The Parle Podcast

Dans le cadre de mes fonctions de professeure à l’École d’orthophonie de l’Université Laurentienne, j’enseigne le cours ORTH 3006 : Perspectives multilingues et multiculturelles en orthophonie, offert en troisième année du baccalauréat. Chaque année, je demande aux étudiants de créer une œuvre artistique inspirée d’un thème abordé dans le cours, accompagnée d’un rapport expliquant leur démarche et...

In this episode, I had the privilege of interviewing Professor Johanne Paradis. We talk mostly about immigrant or refugee children learning English-as-a-second language. Johanne provides many tips and advice for teachers, educators and speech-language pathologists as well as parents. We also talk about language disorders in bilingual children.

A big thank you to Colette Leblanc, the mother of a child with a Developmental Language Disorder (DLD), who shares her experience with us. In this episode, Colette tells us about her son who has a diagnosis of DLD as well as global apraxia, dyslexia, and ADD (attention deficit disorder). She tells us about the ups and downs and about all the people who make up their supportive village. The episode...

Un gros merci à Colette LeBlanc, la mère d'un enfant aux prises avec un Trouble développemental du langage (TDL), qui partage son expérience avec nous. Lors de cet épisode, Colette nous parle de son fils qui a un diagnostic du TDL ainsi qu'une apraxie globale et un TDA (trouble déficitaire de l'attention). Elle nous parle des hauts et des bas et de l'ensemble des personnes qui forment leur village...

Cet épisode porte principalement sur le bilinguisme et le multilinguisme en milieu minoritaire à l’âge préscolaire. L’anglais prédomine un peu partout au Canada, alors comment appuyer le développement d'une ou deux langue(s) minoritaire(s) ? Écoutez pour en apprendre davantage. En somme, on veut aider les enfants à développer une identité bilingue et à associer des attitudes positives face au bili...

In preparation for the school year, I am releasing this exciting episode on biliteracy. Ce tout premier épisode bilingue vous apporte toutes sortes de ressources et d’astuces afin d’aider vos enfants et vos élèves bilingues à devenir de bons lecteurs. Comment pouvons-nous appuyer les enfants à bien maîtriser le français lorsque cette langue n’est pas leur langue maternelle ? Listen to this episode...

Lors de cet épisode, Dre Phyllis Dalley de l’Université d’Ottawa nous parle de son parcours comme allochtone bilingue, comme enseignante, comme chercheure activiste et comme fondatrice des Chantiers d’actions et de recherches pour des Ffrancophonies inclusives (CARFfI). Nous abordons plusieurs concepts dont la sécurité linguistique, l’insécurité linguistique, la résilience linguistique, la flexibi...

This episode will leave you thinking about your own linguistic, raciolinguistic and word gap ideologies. A must listen for all speech and language pathologists, educators, linguists and all decision makers surrounding language policies in schools. Dr. Ian Cushing and Dr. Julia Snell share their wealth of knowledge on those topics, more particularly as it pertains to a recent article that was publi...

In this episode, which is part of a series on all things bilingual, Dr. Genesee and I talk about dual language learners, language use in schools, and the impact of the majority language on minority language acquisition in both minority language schools (ex. French language schools) and immersion programs. Dr. Genesee gives very useful strategies that can be used by educators who are interested in...

When I started this podcast back in 2019, I wasn’t entirely sure how it would unfold. I am thrilled with the outcome, with over 15 000 downloads, 46 episodes and guests from all over the world. Today I am releasing Season 4 with an episode on one of my favorite topics: bilingualism and multilingualism with Dr. Jasone Cenoz. Dr. Cenoz is a professor of education at the University of the Basque Coun...

This episode is all about literacy and the Science of reading in schools with April Hackett and Julie McDermid, Canadian speech-language pathologists. April and Julie talk to us about the Science of reading and a wonderful resource that they have created as well as useful tips, resources and much much more. Be sure to check out the episode show notes at theparlepodcast.com for links to all of the...

Dr. Nafeesa Jalal is the Founder of N. Jalal Global Consulting, a boutique firm which specializes in supporting organizations on matters of diversity, equity, inclusion and anti- racism. She brings 14 years of experience and a deep passion for DEI. She joins us today in her capacity as a DEI professional. As healthcare providers who often work with vulnerable populations, it is important for us to...

This episode is very fitting given that June is Effective Communications Month. Join me as I interview Henry Emeka and CJ, creators and lead facilitators of the Noisy Classroom - Oracy. Both Henry and CJ work with children in Nigeria, Africa to help them improve their communication skills. Traditionally, Nigerian children are taught to modify their native accent in order to sound more American or...

Most people have heard about lasting symptoms of COVID-19 months after the initial symptoms have subsided. Very few of us have heard about the impact of COVID-19 on swallowing. In this episode, I interview Avital Winer, speech and language pathologist and acting profession leader of speech-language pathology and audiology at the Ottawa Hospital, who explains to us how COVID-19 can impact one's swa...

In this short episode, I comment on the situation at Laurentian University in the context of the restructuring process under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA). The French Studies Department has been abolished. This has a direct impact on the communication of francophone speakers in the region. The impact on our minority language community is significant.

Lors de ce bref épisode, je me prononce sur la situation à l'Université Laurentienne dans le cadre de la procédure de restructuration en vertu de la Loi sur les arrangements avec les créanciers des compagnies (LACC). Le département d'études françaises a été aboli. Ceci a un impact direct sur la communication des locuteurs francophones de la région. Les répercussions sur notre communauté linguistiq...

Laura Wolford, PhD is a speech and language pathologist, an education researcher, a professor and the founder of The Language for Sex. I love, love, love this episode. We talk about how uncomfortable so many of us are when it comes to talking about sex and intimacy. Society has molded us into believing that sex is a topic that should be avoided, yet we expect teenagers and young adults to know how...

Et oui! Nous voilà déjà à la saison 3. Le temps file! Je suis ravie de lancer cette troisième saison avec Janie Moyen et Ahdithya Visweswaran, l'animatrice et l'animateur du balado Les Francos oublié.e.s. Lors de cet épisode, nous abordons les questions de l'insécurité linguistique, de la sécurité linguistique, de l'intimidation linguistique, de l'accent, entre autres. Janie et Ahdithya répondent...

I'm thrilled to release this episode on Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, "a free book gifting program devoted to inspiring a love of reading in the hearts of children everywhere. Each month, enrolled children receive a high quality, age appropriate book in the mail, free of charge. Children receive books from birth to age five." Join me as I interview three guests on the topic: Jeanne Smitiuch,...

​Pascal Lefebvre est orthophoniste, chercheur et professeur agrégé à l’École d’orthophonie à l’Université Laurentienne. En ce 25 septembre, journée des Franco-Ontariens, je suis heureuse de diffuser un épisode en français qui porte justement sur la recherche en français auprès des francophones. Pascal nous parle de la réponse à l’intervention (RàI) en lien avec la prévention des difficultés en lec...

In this episode, I interview Dr. Laura Murray, director of the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Western University, where she also serves as a professor and researcher, to talk about neurogenic communication disorders. Many people suffer from a stroke, a brain injury or other acquired neurological disorders, yet very few people know about the impact of these traumas on communicati...

Cet épisode est un échange (style entrevue) entre deux étudiantes, Camille Durcharme-Seed et Emilie Filion, de la maîtrise en orthophonie à l’Université Laurentienne. Le sujet discuté entre les deux étudiantes est l’éveil à l’écrit. Au fil du balado, en faisant un aperçu global du sujet, les étudiantes tenteront de décrire : ce qu’est l’éveil à l’écrit, la conscience phonologique (qui se trouve da...

It took a bit longer for me to get this Happy Stories episode out but I managed to piece it all together before May – “Better Speech and Hearing Month” or “Communication month” was over! You will hear the sound of my vehicle running in the background whenever I speak. That’s because my family and I were on our way to pick up our new Australian Shepherd puppy named Finley while I was working on the...

Les émotions, il y en a une panoplie! Comment les enfants apprennent-ils à exprimer et à comprendre les diverses émotions ? Comment appuyer ceux qui ont possiblement plus de difficulté à les comprendre si on n'est ni psychologue, ni travailleur social, ni spécialiste ? Dre Mélanie Perron de l'Université Laurentienne nous fait part d'un livre illustré et rédigé par une équipe de l'Université Lauren...

​In this episode, Sarah, Julianne and I put our creativity to the test and had a lot of fun! To get the most out of this episode, you must first listen to Episode 5 of Season 2 in which I explain the importance of teaching children a rich vocabulary to help them better understand the subjects taught in school, especially at the junior and secondary levels, and to better understand the literary voc...