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The benefit of Bilingualism

In This video I describe what is bilingualism, and certainly it is NOT bilingualism that causes a language delay. Speaking more than one language is amazing. Anna Biavati-Smith Specialist Speech and language Therapist © Copyright 2017 edinburgh-speech-therapy-wordsteps.co.uk . All rights reserved.

What is eccessive drooling?

Ad a speech and language therapist I’m often asked about drooling or I see children that although they should control their saliva, they have wet chins or tshirts. …almost forgetting to swallow. Babies need to learn how to swallow food and saliva. Most achieve this within the first year or two of life. Some take a little longer. There is

Speech Development in Bilingual Children

The Different Types of bilingualism There are two ways children become bilingual: Simultaneous and Successive. Simultaneous language acquisition is when a child is exposed to 2 languages from birth in natural situations. This often happens when both parents speak two languages to a child or each parent speaks a different language to the child (or caregivers). These children tend to

Warning signs of language delay in toddlers

Children learn language at different rates, but most follow a general timeline. If your child doesn’t seem to be meeting communication milestones within several weeks of the average, ask her doctor about it. It may be nothing, but if your child is delayed in some way, recognizing and treating the problem early is crucial for developing language and other cognitive

Late talker or language delay?

Are you worried about your toddler’s development in speech and language? Don’t panic yet! There’s a chance your child could just be a late talker. A late talker is a toddler between the ages of 18 to 30 months, who is developing normal play, social, thinking and motor skills, but who is limited in spoken vocabulary for their age. Most late talkers