Cynthia Core|Erika Hoff
Input and Language Development in Bilingually Developing Children
George Washington University|Florida Atlantic University
language skills young bilingual children highly varied result variability language experiences making difficult speechlanguage pathologists differentiate language disorder language difference bilingual children understanding sources variability bilingual contexts resulting variability childrens skills help improve language assessment practices speechlanguage pathologists article review literature bilingual first language development children 5 years age describe rate development single total language growth describe effects quantity input quality input growth describe effects family composition language input language growth bilingual children provide recommendations language assessment young bilingual children consider implications optimizing childrens dual language development