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Shani
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February 6, 2023
This is a good overview of African American English.
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Member
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January 9, 2023
The examples were helpful, the speaker used frequqent linguist jargon, which made processing of some of the information more challenging.
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Amy
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December 13, 2022
Gave pertinent facts.
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Member
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December 9, 2022
The presenter wasn't live and it was very difficult to follow.
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Member
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December 7, 2022
It gave good examples of how to evaluate.
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Member
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December 6, 2022
The explanation was not clear in reference to the terminology used.
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Barbara
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November 18, 2022
Specific information about syntax, phonology, morphology, and assessment of narratives.
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Member
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November 7, 2022
Well done. I can use this information in assessment of written language. What would also be helpful is a separate course on the rules and patterns of spoken AAE. Thank you!
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Christianna
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November 3, 2022
The content made a lot of sense.
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Member
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October 4, 2022
Graphs
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Carissa
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August 17, 2022
Something that I have been looking forward to for some time! Absolutely essential to the field as a whole. Cannot emphasize enough how important something like this is. Thank you so much!
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Member
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August 2, 2022
I felt like a lot was research and general info. I wanted to take home something (checklist, etc) that I could use for actual therapy
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Member
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April 23, 2022
The detail and examples presented were very helpful.
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Member
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April 11, 2022
I liked the book example she used for the narrative source.
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Member
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March 7, 2022
It was extremely thorough and provided a great overview.
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Lauren
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February 9, 2022
The presenter shared examples of actual student narratives and provided concrete ideas for how to assess.
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Member
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January 29, 2022
I wish there would have been more detailed slides.
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Tracy
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January 26, 2022
The information was evidence-based and serves as an important tool to utilize when African-American students are referred to school-based SLP's for language deficits.
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Member
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January 19, 2022
The material was dense, but interesting.
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Marilyn
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January 16, 2022
Started out a bit dense, but all the examples illustrated a very interesting & useful approach
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Kerry
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January 7, 2022
Learned something new and practical information I can apply
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Marian
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January 3, 2022
The information presented was difficult to follow at times.
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Member
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January 1, 2022
Dr. Mills covered aspects of narrative that were germane to the topic of AAE speakers and facilitated one's understanding of dialectal variation.
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Samuel
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December 31, 2021
I work with many African American children, so the way this information was presented will be invaluable to my practice. I enjoyed the review of AAE, and the concrete examples she provided from the analysis of the narratives.
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Nicole
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December 31, 2021
The content was great! Very informative and helpful.
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Paula
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December 28, 2021
Information using theory of mind to assess narrative language for African American Children.
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Charles
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December 28, 2021
Applicability to my role as a school-based SLP.
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Janet
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December 26, 2021
The specific information about theory of mind and analysis of "false belief" statements was interesting and potentially useful during assessments.
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Elizabeth
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December 20, 2021
Clear explanations and good examples
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Member
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December 9, 2021
A little overly focused on describing research studies
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Carrie
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December 5, 2021
The presenter gave a nice overview of the topic and useful suggestions for evaluation and monitoring tools.
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Member
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December 5, 2021
This course reinforces my understanding of AAE language.
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Member
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December 2, 2021
I didn’t find it engaging enough. Seemed as if it were being read word for word out of a text book, and not a lot of examples provided
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Rosemarie
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November 24, 2021
The incorporation of Theory of Mind into narrative evaluation backed by research.
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Member
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November 18, 2021
Excellent presentation! Thorough, detailed and coherent with strong examples.
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Sofi
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October 29, 2021
Organized and helpful for understanding what to look at for AAE speakers. Also enjoyed learning about the study and the importance of the landscape of consciousness, or theory of mind.
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Megan
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October 26, 2021
Some abstract concepts that need more concrete explanations
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Sandra
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October 7, 2021
examples were very clear
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Shannon
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September 24, 2021
depth of knowledge and examples and instructive practices taught
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Member
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September 13, 2021
Difficult to follow
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Amanda
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September 13, 2021
It was interesting to learn about landscape of action & consciousness and the false belief-episodes and how they effect the narrative sample.
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Elisabeth
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August 31, 2021
How to use measures that are not biased to assess the quality of a child's narrative language skills.
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Member
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August 27, 2021
Excellent information and ongoing resources. I can't wait to learn more about this style of analysis to better serve our communities and make our practice more "dialect-fair".
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Member
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August 23, 2021
dissecting he narrative for cognitive differences, not just structural ones.
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giuliana
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August 21, 2021
DIALECTS
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Gennelle
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August 21, 2021
This was a good refresher course. I have analyzed narratives before but adding theory of mind to the mix was a new concept for me. I will be looking into this concept moving forward.
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Shenelle
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August 21, 2021
The research studies and the narrative samples that were used.
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Member
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August 20, 2021
Relevant information, nice to have in the toolbox. She outlined things nicely, and you could tell she was knowledgeable!
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Lisa
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August 18, 2021
Interesting results from Dr. Mills' studies.
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Kathleen
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August 12, 2021
Provided better understanding of how to evaluate narrative assessment data in children who speak AAE. Good resources.
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Member
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August 5, 2021
I had hoped to learn a little more about fairly assessing the language abilities of AAE speakers. I don't feel like this gave me enough information to help me determine if an AAE speaker has an impairment in the area of syntax or morphology.
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Member
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August 3, 2021
Gave me a better understanding of comparing AAE and SAE and how they may be combined by the speaker.
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Member
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July 30, 2021
I thought the course contained informative content, however the presenter had difficulty at times watering down the "research" terminology and language in order to make it easily understandable.
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Jeanie
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July 13, 2021
I enjoyed the refresher and review of AAE. Twenty eight years ago in graduate school, I did my final research paper on AAE. I chose this topic because I grew up in a primarily AA community in New Orleans although I am caucasian. The complexity of AAE fascinates me. I also enjoyed the study that you did regarding theory of mind. I love working with students on the autism spectrum who struggle in this area. I regularly take language samples and use the TNL during evaluations so it was good to know that I'm on tract with fairly assessing students narrative skills. I worked in a primarily wealthy, caucasian district for 12 years and now work in a very linguistically diverse community north of Dallas, TX. My learning continues daily to ensure I am making the best decisions for children to determine whether they have a language difference versus disorder. Thank you for your research and presentation.
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Deborah
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July 7, 2021
The use of examples throughout the presentation.
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Laura
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July 5, 2021
Explanation of Theory of Mind and examples of landscape of action and landscape of consciousness.
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Sherry
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July 5, 2021
I prefer to be able to watch a video vs. just having audio. I felt challenged to follow the presenter based on her high level vocabulary choices--not just content area but the way in which she would communicate everything. She is obviously very intelligent and knows her material, but it was not easy to follow everything, especially without video as a secondary input. It was more "textbook," than conversational. She did have a very pleasant way, and again, I respect her expertise.
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Robin
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July 3, 2021
This was new area for me to consider. It also compared standardized testing with narratives to more finely assess and determine need.
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Beth
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June 30, 2021
Providing definitions to landscape of action, landscape of consicousness, theory of mind, macrostructure, microstructure stc.
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Member
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June 30, 2021
Too much information presented too quickly;
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Member
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June 28, 2021
The presenter seemed disorganized and was unclear when speaking or answering questions. She constantly lost her train of thought, which made it difficult to follow along. It was very unprofessional when her alarm went off indicating she had a "12PM" meeting and could only answer "this last question." Other presenters on SpeechPathology.com would sometimes go over the 60 minute time limit by a few minutes to make sure the listeners understood what was being said or to get a few more questions answered. I hope this is not the new standard for SpeechPathology.com. Very disappointing.
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Member
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June 28, 2021
I work with an inner city population. This topic is very relevant and exposed me to different options for evaluating expressive language.
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Arnita
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June 24, 2021
Expertise of presenter.
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Member
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June 22, 2021
Very informative.
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Member
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June 21, 2021
I really enjoyed this speakers knowledge
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Terrilyn
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June 21, 2021
Topic with examples of areas to search for more information.
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Rosa Dalila
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June 20, 2021
use of narratives as a measure of progress
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Susannah
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June 20, 2021
The slides were difficult to interpret without accompanying video
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Emily
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June 19, 2021
Quantifiable and qualitative methods and assessments to assess quality of AAE narratives by children. Superb examples. Salient guide through robust assessment process using story grammar with standardized assessments, interviews, inclusion of SES cultural considerations/value family beliefs vs. clinician assignment of value. Valid model closing language disparity and bias in testing AAE school-aged kiddos.
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Member
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June 17, 2021
Everything covered is well within my scope of practice, as an SLP. I feel very empowered to evaluate narrative language in AAE speakers.
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Member
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June 15, 2021
This will greatly impact my use of narrative language to assess the quality of language my students are using
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JiJi
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June 15, 2021
I use false belief all the time to talk to parents about difficulty children have with perspective taking (i work in child psychiatry as an SLP) and it was so confirming to see this work done connected with narratives because this is also what I use a lot in my practice. It was confirming to learn that ToM tests are not biased towards standard english language forms/use and content. Great course and thank you so much for the work that you do.
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Anaisha
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June 14, 2021
There was a considerable amount of technical Jaron within the presentation without slides/ written information to go back to
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Member
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June 9, 2021
The topic was very relevant to my caseload and the presenter was very knowledgeable about the topic.
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Susan
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June 7, 2021
I learned the importance of Theory of Mind when analyzing a students narrative and how demonstrating Theory of mind in narratives correlates with other necessary components to a good narrative. When analyzing a narrative sample by AAE speakers, it is also important to understand the dialect the student is using and that the dialectal differences from the mainstream dialect is a valuable marker of culture and identity.
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Member
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June 5, 2021
I liked how she reviewed additional resources at the end of her presentation.
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sarah
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May 30, 2021
This is new content for me and I found it very informational. I am excited to learn more about this body of research.
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Member
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May 27, 2021
The quiz answer choices for landscape of action vs consciousness seemed like they should have been reversed. It was difficult to pinpoint.
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Linda
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May 17, 2021
Great content and examples to assess the quality of narratives by African American English Speakers in schools. The assessment information about false belief episodes was novel and enriching.
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Cheryl
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May 17, 2021
Excellent resources provided for evaluating the story-telling of African American English speakers.
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Marissa
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May 11, 2021
Speaker was clear and gave great examples!
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nancy
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May 6, 2021
This information in this course adds another layer to language in different cultures.
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Kirby
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May 6, 2021
I really appreciated the content in this course. I am a white SLP working in a relatively diverse elementary school and I'm working on becoming more aware of my own implicit biases personally and professionally. I think the information in this course will help me become better equipped in taking a nuanced perspective in evaluation and assessment of students in my school who speak AAE.
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ELIZABETH
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May 3, 2021
Even though I am retired I still like to keep informed and this course was a treasure chest of information.
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Maria
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May 1, 2021
Very helpful course that refreshed my understanding of narratives in general and how to better assess children's narratives as a school-based SLP.
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Aruna
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April 30, 2021
Really practical and relevant information about assessing narratives in general, and review of AAE.
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Member
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April 29, 2021
I liked the information on the AAE rules for phonology, syntax, and morphology. They were great reminders.
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Member
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April 26, 2021
Relevant topic with practical applications
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Margret
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April 26, 2021
This is an area that is not well understood by many, and can have a critical impact on how a student is viewed, assessed, and defined.
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Deborah
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April 20, 2021
It presented me with information that I was not aware of and definitely sparked my desire to learn more about this topic
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Member
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April 19, 2021
The course was allowed me to gain more knowledge on assessing a narrative with my AAE students. I learned some helpful and new information throughout this course.
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Member
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April 19, 2021
Thorough power point
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Member
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April 18, 2021
I believe this instructor has great knowledge in this area, but she did not share the knowledge. She was specifically asked questions at the end re. the landscape of action and the landscape of consciousness, which I was also confused about and she was unable to clarify the content. The correct answer to question # 2 actually contained a typo? A boy is determined to find IS missing dog, not his. I did not choose this answer because it did not make sense with the typo, yet I got it wrong. I was so excited for this topic to learn more and utilize the info in my practice, but was sadly disappointed. It was a waste of time.
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Member
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April 18, 2021
The author was very detailed in her presentation with examples.
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Member
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April 17, 2021
Too often, children who speak AAE are diagnosed as having a language disorder or delay. The presenter gave practical information to correctly determine if the student is speaking AAE or has a communication disorder.
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Member
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April 11, 2021
Very helpful information to keep in mind when assessing students who speak AAE.
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Member
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April 9, 2021
I found the material confusing.
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Member
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April 8, 2021
The listener would benefit from slides that included definitions of key terms.
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Member
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March 30, 2021
Very relevant.
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Amanda
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March 30, 2021
It was very hard to follow along with and I found it to be confusing
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