to get you started:
 
Essentials of Assessing, Preventing, and Overcoming Reading Difficulties
Understanding and Teaching Reading Comprehension a Handbook
The Knowledge Gap; The Hidden Cause of America’s Broken Education System and How to Fix it
Uncovering the Logic of Reading
Speech to Print: Language Essentials for Teachers

Dr. Nafeesa Jalal is the Founder of N. Jalal Global Consulting, a boutique firm which
specializes in supporting organizations on matters of diversity, equity, inclusion and anti-
racism. She brings 14 years of experience and a deep passion for DEI.  She joins us today in her capacity as a DEI professional.
 
As healthcare providers who often work with vulnerable populations, it is important for us to recognize that we have the responsibility to offer our services in an inclusive and equitable way.
 
Throughout this episode, we talk about unconscious bias, what it is and why it’s important for healthcare workers to understand. Everyone has bias. It is therefore imperative that we understand and recognize our biases. How do we make sure that our bias doesn’t interfere with the services that we as healthcare professionals provide?
 
The human body transmits 11 million bits of information at any given time. However, our conscious  mind is only able to process 50 bits of information/sec. Therefore, our brain must take shortcuts… how does information we have stored in our brains affect how we perceive the world around us? Listen to find out more
 
Here are links to two websites that we mention.
 
Human Library Organization: https://humanlibrary.org/
 
“We must speak up when we see injustices in our profession and in our world” (Dr. Jalal)
 
To learn more about Dr. Jalal’s firm, click on her website.
 
www.nafeesajalal.com

Photo source: ​https://www.instagram.com/p/CL6gWyOhV1y/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

This episode is very fitting given that June is Effective Communications Month. Join me as I interview Henry Emeka and CJ, creators and lead facilitators of the Noisy Classroom - Oracy. Both Henry and CJ work with children in Nigeria, Africa to help them improve their communication skills. Traditionally, Nigerian children are taught to modify their native accent in order to sound more American or British. However, the philosophy behind the Noisy Classroom - oracy initiative is to move away from accent modification and to focus more on communication skills and styles in order to improve intelligibility and self-expression. They also talk about how they help children transform their thoughts into expressions. This is done using the following three components:

1) Vocabulary Development
2) Speech-Language Development
3) Social Communication Development

"As much as we respect and love our culture, there are some aspects that we have to do away with."

"Children need to start advocating for their own ideas."

Check out their Instagram Page to find out more.

Most people have heard about lasting symptoms of COVID-19 months after the initial symptoms have subsided. Very few of us have heard about the impact of COVID-19 on swallowing. In this episode, I interview Avital Winer, speech and language pathologist and acting profession leader of speech-language pathology and audiology at the Ottawa Hospital, who explains to us how COVID-19 can impact one's swallowing ability and the many challenges that speech-language pathologists must face when caring for their patients. During the episode, we talk about a recent news article that was published, featuring the role of speech-language pathologists in the hospital setting as it pertains to COVID-19: "The speech pathologists helping COVID-19 patients learn how to swallow and speak again". Although speech-language pathologists have always been involved in the care of patients with swallowing difficulties (dysphagia), their role has not always been well understood by other healthcare professionals and the public. The pandemic has shed some light on the importance of the speech-language pathologists as frontline workers who have the training, the knowledge and the expertise to assess and treat patients who may be at risk of developing or who have swallowing difficulties.

The Langmore et al. (2002) study: Predictors of Aspiration Pneumonia in Nursing Home Residents is mentioned during this episode. The abstract can be found here.

If you aren't familiar with the Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing, you can find more information about it here.

In this short episode, I comment on the situation at Laurentian University in the context of the restructuring process under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA). The French Studies Department has been abolished. This has a direct impact on the communication of francophone speakers in the region. The impact on our minority language community is significant.  The vitality of languages relies on post-secondary institutions, among other things. Please share widely. As a minority, we need help from our majority language speaker counterparts to make a difference.