Module 2 in this series outlines some morphosyntactic features of American English dialects relating to the use of nouns, determiners and pronouns. Find the rest of the videos in this module series below: Read More
Category: Catherine (Cate) Crowley
Catherine J. Crowley, CCC-SLP, J.D., Ph.D., is a Distinguished Senior Lecturer in the program of speech language pathology at Teachers College Columbia University in New York City. She joined the program in 1998 and became a fulltime member in 2004. In 2001, Cate developed and continues to coordinate the bilingual/bicultural program focus and the Bolivia and Ghana programs. In 1996, she created and continues to direct and teach in the TC Bilingual Extension Institute, the only discipline-specific bilingual extension program for SLPs. TC is the only university with discipline-specific bilingual extension programs in New York State and one of only a handful nationwide. Cate, a fellow of the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association, has received several national awards including ASHA’s “Special Contributions in Multicultural Affairs”, ASHA’s first award for “Outstanding Contributions in International Achievement”, and the “2012 Humanitarian Award” from the National Coalition of Ghanaian Associations.
Over the years, Cate used her background as an experienced attorney to shape change and implement appropriate clinical practice especially regarding appropriate assessment of bilingual and minority students and students from lower income backgrounds. She currently has a multi-year consulting project with the NYCDOE and regularly consults on assessment issues with federal, state, and local agencies. Cate was the primary author of the ASHA’s 2004 policy statement that identifies the knowledge and skills needed to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate services and wrote the seminal article on ethical approaches to multicultural populations with disabilities which is cited extensively in the literature. Recent publications focus on her international work in Ghana, Bolivia, Guatemala, and Colombia, appropriate disability evaluations, and issues related to clinician accent and intelligibility.
Grammar Fundamentals for a Pluralistic Society: Module 1 (Insights from Grammar)
Module 1 outlines key considerations in the differentiation between a language disorder and a language difference. Find the other modules in this series below.
Narrative Stories- Swahili Version
Jina langu ni Cate Crowley. Mimi ni profesa mashuhuri katika Walimu Chuo, Chuo Kikuu cha Columbia katika programu ya usemi na lugha. Read More
Narrative Stories- French Version
Bonjour. Je m’appelle Catherine Crowley. Je suis maître de conférences à Teachers College Columbia University. Ceci est un tutoriel vidéo sur la façon de créer des histoires narratives pour traiter de comportements socialement inadmissibles. Il s’agit essentiellement d’une série d’images et de textes écrits qui aident l’enfant à comprendre: 1) Quel est le comportement qui doit être éliminé (identifier le comportement précis qui doit être traité, 2) Pourquoi ce comportement doit-il être éliminé (Comment ce comportement agit sur la famille et/ou la communauté de l’élève), 3) Ce que l’enfant peut faire à la place (y compris comment mieux communiquer ses besoins) et 4) Les avantages du changement de ce comportement, en faisant différemment. Read More
(Spanish) Cleft Palate Practice for P and B
Downloadable pdf: El Pollo Pepe.pdf
Cleft Palate Speech Therapy Books in Spanish
Cate Crowley took a group of students and professionals to provide therapy and professional development with the Healing the Children cleft palate surgical mission in Neiva, Colombia. The Healing the Children mission differs from traditional cleft palate missions because the team returns every year to provide ongoing surgery, treatment and therapy to the same patients each year. During this last mission, 166 hours of therapy were provided in group and individual sessions to patients working with Healing the Children. This year Cate developed an idea to create books in Spanish that would help children with repaired cleft palates to improve their speech. Cate oversaw development and supported the books that were written by Angela Giraldo and illustrated by Tina Yeung. These books, in Spanish, focus on specific high pressure sounds that are at the same place of articulation. For example some books focus on t, d and n while others focus on p, b and m. These books were given to all the surgeons and fonoaudiologists (speech therapists) working with patients from the Healing the Children mission. In addition, small format versions of the books were given to all the patients so that they would have fun and interesting materials that they could use to practice their sounds.
Healing the Children Mission to Neiva, Colombia
This year Catherine Crowley and her team accompanied Healing the Children surgical mission to Neiva, Columbia. Healing the children is not a typical cleft palate repair mission. Traditionally, a cleft palate team would travel to a developing country and do many dozens of cleft lip and palate repairs and then return to their home country. However, a child with a repaired cleft lip or palate actually requires onoing therapy, monitoring and often further surgery in order for the repair to be successful. Without this type of long-term support, many children do not learn to talk intelligibly, despite the repair and can even develop fistulas (holes) as they grow. Healing the Children instead conducts annual trips back to Neiva. This was their 21st trip and Cate’s 2nd trip back. They work with the same patients each year while providing therapy and further surgery, including later revisions, bone augmentation and orthodonture.
Cate’s team was there for the second year and offered a 5 day training course for fonoaudiologists (speech therapists). The fonoaudiologists learned the specific knowledge and skills they will need to provide quality services to children with repaired cleft palate.Classes were given in the morning and then the clinicians provided services, including language stimulation, in the afternoon to patients.
Terapia para Paladar Hendido: Evaluación en Tratamientos (Playlist)
Objectivo: Estos videos tienen el objectivo de enseñar estrategias y tecnicas para mejorar el habla de gente con paladar hendido/ fisura palatina. Read More
