Nonword Repetition in Bilingual Assessment: A Guide to Clinical Application
Nonword repetition is a valuable tool in the identification of language impairment in bilingual children. Despite its potential utility, its
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Research
Using Nonword Repetition to Identify Language Impairment in Bilingual Children
Read this recently published meta-analysis in the American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology on the diagnostic accuracy of nonword repetition in
Read moreMy Journey to a Community of Practice: Another Approach to Professional Development
A community of practice (CoP) is a group of people who share a concern or a passion for something they do, and
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Bilingual Baby: Foreign Language Intervention in Madrid’s Infant Education Centers
A new study in Mind, Brain, and Education demonstrates the potential benefits of exposure to multiple languages. The study, conducted
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Eligibility for Special Education in Elementary School: The Role of Diverse Language Experiences
The complexity of the issues relating to the disproportionality of English Language Learners (ELLs) in special education only seems to
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Phonological Development in a Bilingual Arabic–English-Speaking Child With Bilateral Cochlear Implants: A Longitudinal Case Study
Here is a recent longitudinal case study, published in AJSLP by Manal Sabri and Leah Fabiano-Smith, into the outcomes of
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Performance of Low-Income Dual Language Learners Attending English-Only Schools on the Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals–Fourth Edition, Spanish
Here is a fantastic article on the performance of bilingual Spanish-English speakers on the Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals –
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Bilingual infants take a unique path to speech development
One of the interesting pieces here is the impact of bilingualism on word segmentation. The implications for speech-language intervention are
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Language Switching May Give Bilingual Children Problem-Solving Boost
Another interesting article from the ASHA leader on the “bilingual advantage” “The superior performance on these conflict tasks appears to
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For children with autism, multiple languages may be a boon
An interesting article from Spectrum on bilingualism and ASD. “Pediatricians, educators and speech therapists have long advised multilingual families to
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