CISLL is thrilled to bring you a new episode of CISLL Presents: A Language and Literacy Podcast! Our guest speaker is Dr. Yvette Hyter. The co-hosts, CISLL graduate assistant Megan Andrzejewski and content expert Dr. Allison Gladfelter, join Dr. Hyter.

Dr. Allison Gladfelter is a speech-language pathologist (SLP) and associate professor at Northern Illinois University's School of Allied Health and Communication Disorders. She teaches courses on social communication skills, including the social communication implications for children exposed to maltreatment. Her research explores language acquisition and motor skills in autistic children.

Dr. Yvette Hyter, an SLP with ASHA honors and Professor Emerita at Western Michigan University, specializes in trauma-informed and culturally responsive practices. She co-authored a textbook on culturally responsive methods and edited a book on language research in post-traumatic stress. She also focuses on social pragmatics in African American children. She co-directs the Resiliency Center for Families and Children, is a founding member of the SLHS Equity Action Collective, and owns Language & Literacy Practices, LLC, and a trauma institute for children and communication.

Recommended Resources from Dr. Hyter:

Communicating Trauma – Na’ama Yehuda
(Journal of) Critical Studies of Communication and Disability
The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-term Effects of Childhood Trauma and Adversity – Nadine Burke Harris
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body – Bessel van der Kolk
Sensational Kids – Lucy Jane Miller
Politics of Trauma – Staci Haines
The Institute of Child Trauma and Communication

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