L5: Hispanic Lang & Culture: Implications for SLPs Flashcards
Many Hispanics like to be labeled according to their _____________
“______” may be a preferred term
Religion - usually _______ - plays an important role
country of origin;
Latino;
Catholicism
Hispanics make up __ of the overall U.S. population
From 2000-2013, Hispanics accounted for ___________ of the population growth in the U.S.
Nearly 2/3 are from ________
17%;
more than half;
Mexico
Important phenomenon in 21st century - dramatic Hispanic _____ in _______ states
increase; nontraditional
CA 2013 - first time there were an equal amount of _____ and _______ whites
Hispanics; non-Hispanics
Slide 7
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Hispanics are descendants of ___________ who settled in Americas long before Spanish conquest.
Each Hispanic country has its own _________
Native Americans; holidays
Despite social and economic disadvantages, Hispanics demonstrate __ welfare utilization, ___ labor force utilization, ____ family values
low; high; strong
Education is very important to families; they hold _____ in high regard
If we ask families to participate, they may be ______ - that is your job - you are the teacher
teachers; offended
In some Hispanic countries:
_____ is not mandatory past a certain point, especially for _______
You have to buy your uniforms and books _________; people can’t _______
education; females
out of pocket, afford it
Frequently, Hispanic students read below ______ level
estimated that ___ won’t graduate on time with a high school diploma
Increased _______ rate may result
proficiency; 42%
incarceration
Hispanic ch enrolled _______ that other groups
We can _____ preschool enrollment
Offer moms to stick around and _______
less in preschool; encourage; volunteer
Jackson, Schatschneider, Leacox 2014
Studied growth of vocabulary skills in young Spanish-English ch in _______ families
___% of Latino 4th graders score at or below _____ level in reading
__% of Mexican migrant mothers have less than a _________ education
___% are below the ______ line
migrant; 50%; basic
75%; high school
70%; poverty
Jackson et al 2014 continued
ch of Mexican migrant families have the ______ SES and _____ level of poverty
Mexican migrant ch had the least number of ____ in the home and were read to _____ frequently
lowest; highest
books; less
Mancilla-Martinez et al. 2016
Hispanic ch __ to ___ years old are the largest and fastest growing segment of the U.S. population
Most are ____ SES
Nearly __% of ch in Head Start are Hispanic
Parent reports are a valid and cost-effective way to monitor these ch’s vocab
0-5; low
40%
Poverty a major issue; classified as _______
Resistant to _______; believe family should care for those with disabilities
Visible disability attributed to _____
Working poor; institutionalization
withcraft
Hispanics twice as likely to live in areas w/ _________
Make up 82% of ______ workforce
Most affected by ______ poisoning
lead exposure; farm workers
pesticide
Implications for Professionals
- In meetings, address the ______ first
- Remember that many Hispanic mothers believe that schooling is the “_________ job”; these moms don’t always ______ things for children or talk directly w/ them–encourage parents to do _____________ activities w/ their children (including _______)
- Remember that parents are not “________;” they just respect the ___________. Encourage __________!
- husband
- teacher’s; label; lang stimulation activities; reading
- uninvolved; school system; involvement
Implications for Professionals
- parents may not relate as well to objective ________, ________, ________
- ________ contact better
- Esp. true when discussing something ________ like a ch w/ a disability
- Encourage parents–maintain ch’s ________
- Better to hear fluent ________ than broken _______!
- letters; memos; emails
- personal
- emotionally
- Spanish
- Spanish; English
Wonderful recent research (Caesar & Nelson, 20__)
- _________ Hispanic families–Head Start preschoolers
- Group A: bags, books, _______, ______-bring _____
- Group B: just _____ & ______-bring home
- Group A asked, on weekend, to _________ in Spanish & _______ about week’s activities, bring back Monday morning
- 2013
- Migrant
- paper; colored pencils; home
- bag; books
- journal; draw
Pre- and post-testing:
- On measures of pre-literacy Spanish & English skills, Group __ did better than Group __
- Showed: ___________ in Spanish & __________ worked for low-SES, migrant Hispanic families w/ limited-no English
- A; B
- Simple journaling; drawing pictures
Encourage parents to _____ & _______ w/ ch
-talk to; read
During assessment, remember: Hispanic children will often provide ________ rather than _____ of objects
- functions
- names
Language & Articulation:
- Possessives follow the _____
- Adjectives generally come after the _____
- noun
- noun
Assessment & Intervention
-Parent interview using the MacArthur is _____ & _______ for trying to determine the presence of a _________(L1)
-valid; reliable; lang impairment
Research–good tests for LI:
- ________ samples
- Spanish _____ & ______ questionnaire
- Measures of ____________ (ch especially have difficulty w/ _________ & other structures linked to the _____ system)
- Lang
- ages; stages
- grammaticality; Spanish articles; verb
Journal of Community Medicine & Health Education:
- Research: ___-SES Hispanic parents who participated in Reach Out & Read–ch did better in school in _______ skills
- ___–pediatricians give ______, ________
- low; literacy
- ROR; books; training
In Therapy:
- Encourage _________
- Especially encourage ______ & ______ tasks
- Incorporate ________
- verbalization
- naming; description
- literacy
Mendez, Crais, Castro, & Kainz (20__). A culturally and linguistically responsive vocabulary approach for young Latino dual language learners
- Looked at _______ preschoolers learning English
- Group 1: Taught new vocal in ______ only
- Group 2: Taught new vocal in both _______ & _______
2015
- Latino
- English
- Spanish; English
Mendez et al. 20__ found:
- ch taught in both Spanish & English had significantly higher scores in ______ than ch taught in ______ only
- If ch taught in ____ only, slow rate of Eng _______________
- 2015
- both langs; English
- English; oral lang dev
