"Statistics on norms for bilingual language development and the review of best practices for language evaluation of bilingual language learners were beneficial. Good mix of research, statistical information, case studies, and personal experience." A.B. (Dec. 2024)

"The presenter was very knowledgeable, easy to follow and presented very useful information." S.P. (Dec. 2024)

"Data collection for bilingual speakers, handouts/resources for parents were beneficial. The course was easy to follow along with and informative." S.H. (Dec. 2024)

"I liked the topic on bilingualism." C.S. (Nov. 2024)

"I liked the handouts for encouraging parents to stimulate a child's language growth. And using an interpreter to administer a standardized test to a child." E.F. (Nov. 2024)

"I liked the examples of the case studies. I liked that you can pause course and start again as needed." J.O. (Nov. 2024)

"It was helpful to discuss how to use information from standardized assessments not normed for bilinguals to interpret strengths and weaknesses. As well as conceptual language scoring. I liked the handouts and website resources." R.L. (Nov. 2024)

"Beneficial information on assessing bilingual children. The presenter was clear and easy to follow. She offered practical tips." R.K. (Oct. 2024)

"How to evaluate language given bilingual influences was beneficial to discuss. I enjoyed the resources." J.S. (Oct. 2024)

"I appreciated the range of topics covered: research and clinical experience with bilingual populations, assessment alternatives, late talker recommendations, support for adoptive children/parents with a screener, parent coaching ("NERCh", POP Tip Sheets) and teaching analogies. All of this information was insightful and helpful for my own clinical practice. Thank you!" B.S. (Sep. 2024)

"It was beneficial taking into consideration the different assessment measures that can be used when working with culturally diverse clients. I liked the presenter's suggestions for assessment." M.S. (Sep. 2024)

"Testing procedures were helpful. Clear and easy to understand the speaker." L.D. (Jun. 2024)

"The development of language of a child in a bilingual household and also for the child who may speak 1 language at home but another at school. The information provided was very helpful. The speaker was articulate, and her pace of speech was slow. This made for the content to better be understood and retained." L.S. (May. 2024)

"The importance of alternative measures of assessment was a helpful discussion. The method of presenting the course material in a clear manner." B.R. (May. 2024)

"Discussing working with interpreters was beneficial. I liked the real-life examples." L.S. (May. 2024)

"I found the course very interesting and informative. I liked the case studies." L.H. (Apr. 2024)

"It was beneficial to discuss how to use standardized assessment and how to approach a bilingual client during the assessment. I liked the case studies and the presenter's own research with her daughter, resources, and websites provided." V.A. (Mar. 2024)

"It was helpful learning how the assessment of CLD populations is similar to and different from the assessment of nonbilingual speakers. I enjoyed the specific examples given." M.D. (Feb. 2024)

"How to model strategies to maximize language development was helpful to discuss. I liked the case studies and real-world examples." A.P. (Feb. 2024)

"It was beneficial to encourage both languages at home and not stick to one. I liked the case studies." B.S. (Jan. 2024)

"Well-organized course." J.S. (Jan. 2024)

"The assessment portion and how to report by other means other than standardized scores was beneficial. Highly informative as I have recently acquired a niece and nephew of Vietnamese origin who are in pre and late teens." K.N. (Jan. 2024)

"The tools used to assess a bilingual student were helpful. I enjoyed listening to the case studies." C.G. (Jan. 2024)

"I liked the different case studies, they made it relevant to everyday use." S.C. (Dec. 2023)

"The bilingual assessment practices were helpful. I enjoyed the effective use of case studies." S.S. (Dec. 2023)

"The whole presentation was beneficial for me due to working with bilingual students." Y.C. (Dec. 2023)

"I liked the resources and information that can be applied today." E.D. (Dec. 2023)

"The bilingual assessment was helpful. I liked the case studies and that the course was easy to follow." L.L. (Nov. 2023)

"The strategies to help parents facilitate language development were beneficial. I thought the case studies were informative. I thought the whole course was valuable, especially the discussion of language development, assessment, and intervention." A.R. (Nov. 2023)

"The parent training ideas and use of an interpreter were helpful. I liked the case studies." M.J. (Nov. 2023)

"Informative and practical course. The assessment for bilingual clients was beneficial." A.B. (Nov. 2023)

"I felt the information about the use of non-standardized testing was helpful, along with the information on language development in bilingual-speaking homes. The case studies helped me understand the language acquisition of children in bilingual-speaking homes." P.R. (Nov. 2023)

"All of the information provided was helpful. The case studies were very helpful for better understanding bilingual students." C.S. (Nov. 2023)

"I liked the different resources provided that can be used for parent education. The importance of maintaining the native language for communication between parents and patients was beneficial. Also, all the resources provided in terms of like information related to Norms, aspects related to adoption, and the resources that can be used as HEPS, are great tools." D.S. (Nov. 2023)

"Clear and easily understood content made this course easy to follow and relate to current client experiences. Bilingual testing in children was beneficial." R.K. (Oct. 2023)

"I liked the overall framework for assessment of a bilingual child, how to adapt standardized scores, difference vs. disorder with areas of language development (vocabulary, phonology), as well as parent training resources. I appreciated the author's informal study of her daughter's language development." K.H. (Oct. 2023)

"I liked the instruction/advice for caregiver coaching in language stimulation. Useful for teachers too." A.B. (Oct. 2023)

"Encouragement to support the native language as the child learns English. The examples provided were beneficial." E.B. (Oct. 2023)

"I liked the idea of conceptual scoring." K.U. (Sep. 2023)

"The data about dual language learning was beneficial. This course confirms idea that kids with language impairments can learn more than one language and that bilingualism does not cause language impairment." J.Y. (Sep. 2023)

"The use of interpreters during evaluations, importance of becoming an advocate for minority language use at home, Internationally adopted children norms based on age at adoption, and consideration of silent periods were all beneficial topics. I liked the shared resources and websites and speakers competence and unique experience with multi-language use." K.G. (Sep. 2023)

"I liked the handouts and recommendations for parents. Case studies were beneficial." T.O. (Aug. 2023)

"I liked how applicable the information was, and that it is backed by research. I appreciated the list of specific additional types of testing/data collection that can be used to round out the picture of the child's skills in both/all languages. I also appreciated the links to other resources that I can use with parents." S.C. (Aug. 2023)

"Organized and informative. Confirmed the importance of encouraging caregiver language use." A.S. (Aug. 2023)

"What an amazing course - great presenter and perspective! I liked the current research and research that I can use TODAY with my current families." A.A. (Jul. 2023)

"I have a better understanding now of the unique challenges kids face when exposed to multiple languages. The information on bilingualism was interesting." J.R. (Jul. 2023)

"It’s always great to get new resources and websites for both references and parent information. Nice review of bilingual assessment protocol. I liked the prominent use of case studies. Very appropriate as the task of assessing and treating is individual." S.P. (Jul. 2023)

"I liked the parent recommendations to never stop speaking their native language. Course length was just right." S.S. (Jul. 2023)

"I appreciated the suggestions for testing this population. I will use the information about making sure to coach families on how to use the language strategies at home in their native language." K.W. (May 2023)

"Tips for parents and the resources for parents were beneficial. I liked the links to resources." E.T. (May 2023)

"Discussed acceptable ways to use descriptive language regarding a child's strengths and weaknesses rather than report standardized scores. I liked the handouts and the case studies." C.S. (Apr. 2023)

"NERCh Language Facilitation Strategies and general parent tips will benefit my daily practice. What I liked best about the course was the Home Language Support Tool and the comprehensive information provided regarding language development." L.A. (Feb. 2023)

"The entire presentation will be beneficial for my daily practice. The presenter was very knowledgeable regarding assessment and implementation of language strategies for CLD populations." M.H. (Feb. 2023)

"I loved the resources the presenter shared. And the case studies that illustrate the importance of testing, using interpreters, encouraging parents to speak their native dominant language." N.O. (Feb. 2023)

"I liked the evaluations. Good case study examples." J.W. (Feb. 2023)

"Very practical ideas to give to parents to support language development. Universal developmental norms. I liked the case study and related research based information." M.S. (Jan. 2023)

"Great information regarding teaching analogies to elementary students. I loved the speaker sharing her communication experience within her family and specific examples, re: her daughter’s communication growth in both languages." M.S. (Jan. 2023)

"Assessment considerations, bilingual considerations with developmental milestones. I liked the resources." A.P. (Jan. 2023)

"Very knowledgeable presenter. Assessment of the bilingual student was beneficial." A.K. (Jan. 2023)

"Learning what questions to ask when interviewing a bilingual child's family. I liked the case study she did with her own child." L.C. (Jan. 2023)

"The whole course was very informative. I liked the assessment." J.C. (Dec. 2022)

"The entire course was beneficial and gave very practical and useful tips! This came just in time for me to evaluate a difficult bilingual case in my school!" K.M. (Dec. 2022)

"The discussion of vocabulary differences (e.g., lower expressive vocabulary scores do not necessarily indicate a disorder due to language loss), acceptable modifications of standard assessments, how to interpret the descriptive results, and the recommendations for handouts/free resources was super helpful!" K.M. (Dec. 2022)

"I loved her case study involving her daughter's language development in Portuguese and English. And learning ways of determining children's proficiency in both languages they speak was beneficial." K.F. (Dec. 2022)

"How to test bilingual children was beneficial." T.P. (Dec. 2022)

"Learning the specifics of training and working with an interpreter. And I liked that I could complete course on my own timeline." K.L. (Dec. 2022)

"Clear presentation and explanations. I liked the use of conceptual scoring and analysis of strengths and weaknesses during assessment." M.K. (Dec. 2022)

"I will be able to use this information on a daily basis with my students." I.G. (Nov. 2022)

"Clear presentation with support visuals and explanations. Also, very good resources for parents." A.C. (Oct. 2022)

"I liked how the presenter related the topics back to her own personal journey and experiences. I liked the resources provided." C.L. (Oct. 2022)

"The course was well organized and explained." K.C. (Sept. 2022)

"I would recommend this course." T.L. (Aug. 2022)

"Learning how to speak with parents, and the resources that were recommended will be helpful. Course was easy to understand." V.K. (July 2022)

"Easy to follow and understand the information presented. Liked the different methods of assessing and determining if there is a speech-language impairment present." C.H. (June 2022)

"I liked how the speaker used her own child as one of the case studies." S.P. (May 2022)

"The tips on how to work with interpreters were helpful. The graphics were thorough." J.M. (Apr. 2022)

"Defining the types of errors that help determine disorder versus difference was beneficial. Also, discussing how to train the interpreter. Hearing about her experience being trilingual teaching her daughter as a simultaneous bilingual language learner (the data to compare the languages) and having case studies!!" J.T. (Apr. 2022)

"I found the discussion of parent education to continue to use the home language most helpful. I enjoyed the facts and data in regards to language development for bilingual language learners." H.A. (Mar. 2022)

"I learned how to use standardized assessments with bilingual patients – very helpful." J.B. (Feb. 2022)

"I liked the therapy strategies and the case studies." H.D. (Jan. 2022)

"I liked the ways presented to assess formally, and what to take into consideration assessing informally." R.M. (Jan. 2022)