Assessing Multilingual Children: Tools and Strategies for Inclusive Practice
Confidently Assess Multilingual Children — Without Second-Guessing Yourself
Join Melissa Farkouh, M.Sc., Speech-Language Pathologist for a 3-hour live training packed with tools, checklists, and strategies to support inclusive assessment practices.
WHO IS THIS TRAINING FOR?
If you’re a Speech-Language Pathologist and you’ve ever asked yourself…
…then this training was designed for you.
Whether you’re new to working with multilingual children, or you’ve done it before but always second-guess your conclusions — you’re in the right place. You’ll learn a practical, inclusive approach to assessment grounded in evidence and supported by real tools.
After this training, you’ll be able to:
Recognize what traditional tools overlook — and how to address that gap
Understand typical vs. atypical development in L2 acquisition
Know what questions to ask, what data to gather, and how to make sense of it all
Use dynamic and culturally responsive methods that reflect each child’s reality
Work in true partnership with families, even when you don’t share a language
Move forward with confidence instead of guesswork
What You’ll Get:
📥 3 hours of live expert teaching (plus 30-min Q&A)
📥 Replay access for 60 days
📥 Certificate of participation you can use for CEUs
📥 Exclusive downloadable tools and checklists, including:
- Language exposure calculator
- Ethnolinguistic interview questionnaires
- Early childhood development checklist (3–6 years)
- Functional checklists for preschool and school aged-children
- Dynamic assessment tools
- Real anonymized case examples
BONUS: 1 participant case will be reviewed live!
Course Content (Module Breakdown)
Module 1: Understanding Bilingualism and the Impact on Assessment
- Myths, realities, and misconceptions
- Developmental trajectories in bilingual children
- Interference vs. transfer between languages
- Key influencing factors: age, input, context, cultural norms
Module 2: Building Inclusive Assessment Practices
- How to collect background data that actually informs decisions
- Ethnolinguistic interviewing in practice
- Dynamic assessment: what it is, how it works, why it matters
- Using language samples, observations, and functional impact surveys
- Collaborating with interpreters (when, how, and why)
Module 3: Clinical application
- Case analysis (live + pre-prepared)
- Integrating the data: how to decide if it’s a difference or a disorder
- Report-writing tips for multilingual profiles
- Q&A with Melissa — bring your real challenges!
YOU DON’T HAVE TO KNOW IT ALL, TO GET STARTED – BUT YOU DO NEED A FRAMEWORK
Working with multilingual children can feel overwhelming, especially when their language experiences don’t match the “typical” assessment models we learned.
Here’s the truth: You don’t need to know every language. You don’t need to know every answer.
But you do need a clear, ethical, and inclusive framework — one that helps you ask the right questions, gather meaningful data, and build partnerships with families.
This training gives you exactly that: a roadmap to make sound, culturally respectful clinical decisions without second-guessing yourself at every step.
You’ll leave with practical strategies, confidence, and a system you can trust — even when every child’s story looks a little different.
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn, reflect, and grow your clinical confidence!
A little about me…
Melissa farkouh, Mother, Speech-Language Pathologist, and Trainer
Hi, I’m Melissa. I founded a my private practuce in the Montreal area (Quebec, Canada) in 2012.
For many years, I supported children and parents in healthcare facilities, daycares, and via telepractice.
Today, I support speech therapists and other professionals such as early childhood educators and speech-language therapy assistants in optimizing their interventions with children and their families.
I place great importance on the expertise of parents and encourage interventions tailored to the functional needs of each child.
This is why I’ve develop an interest in the areas of bilingualism or multilingualism, dynamic assessment, and parental partnership.
My approach emphasizes the importance of the surrounding community—and that in fact, it takes a village!—in regards to a child’s development.
Pricing and Registration
Regular price
Launch special
When?
Registration opens to waitlist first on May 20th. Regular registration opens May 23rd. Spots are limited.
The training will take place live on May 29th from 9-12:30 EDT – and replay will be available for 60 days.
CEUs
A certificate of attendance will be provided. International SLPs welcome (live event Eastern Time)
You’ll will be redirected to a secured payment page
You will then receive a confirmation email after the payment is complete (don’t forget to check your spam)
FAQ
What if I can’t attend live?
No problem! All registrants get 60-day replay access, so you can watch and re-watch at your own pace.
Will I receive a certificate?
Yes — all participants will receive a certificate of completion.
Is this course only for Canadian SLPs?
Not at all. SLPs from around the world are welcome — the principles apply globally, as we know there is NO ONE SIZE FITS ALL. Working with multilingual and multicultural children means diversity, uniqueness, and adaptation to every child and every family.
Does this course include intervention strategies?
This training is focused exclusively on assessment. If you’re looking for support with intervention, check out the full version of Melissa’s French-language training. Otherwise more trainings will become available in English, including a training on intervention with multilingual and multicultural children.
