Bilingualism in SLP: state of the science - Bilingualism in childhood - Bilingual children with development language disorders

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What is language difference?

Differences in sentences structure, speech sound production, vocabulary, and the pragmatic uses of language that are to be expected when a child learns a new language.

What is developmental language disorder?

DLD
Deficits in comprehension and/or production in both the bilingual child's native and second language.

DLD = struggle tot communicate in all languages
DLD = underlying inefficiency in language processing.

What are the SLP implications to guide or understanding of bilingual children with DLD?

- Bilingualism does not cause DLD
- There is an underlying impairment
- There is a relative proficiency per languages that varies
- Encouragement to use both languages.

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