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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">We'd like to invite you to participate in a one-hour
<b>focus group discussion happening this fall </b>in order to gain insight into your experiences and perspectives. This discussion is part of a research study titled ‘linguistic diversity protocol’. Your input will help us develop a tailored training program
for practitioners to provide evidence-based services to linguistically diverse children.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Your expertise and input are essential in shaping a program that can truly make a difference in the lives of these young learners. We look forward to hearing from you and working
together to create a brighter future for children of diverse linguistic backgrounds.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Please use this link or scan the QR code to indicate your interest and availability for scheduling.</span></i></b><br>
<a href="https://forms.office.com/r/ns1iAvWPyL"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">https://forms.microsoft.com/r/WgwHH7EHhd</span><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black">A $20 e-gift card will be provided for participation.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black">Email
</span><a href="mailto:sabreenn@uoregon.edu"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">sabreenn@uoregon.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:black"> to learn more about it.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:#2D6424;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Sabreen NoorAli, MS., SLP </span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#2D6424;background:white;mso-ligatures:none"> </span></b><span style="color:#1E1E1E;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Graduate Employee | Doctoral Student<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">(458) 245-7237 | </span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:sabreenn@uoregon.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0058B9;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">sabreenn@uoregon.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1E1E1E;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">HEDCO 270, University of Oregon | Eugene, OR 97403</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1E1E1E;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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