LSL in Spanish: Impactful Intervention to Support the Home Language (Self-Study)

Sarah Radlinski is a speech-language pathologist and Listening and Spoken Language Specialist. Sarah was on the pediatric hearing loss specialty track at Vanderbilt University, where she earned her master’s degree in speech-language pathology; Sarah completed her externship at The Children’s Cochlear Implant Center at UNC. Since then, Sarah has served as the bilingual speech-language pathologist for the Auditory-Verbal Center, Inc. in Atlanta, Georgia. Sarah is proficient in Spanish and provides Listening and Spoken Language (LSL) intervention for Spanish-speaking children and families in their native language. Sarah also currently serves as the Latino Programming Director for the Georgia state chapter of the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing; in this role she plans educational and social events for Spanish-speaking families to connect with each other and increase caregiver knowledge regarding hearing loss and LSL outcomes. Sarah additionally serves as a volunteer with Hear the World Foundation and is currently working with the families of children in Panama who received donated cochlear implants, as well as training the local professional on how to best obtain LSL outcomes (via in-person visits and tele-practice). Additionally, Sarah has presented at multiple national and international conferences on how to provide LSL intervention that is culturally and linguistically relevant for Spanish-speaking families of children with hearing loss.

Financial Disclosures: Sarah Radlinski is a salaried employee of the Auditory Verbal Center, Inc.

Non-financial disclosures: She has no non-financial disclosures at this time.