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English-Speaking Latino Parents' Literacy Practices in Southern California
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Saenz, Terry Irvine; Felix, Denise M. – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2007
This study surveyed the literacy practices of 45 English-speaking parents of Latino kindergarten through second graders using English questionnaires. The results of the survey were similar in many respects to other studies of English-speaking Latinos and unlike studies of Spanish-speaking Latinos. Respondents reported numbers of children's books…
Descriptors: Reading Aloud to Others, Reading Instruction, Emergent Literacy, Grade 2
Testing Strategies Involving Least Biased Language Assessment of Bilingual Children.
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Saenz, Terry Irvine; Huer, Mary Blake – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2003
This article discusses alternative language assessment approaches with children for whom English is a second language. Advantages and disadvantages of each approach are noted. Also, results of a preliminary investigation with 28 bilingual Latino children using modifications of the Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals are presented.…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Elementary Secondary Education
Conversations with Mexican Americans Regarding Children with Disabilities and Augmentative and Alternative Communication.
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Huer, Mary Blake; Parette, Howard P., Jr.; Saenz, Terry Irvine – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2001
Focus groups of family members of children with disabilities discussed augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) practices within a Mexican American community. Among seven perspectives identified are: (1) children understand nonverbal communication in the home; (2) aided techniques are useful outside of the home; (3) families have great…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Children, Communication Skills, Delivery Systems
Delivering Clinical Services to Vietnamese Americans: Implications for Speech-Language Pathologists.
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Saenz, Terry Irvine; Huer, Mary Blake; Doan, Julie Huong Diem; Heise, Melinda; Fulford, Lana – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2001
This article summarizes what is known about: (1) Vietnamese history and immigration patterns; (2) probable demographics of consumers within the Vietnamese American community who would need speech-language services; (3) the culture and structure of the Vietnamese-American family; and (4) traditional Vietnamese medical practices. Six principles for…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Cultural Influences, Delivery Systems, Demography
Understanding the Vietnamese American Community: Implications for Training Educational Personnel Providing Services to Children with Disabilities.
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Huer, Mary Blake; Saenz, Terry Irvine; Doan, Julie Huong Diem – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2001
A survey of 43 Vietnamese Americans found respondents who had become more acculturated had greater hope for individuals with disabilities than first generation immigrants. Both groups embraced the practice of seeking services for a child with disability and were strongly predisposed to accept augmentative and alternative communication practices.…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adults, Asian Americans, Attitudes toward Disabilities
Issues in Recruitment and Retention of Graduate Students.
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Saenz, Terry Irvine – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2000
This article summarizes issues in recruitment and retention in graduate school programs in general and in speech-language pathology programs specifically. These include campus and program climate, admissions criteria, national trends in cultural diversity, and the lack of research on diversity in speech-language pathology programs. It notes that…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Communication Disorders, Demography, Diversity (Student)
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Preschoolers' Verbal and Nonverbal Requests.
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Saenz, Terry Irvine; Iglesias, Aquiles; Huer, Mary Blake; Parette, Howard P. – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 1999
A study of 41 Puerto Rican and African American preschoolers found they used three strategies to obtain objects from peers: movement toward objects, verbal intentions with movements toward objects, and verbal intentions. Students were most successful when they combined physical movement toward an object with a request, statement, or claim.…
Descriptors: Black Students, Body Language, Hispanic Americans, Interpersonal Communication