Our PI, Dr. Giang Pham, was recently recognized as a trailblazer in 'A Way with Words: The path towards speech and language therapy in Vietnam' by Sue Woodward and Janella Christie!
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Children with developmental language disorder face a higher risk of problems with reading and academic achievement than children without the disorder. The effects are long-lasting and can even negatively impact professional outcomes in adulthood.
Fortunately, these effects can be reduced if they are diagnosed and treated at an early age. The tools needed to diagnose DLD must be in the language that the child speaks. But, for children in Vietnam, that doesn’t exist.
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The BDC Team was very excited to share the festive spirit with the San Diego community this year! We attended and participated in many community events celebrating the Lunar New Year.
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Spring is here! This semester, the BDC Lab remains actively engaged in our research projects, community outreach, and preparations for upcoming events.
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This week, we wanted to highlight some presentations from our lab this past spring semester! Continue reading to see the projects presented.
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Congratulations to our 2025 BDC Lab graduates! These students have worked hard and achieved many goals and successes. We wish you the best in your future endeavors and are confident you will succeed wherever you go!
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Our Vietnamese Storytime continues at the Mira Mesa and City Heights library! In April, we read “Sly Đừng Khóc” written by Henriette Barkow, illustrated by Richard Johnson, and “Chú Sâu Róm Quá Đói” written by Eric Carle. In May, we read “Con búp bê của mẹ” ửitten by Phan Uyển Nghi.
The BDC Lab hosts Vietnamese Storytime monthly at local libraries to promote Vietnamese language, literacy, and culture. We will continue to host Storytime throughout the Summer. Check out our website to find out when and where our summer Storytimes will be hosted: bdc.sdsu.edu/storytime/
Continue reading to see more photos and highlights from our team!
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Behind the scenes at the BDC lab, research assistants (RAs) are doing many tasks to contribute to our research projects. RAs play a large role in data collection, parent interaction, task scoring, transcription, and outreach. See below to see what our RAs do to help make research run!
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Diagnosing developmental language disorder (DLD) in children can be a challenge, and sentence repetition and nonword repetition are tools that can aid identification. While these tools have been well-researched in English, what about its accuracy and reliability in Vietnamese?
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The BDC Lab continues to host Vietnamese storytime for the San Diego community! It is one of our goals to promote Vietnamese language, literacy, and culture.
For the month of February, we read “Tết Together” (transl. Lunar New Year Together), written by Alice Trinh and illustrated by Jade Le, in honor of Lunar New Year. In March, we read “Gâu-đi-lóc-s và Ba Con Gấu” (transl. Goldilocks and the Three Bears) written by Kate Clynes and illustrated by Louise Daykin.
The BDC Lab hosts Vietnamese Storytime at Mira Mesa and City Heights libraries once a month. Check out our website for more details: https://bdc.sdsu.edu/storytime/
Continue reading to see more photos and highlights from our team!
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