Both under-representati on and over-representation of bilingual children exist in different
contexts of speech and language therapy (SLT) provision. The research on which this paper …

The findings are presented here of a questionnaire survey which asked speech and
language therapy managers in England about the caseloads of the therapists in their trust as …

Background: Speech and language therapy (SLT) managers are expected to ensure that
there are appropriate services available for bilingual and multilingual clients in order to …

Background: The UK is a multicultural, multilingual society and the majority of paediatric
speech and language therapists in England have at least one bilingual child on their …

This study investigates current speech and language therapy services for multilingual
children in three cities in the UK, and examines whether an equitable service is provided to …

Background Despite the high prevalence of bilingualism in the United Kingdom, few speech
and language therapists (SLTs) are bilingual themselves. Most SLT research on …

Bilingual children with speech and language difficulties are an under-researched group. The
present paper intends to map out the field and contextualize findings from four years of …

Findings from a large‐cohort study of children with speech and language impairments in
language units attached to primary schools across England have suggested that the 11% of …

Research worldwide suggests that service delivery by speech-language therapists (SLTs) to
bilingual children is problematic and largely unsatisfactory. In multicultural South Africa, the …

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BAKER MULT NGUAL THE CARE AND EDUCATION OF YOUNG BILINGUALS An Introduction …