The extent to which a child starts to recognize that there are aspects of their identity, their language, and the language of their community that are then questioned, or that are identified as wrong…could have significant effects on kids.
Vicki Deal Williams, Chief Staff Officer for Multicultural Affairs at The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Our latest YouTube upload, TALKING BLACK IN AMERICA: Perspectives from Speech & Language Pathologists, explores the impact of Speech and Language Pathology on the perception of African American English in education. You’ll hear from Speech and Language pathology experts and practitioners on the role that they play in influencing the course of African American students’ educational careers with their work.
You’ll hear more about this highly important topic in TALKING BLACK IN AMERICA: SOCIAL JUSTICE (2024), the fifth and final episode in the series.