Multilingual Aspects of Speech Sound Disorders in Children explores both multilingual and
multicultural aspects of children with speech sound disorders. The 30 chapters have been …

This position paper is an aspirational document for individuals who strive for the
development of policies and best practices for multilingual and/or multicultural children with …

The linguist David Crystal once raised the question of whether or not a monolingual English-
speaking speech-language pathologist (SLP) would ever need to know something about …

A major challenge for the speech-language pathology profession in many cultures is to
address the mismatch between the “linguistic homogeneity of the speech-language …

The nature of speech sound development and disorders in bilinguals is complex, in part,
because of the interdependence between languages. That interdependence, however …

These characteristics specifically related to the child's communicative disorder are
considered within the broader context of the child's social needs, including the cultural and …

One thing that is clear about developmental speech disorders is that they form a significant
proportion of the communication difficulties encountered by speechlanguage pathologists …

Background The speech and language therapy profession is required to provide services to
increasingly multilingual caseloads. Much international research has focused on the …

The world is multilingual and multicultural. Many children move to different countries where
the majority language is not their first and/or are born into multilingual homes. Relocation …

Assessment for identification of speech sound disorders (SSDs) has a descriptive purpose
rather than an explanatory role. To identify children with SSD and to diagnose their type of …