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Speech Time Fun Presents:
Better Bilingual Evaluations Through Converging Evidence
Presented by Emily Sweet
Monday, June 15, 2026
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM ET
Virtual via Zoom
Exclusively for SLP Elevate Members
0.2 ASHA CEU* or 2 PDH
(*must OPT IN for ASHA CEU reporting using Zoom registration link)
About the Course
Better Bilingual Evaluations Through Converging Evidence with Emily Sweet
This clinically focused presentation is designed for bilingual or monolingual SLPs who perform evaluations with school-aged children. Attendees will leave with practical, evidence-based tools to distinguish between language difference and disorder in culturally or linguistically diverse students.
This presentation will introduce the converging evidence framework proposed by Castilla Earls et al. (2020) to build an evaluation protocol using both standardized and evidence-based non-standardized measures, including ethnographic interviewing, language sampling, nonword repetition, and dynamic assessment. We will explore how monolingual SLPs can evaluate bilingual or ELL students in the absence of a bilingual SLP. Participants will be provided with resources to build their assessment protocol that can be used immediately in clinical practice.
Learning Outcomes
At the conclusion of this presentation, participants will be able to:
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Identify three evidence-based non-standardized methods that can be used in bilingual assessments.
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Design an evaluation protocol to effectively differentiate students with language differences from those with language-related disabilities.
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Describe the steps of a dynamic assessment protocol.s.
Meet our Speaker
Emily Sweet is a bilingual SLP and a clinical associate professor at Widener University's institute for speech language pathology. Emily has been an SLP for over 15 years, and has worked in both medical and school-based settings. Her primary research interests include bilingual language development and disorders, and clinical education.
Time Ordered Agenda
The SLP Balancing Act: Ethics, Eligibility, Workload, and Advocacy with Karen Kockler, MA, CCC, SLP-L
5 min: Introduction and Learning Objectives
25 min: Theoretical Principles and Implications, Bilingual vs. Monolingual Development, Research Review
30 min: Converging Evidence Framework and Assessment Procedures
15 min: Narrative Sample Analysis
15 min: Dynamic Assessment
15 min: Making Diagnoses from Converging Evidence
15 min: Closing and Q&A
Requirements to Earn ASHA CEUs
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Opt-in for ASHA CEU reporting
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Attend the ENTIRE LIVE session
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Compete the Self Assessment Survey within 7 days of the LIVE event