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Karla N. Washington; Rachel Wright Karem; Leslie E. Kokotek; Michelle León – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2023
Purpose: There is a shortage of available methods to accurately inform the developmental status of children whose cultural and linguistic backgrounds vary from the mainstream. The purpose of this review article was to describe different approaches used to support the accurate characterization of speech, language, and functional communication in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Relevance, Evaluation Methods, Cultural Differences
Michelle León; Karla N. Washington; Victoria S. McKenna; Kathryn Crowe; Kristina Fritz – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2022
Purpose: The aim of this study was to characterize speech acoustics in bilingual preschoolers who speak Jamaican Creole (JC) and English. We compared a standard approach with a culturally responsive approach for characterizing speech sound productions. Preschoolers' speech productions were compared to adult models from the same linguistic…
Descriptors: Acoustics, Auditory Perception, Bilingualism, Preschool Children
Chen, Xinyin, Ed.; Rubin, Kenneth H., Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2011
Filling a significant gap in the literature, this book examines the impact of culture on the social behaviors, emotions, and relationships of children around the world. It also explores cultural differences in what is seen as adaptive or maladaptive development. Eminent scholars discuss major theoretical perspectives on culture and development and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cross Cultural Studies, Aggression, Social Behavior