Funding: National Institutes of Health \u2013 National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIH-NIDCD F31DC019862, awarded to Dr. Quynh Dam at SDSU\/UCSD)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Caregivers Assisting Remote Evaluations (CARE) was a project on telepractice with Vietnamese American families. There is a shortage of bilingual speech-language pathologists to provide services for Vietnamese speakers, an understudied yet large U.S. population (>1.5 million). Using mixed methods, this project proposed telepractice as a potential solution for Vietnamese American families by examining caregiver perspectives on telepractice (Aim 1) and the feasibility and social validity of remote preschool language assessment with the help of a caregiver (Aim 2).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Findings from this work contributed to a better understanding of client characteristics and responsivity to telepractice and built the evidence base for telepractice as an effective service delivery model for bilingual populations.<\/p>\n\n\n\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n\n\n\n PhiSLP was a project led by Danielle Guevarra, a second-year master\u2019s student in our lab. This project explored the general experiences, assessment processes, and tools used by speech-language pathologists working with clients in the Philippines.<\/p>\n\n\n\nngg_shortcode_1_placeholder\n\n\n\n Danielle Guevarra presenting her PhiSLP poster at the 2022 annual SDSU Student Research Symposium.<\/p>\n\n\n\nngg_shortcode_2_placeholder\n\n\n\n Funding: National Institutes of Health \u2013 National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIH-NIDCD K23 DC014750)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n This is a pioneering study on language and literacy development for the Vietnamese language. We will measure language and literacy skills in kindergarten, first, and second grade, and identify language and cognitive predictors of later reading outcomes. Data collection takes place in Vietnam in collaboration with Hanoi National University of Education.<\/p>\n\n\n\nngg_shortcode_3_placeholder\n\n\n\n Funding: 2018 SDSU University Grants Program<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n This study uses a multiple baseline single subject experimental design to examine the effects of a cognate-based vocabulary intervention for school-age bilingual children with and without developmental language disorder. Research questions are: Can bilingual children improve in cognate awareness? How much explicit instruction is needed? Does increased cognate awareness improve overall vocabulary skills?<\/p>\n\n\n\nngg_shortcode_4_placeholder\n\n\n\n Funding: 2016 SDSU University Grants Program<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n In collaboration with San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD), this project identified supporting factors for dual-language learning among Vietnamese-speaking children in the early elementary school years. Next to Spanish, Vietnamese is the second most common home language for English learners in SDUSD. However, resources for Vietnamese speakers are few. Outcomes of this project included identifying components that support Vietnamese and English development and the creation of assessment measures for Vietnamese.<\/p>\n\n\n\nngg_shortcode_5_placeholder\n\n\n\n Funding: 2014 University of Massachusetts Amherst Faculty Grant<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n The purpose of this study is to understand how Spanish-English bilingual children develop discourse skills as they tell stories in each language using the Multilingual Assessment Instrument of Narratives (MAIN: Gagarina et al., 2012). As part of a larger project, over 60 bilingual children in the early school years told stories in each language that we later transcribed and coded using Systematic Analysis of Language Transcripts (SALT) software (Miller & Iglesias, 2012).<\/p>\n\n\n\nngg_shortcode_6_placeholder\n\n\n\n Funding: University of Massachusetts Amherst Faculty Research Grant, 2014- 2015 University of Massachusetts Amherst Public Service Endowment Grant, 2013 \u2013 2014<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The purpose of VoLT was to examine how bilingual children learn new words and definitions in their first language and transfer skills to English. Participants, aged 6 to 8, spoke either Spanish or Vietnamese as the first language and English. Children were recruited from Barbieri Elementary Spanish Immersion School<\/a> in Framingham, MA, and VietAID Community Center<\/a> in Boston, MA. <\/p>\n\n\n\nngg_shortcode_7_placeholder\n\n\n\n Funding: University of Massachusetts Amherst Public Service Endowment Grant, 2013 \u2013 2014<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The purpose of this project was to measure Vietnamese and English language skills among preschoolers, ages 3 to 5. Participants were recruited from Au Co Preschool<\/a> in Boston, MA, a program that has certified teachers fluent in Vietnamese and English. For more information, read initial findings<\/a>. This poster was presented at the 2014 American Speech-Language Hearing Association Convention in Orlando, FL.<\/p>\n\n\n\nngg_shortcode_8_placeholder\n\n\n\n Funding: Western Massachusetts Public Health Training Center, 2012 – 2013<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The purpose of CANVAS was to identify the communication needs and skills of children living in Springfield, Massachusetts, who speak Vietnamese as a home language. We collaborated with the Springfield Vietnamese American Civic Association to administer surveys with Vietnamese American parents, conduct child language testing in Vietnamese and English, and analyze local and state educational data. This initial project served as the blank canvas for future collaborative projects that will address the identified needs. 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\n\n\n\nSpeech-Language Pathology in the Philippines (PhiSLP)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nLanguage-Literacy Growth in Vietnamese Children<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nCapitalizing on Cross-Language Similarities in Bilingual Intervention<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nWhat Makes a Good Language Learner?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nSpanish and English Language Sample Transcription<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nProject VoLT: Vocabulary Learning and Transfer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nPreschoolers Learning Vietnamese and English<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nProject CANVAS: Community-based Assessment of Needs for Vietnamese Americans in Springfield<\/h2>\n\n\n\n