APA Early Literacy Promotion Programs in Pediatrics and Latino Research Combined SIG

Saturday, April 29, 2023

11:00 AM – 2:00 PM ET

Location: Convention Center: 102 A

CE: Live CME: 3.00

SIG Chair(s)

Mariana Glusman, MD (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor of Pediatrics
General Academic Pediatrics
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Ellen Stevenson, MD, MPH (she/her/hers)

Professor of Pediatrics
Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine
Portland, Oregon, United States
Manuel Jimenez, MD

Associate professor
Pediatrics
Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
LD

Lisa DeCamp, MD, MSPH (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor
General Pediatrics
Children's Hospital Colorado
Aurora, Colorado, United States
Tania Caballero, MD, MHS (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Disclosure(s):

Mariana Glusman, MD: No financial relationships to disclose

Ellen Stevenson, MD, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose

Manuel E. Jimenez, MD: Elsevier (Ongoing) (Products/Services: Intellectual Property including patent beneficiary and royalties)

Lisa R. DeCamp, MD, MSPH: No financial relationships to disclose

Tania M. Caballero, MD, MHS: No financial relationships to disclose

Session

Description: Promoting Early Literacy and Language Development in Multilingual Families: Research, Practice and PolicyNOTE: The joint session (90 minutes) will be followed by individual SIG meetings (45 minutes each)

This joint session from the Literacy Development Programs in Primary Care and The Latino Child Health Research SIG’s will cover research, practice and policy on multilingualism in US children. This topic is ultimately about equity--promoting optimal development for all children, removing ill-conceived barriers to relational health (e.g. parent being told to speak in English with their baby instead of using home language), identifying children who may have a language delay, promoting pediatric research on multilingualism, and advocating that all stakeholders (parents, doctors, teachers, policymakers) have the most up to date information to be able to provide the best care for multilingual children.

For the individual SIG meetings each group will have their regular activities.
Literacy Development SIG will include the YIA presentations, updates from the network, succession planning and time for open discussion.
Latino Research SIG will include an open call for co-chair position, discussion about quarterly activities, and networking.

All are welcome to attend both.

Learning Objectives:

Identify best available evidence and knowledge gaps in existing research/literature related to language and literacy development in multilingual children.
Identify best clinical practices to promote language and literacy development in multilingual children.
Identify areas for advocacy, and policy implications related to this topic.

Presentations:

11:00 AM – 11:45 AM ET

Is More Better? Promoting Optimal Language Development of Children in Multilingual Homes
SIG Speaker: Mariana Glusman, MD (she/her/hers) – Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
12:50 PM – 1:05 PM ET

Building Connections: Reach Out and Read in the NICU
SIG Speaker: Catherine G. Caruso, DO (she/her/hers) – Oregon Health & Science University
1:05 PM – 1:20 PM ET

Perspectives on Early Relational Health Among Low-Income Caregivers of Children Born Preterm
SIG Speaker: Genevieve Guyol, MD, MAT (she/her/hers) – Boston Children's Hospital