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Goals
The Bilingual Language and Literacy Investigative and Networking Group is committed to:
Conducting research to grow the interdisciplinary evidence on bilingual speech, language and literacy development and disorders. Educating students, clinicians, and educational professionals who provide services to bilingual children with and without language and literacy disorders through the develo
10/07/2021
In this next meeting we’ll be discussing the importance of research within the field of Communication Sciences and Disorders. And after our discussion we’ll be sharing personal experiences, advice, and answering any questions you may have.
The link to this teams meeting is in the linktree located in our bio. We can’t wait to see you all there!
08/23/2021
Welcome Back Bulls! Stay tuned to our Facebook and [especially] Instagram page for any updates, info., and future meetings. We look forward to another year together :-)
04/02/2021
We are excited to announce our GRE prep materials raffle! 15 USF students will be selected to win selected study materials for the GRE. Enter by sharing this post to your story, comment one thing you love about BLLING, and attend our next meeting on Monday (4/5)! If you cannot attend the meeting, please email us. We will announce the winners and share some information about the GRE on April 19th. Good luck everyone!
04/02/2021
We asked 3 bilingual graduate students from USF'S SLP master's program to share their experiences with us. Miriam Granja, the previous VP and Treasurer of BLLING, will be joining us, and we will be sharing answers to questions from Megan Diaz and Marisol Thornberry on their behalf. We asked them several questions, including:
-What inspired you to pursue a career as a bilingual SLP?
-How has your cultural and linguistic background impacted your experience as a grad student?
-Do you have any advice for students who are applying in the fall?
03/29/2021
It is that time again, Lovin’ Lit! We are so excited to work with the children and parents of ACHIEVE Plant City again. Let us know if you’re interested in participating with the link provided. This semester our theme is plant and personal growth! We will do a Bilingual shared storybook reading of Errol’s Garden by Gillian Hibbs. We will discuss the difference between equity and equality using a garden analogy. Lastly, we will have activities that to encourage everyone to reflect on their past personal growth and continue to keep a growth mindset by setting daily goals. We can’t wait! Once again, please let us know if you’re interested in participating with this link https://forms.gle/cDkwiC4zgFhRkN7n7
We can’t wait!
03/19/2021
Good evening BLLINGERs! We are looking forward to Dr. Trina’s presentation on interprofessionalism. She is a Board Certified Applied Behavior Analyst who works interprofessionally with Speech Pathologists, and will be discussing her experiences with interprofessionality. You can expect the meeting link in your email inbox soon. We can’t wait to see you all there!
02/22/2021
On 2/16, we had a panel discussion with , four amazing Speech-Language Pathologists who are women of color. We discussed several topics, including their unique backgrounds, their successes/challenges as minority women in their field, what Black History Month means to them personally, and advice for aspiring clinicians from minority backgrounds. Join us for this event, where we will be playing clips from this panel discussion and inviting members to share their thoughts.
02/15/2021
For our meeting tomorrow, send in your questions using the link below! We will send the Zoom link out through email tomorrow morning. Please email [email protected] if you are not already on our email list and would like to join this meeting. If you are unable to attend, don’t worry! We will be playing clips of the discussion at our regular meeting time on 2/22 at 3 pm to create a space for everyone to share their thoughts.
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01/10/2021
Welcome back BLLINGers! Here is the meeting schedule for the Spring 2021 semester. We look forward to seeing familiar faces again & meeting new members!
09/27/2021