The oral language assessment of bilingual children is challenging. The assessment
practices and challenges faced by speech-language pathologists (SLPs) in countries where …

Standardized language assessments such as the Clinical Evaluation of Language
Fundamentals Pre-school 2 United Kingdom (CELF Preschool 2 UK) are often used in …

Background The phonological and morphosyntactic structures of English and Mandarin
contrast maximally and an increasing number of bilinguals speak these two languages …

Background: Assessment of oral language skills is challenging in multilingual environments.
With language policies promoting increased use of English and reduction of dialectal …

While monolingual English speakers acquire most pronouns by age 5, acquisition amid
prevalent, normative code-mixing, such as in Trinidad, is underexplored. This study …

Overarching considerations when working with multilingual children concern the special
status that continues to be accorded to multilingualism. Virtually all current knowledge about …

The language environment in Singapore is complex. Consequently, assessment of
children's language skills is challenging. Singapore has four official languages (English …

In this chapter, a review of the literature is presented. An overview of language development
in bilingual children is first presented followed by an elaboration of the challenges faced in …

Overarching considerations when working with multilingual children concern the special
status that continues to be accorded to multilingualism. Virtually all current knowledge about …