Equity and Cultural-Linguistic Diversity

2066V - Research Symposium: Bilingual Spanish and English Language Development: Implications for Research and Practice

ON-DEMAND

Format: 1-Hour Seminar (Virtual)

Audience: Students, Public/Consumers, Researchers, Related Professionals, Early Career Professionals (under 5 years)

Keywords: Bilingualism, Developmental Language Disorder, assessment

Presenting Author(s)

Anny Castilla-Earls

University of Houston
Leah Fabiano-Smith

University of Arizona

This session is developed by, and presenters invited by, American Board of Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders. Research on English Learners frequently focuses on English and seldomly on the home language. In this presentation, I will share the results of a longitudinal study of language growth in both English and Spanish in children with and without DLD. I will also discuss implications for assessment and linguistic/language bias.

Learning Objectives:

Compare English language growth patterns with Spanish language growth patterns in bilingual children in the U.S.
Discuss the potential impact of Spanish and English language growth patterns on the identification of language disorders in bilingual children
Identify potential linguistic/language biases that might affect clinical decision making