PhD, CCC-SLP
Dr. Lakeisha Johnson is an Assistant Professor in the Communication Science and Disorders program at Florida State University and a certified speech-language pathologist. She is also the director of The Village, the community outreach and engagement division of the Florida Center for Reading Research. Her primary research interests include language, literacy, dialect, and executive function development in African American children. Dr. Johnson believes in building and leveraging research-practice partnerships to ensure children from vulnerable and underserved populations obtain strong language and literacy skills. She has a passion for diverse children's books and runs a website, Maya's Book Nook, to help caregivers and educators use these books to promote language and literacy foundations.
Lakeisha Johnson has recieved an Honorarium for this presentation.
Lakeisha Johnson has no relevant non-financial relationship to disclose.
Lakeisha Johnson has no relevant content information to disclose.
This course, and all courses in the Equity Series, are being sponsored by Having Our Say and SLP Toolkit.
- Explain ways in which African American English is differentiated from Mainstream American English.
- Describe the relations between oral language skills and literacy outcomes in African American students.
- Discuss assessment and treatment practices that are non-biased towards students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
| 10 mins | African American students and dialect use |
| 15 mins | African American students and literacy performance |
| 30 mins | Clinical implications: Assessment and treatment strategies |
| 5 mins | Closing thoughts |