Equity and Justice
This term means providing support according to individual needs, not treating everyone the same.
Equity
“He be running” is an example of a ________.
Language difference / dialect feature
This term describes how well a test measures what it claims to measure.
Validity
Assessing bilingual children requires gathering information about these two systems.
Both languages
The practice of examining your own assumptions and biases is called this.
Critical self-reflection / critique
A true disorder must appear across these two contexts.
Languages and environments
Observations, interviews, and work samples are forms of this assessment type.
Informal assessment
A bilingual child’s vocabulary should be interpreted this way across languages.
Distributed vocabulary
Providing the same service minutes to all students represents this concept, which is not best practice.
Equality
The belief that one dialect is “better” than another is called this.
Linguistic Bias
This assessment approach evaluates how a child learns with support.
Dynamic assessment
This person is essential for culturally responsive interpretation of communication behavior.
The caregiver / cultural informant --> Which may be the Interpreter
When we value the experiences and perspectives students bring from their communities, we are engaging in this practice.
Culturally sustaining pedagogy / asset-based thinking = pluralism
A bilingual child who shows uneven skills across languages likely reflects this, not disorder.
Typical bilingual development
Using only standardized scores for eligibility decisions violates this principle.
Ethical assessment practice
Comparing bilingual children to monolingual norms is considered this.
Invalid / inappropriate practice
This ethical principle ensures that SLPs act with fairness, respect autonomy, and reduce harm.
Justice
Incorrectly labeling a difference as a disorder is called this harmful practice.
Overdiagnosis / misdiagnosis
Language sampling is valued primarily for this reason.
Ecological validity / authentic communication insight
When children switch languages within one sentence, this is called ______.
Code-switching (typical behavior)