The North Suburban Speech and Language Association (NSSLA) a recognized area group of the Illinois Speech Language-Hearing Association presents:

Communicating Across Racial Diversity: AAVE Speaker

Presenter(s):	Camille Byrd O’Quin, MA, CCC-SL
​When:	Saturday, October 24, 2020
​Where:	Virtual Zoom presentation
​Reservations:	Bonnie Nield ([email protected]). RSVP by Monday, October 19 Login information will be sent after RSVPs are received. Due to pre-registration processing, late RSVPs will not be accepted. The handout will be posted online prior to the meeting.
​Program:	This workshop will discuss research that seeks to determine teacher candidates’ attitudes toward African American Vernacular English (AAVE). It will describe instructional pedagogies that incorporate AAVE, including culturally responsive, critical language, and culturally relevant pedagogies. ​​

Agenda:

Time	Agenda
9:00-9:30am	Registration and business meeting
9:30-9:35	Introductions
9:35-9:45	Objectives, Overview, and Background
9:45-10:45	Fundamental Foundational Practices for Seeking Equity for AAVE Speakers
​10:45-11:00	Break
11:00-11:30	Group Discussion
11:30-12:00p,m	Presentation of Study, Training Materials, Results and Implications
12:00-12:30	Demonstration and Group Discussion
12:30-12:45	​Conclusion, Wrap-Up, Questions & Answers

Learning Objectives:

The participants will:

1. Define Culturally Linguistically Diverse Learners (CLD)
   
2. Discuss Instructional Techniques that Incorporate AAVE
   
3. Explain Equity in Education for AAVE Speakers
   
4. Identify select syntactic features of AAVE
   
5. Describe implications of building understanding of syntactic features of AAVE
   
6. Explain asset-based perspectives of multidialectalism in CLD preparation programs
   

This program is offered for .3 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level; Professional area)

An annual ASHA CE Registry fee is required to register ASHA CEUs. ASHA CE Registry fees are paid directly to the ASHA National Office. To register CEUs with ASHA, you must complete a CE participant form, turn it in at the time of the activity, and pay the ASHA CE Registry fee. ASHA CEUs are awarded ONLY AFTER receipt of the CE Participant Form AND payment of the Registry fee.

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Disclosures:

Financial: Camille Byrd O’Quin will receive an honorarium from NSSLA.
Nonfinancial: Camille Byrd O’Quin does not have any non-financial relationships to disclose.

Disclaimer:

NSSLA is not responsible for the professional practices of any members or attendees as our meetings are solely informational workshops, not certificated educational or training programs.

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About Our Speaker(s)

Camille Byrd O’Quin, M.A., CCC-SL is Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Clinical Education of the Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology program at Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois. She is a doctoral candidate in special education at Illinois State University with an expected graduation date of 2020. She teaches courses in ethics; clinical methods, including prevention and treatment; complex issues in education; overview of communication disorders; and preschool language disorders. Her scholarship includes professional development presentations at regional, national, and international academic institutions and conferences for the study of culturally responsive pedagogy. Mrs. O’Quin’s research involves valuation of African American Vernacular English; examination of disproportionality in special education; expansion of culturally responsive teaching practices in urban education; and differential diagnosis of cultural linguistic diverse learners. Mrs. O’Quin holds a license with the Illinois State Board of Education and certification through the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. She serves as Chair of Professional Development of the Division for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Exceptional Learners of the Council for Exceptional Children.