Bilingual Children Research Paper
Bilingual Children with Communicative Disorders:
Understanding and Treating
University of Arkansas
Abstract
This report studied what was already known about bilingual children with communicative disorders in order to address specific problems that come up in this field. Studies done on this specific population within the past decade were found by searching online databases. The studies were then analyzed and organized into methods and results with a discussion to explain any findings. Findings suggested that when comparing bilingual with monolingual children, there were differences concerning rate of speech and patterns of error, but not in the rate of language development itself. Also, speech-language therapy sessions …show more content…
The therapist has a script to follow that includes verbal and gestural prompts from the students to respond (Maloney, 2012). When used in the classroom setting at the NWACA with the higher functioning children, a tremendous amount of success had been shown for language development and comprehension. Fifth grade (by age) children went from second-grade reading levels to fourth-grade in only a matter of six months using the Maloney Method. Therapists at the NWACA decided to start this client and others in the clinic on the Maloney Method because of the previous success in the classroom …show more content…
SLPs, however, need to especially aware of the bilinguals around them. At any point, an SLP could have a bilingual patient referred to them for therapy. Knowing the proper methods of treatment for a bilingual individual with a communicative disorder will prove to be extremely beneficial. As shown in this study, there are no differences in the rate of language acquisition between bilingual and monolingual children. There are, however, differences in the quality of speech, which cause the bilingual child to have more errors while speaking. This is mainly due to a lack of differentiation between L1 and L2. Bilingual therapy sessions could be used as a solution to this. Having the child exposed to both languages during one session can help him or her differentiate between the two. This study has also shown that using bilingual therapy techniques does not confuse the child, but actually increases the level of participation and accuracy in therapy. The future of treating bilingual children with communicative disorders is possibly heading in this
Understanding and Treating
University of Arkansas
Abstract
This report studied what was already known about bilingual children with communicative disorders in order to address specific problems that come up in this field. Studies done on this specific population within the past decade were found by searching online databases. The studies were then analyzed and organized into methods and results with a discussion to explain any findings. Findings suggested that when comparing bilingual with monolingual children, there were differences concerning rate of speech and patterns of error, but not in the rate of language development itself. Also, speech-language therapy sessions …show more content…
The therapist has a script to follow that includes verbal and gestural prompts from the students to respond (Maloney, 2012). When used in the classroom setting at the NWACA with the higher functioning children, a tremendous amount of success had been shown for language development and comprehension. Fifth grade (by age) children went from second-grade reading levels to fourth-grade in only a matter of six months using the Maloney Method. Therapists at the NWACA decided to start this client and others in the clinic on the Maloney Method because of the previous success in the classroom …show more content…
SLPs, however, need to especially aware of the bilinguals around them. At any point, an SLP could have a bilingual patient referred to them for therapy. Knowing the proper methods of treatment for a bilingual individual with a communicative disorder will prove to be extremely beneficial. As shown in this study, there are no differences in the rate of language acquisition between bilingual and monolingual children. There are, however, differences in the quality of speech, which cause the bilingual child to have more errors while speaking. This is mainly due to a lack of differentiation between L1 and L2. Bilingual therapy sessions could be used as a solution to this. Having the child exposed to both languages during one session can help him or her differentiate between the two. This study has also shown that using bilingual therapy techniques does not confuse the child, but actually increases the level of participation and accuracy in therapy. The future of treating bilingual children with communicative disorders is possibly heading in this