Bilingualism by CAMHS Speech and Language https://padlet.com/Livewell/q19myj0r6lug en-us 2017-10-09 11:58:25 UTC 2025-11-03 20:27:14 UTC hello@padlet.com Bilingualism Livewell https://padlet.com/Livewell/q19myj0r6lug/wish/215482925 Children who have English as a second language should not be regarded as having a speech and language difficulty.

Even children who have had limited exposure to English before going to school can become competent communicators in the new language. 

However, some of these children may have speech and language difficulties in their home language as well as English and these children may require our support.

Referrals to the Speech and Language Service should be considered if you have concerns about a child’s communication in their home language or there are difficulties in both languages. You should also refer if there are concerns over their speech sounds in both languages; they are stammering or have voice quality and volume difficulties.

As with all referrals to Speech & Language Therapy, a hearing test should be considered.

Strategies recommended by a speech and language therapist can be used both in a home language and a new language.

 

]]> 2017-12-12 16:11:01 UTC https://padlet.com/Livewell/q19myj0r6lug/wish/215482925 Mixing Languages Livewell https://padlet.com/Livewell/q19myj0r6lug/wish/215485152 Many bilingual children may  mix up their two (or more) languages, this may be words or sentence structures.

This is a very normal stage of language development and is not a problem. 

We advise parents to repeat and model back the sentence in it's correct form at the time if this happens.

Don't criticise the mistake directly, as this may make children reluctant to try next time.]]> 2017-12-12 16:14:41 UTC https://padlet.com/Livewell/q19myj0r6lug/wish/215485152 Livewell https://padlet.com/Livewell/q19myj0r6lug/wish/217859872 2017-12-22 14:36:11 UTC https://padlet.com/Livewell/q19myj0r6lug/wish/217859872 Further Links Livewell https://padlet.com/Livewell/q19myj0r6lug/wish/217860273 Click on a link below for further information and resources. on bilingualism

]]> 2017-12-22 14:38:55 UTC https://padlet.com/Livewell/q19myj0r6lug/wish/217860273 Top tips to support Bilingualism Livewell https://padlet.com/Livewell/q19myj0r6lug/wish/219145888 2018-01-07 13:22:18 UTC https://padlet.com/Livewell/q19myj0r6lug/wish/219145888 Livewell https://padlet.com/Livewell/q19myj0r6lug/wish/226163342        Click for further speech and language links]]> 2018-01-30 16:13:09 UTC https://padlet.com/Livewell/q19myj0r6lug/wish/226163342 Livewell https://padlet.com/Livewell/q19myj0r6lug/wish/228053207 Click here for access to resources to develop language in early years in 17 different languages]]> 2018-02-05 11:34:13 UTC https://padlet.com/Livewell/q19myj0r6lug/wish/228053207 Further Information on Bilingualism Livewell https://padlet.com/Livewell/q19myj0r6lug/wish/494432229 2020-04-06 10:05:31 UTC https://padlet.com/Livewell/q19myj0r6lug/wish/494432229