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Speech production in children who speak English and Dutch
What is it about?
The number of children who grow up learning two or more languages is steadily increasing worldwide. Speech Language Pathologists (SLPs) find it difficult to determine if the speech errors in children who learn multiple languages are caused by a speech sound disorder or due to learning two or more languages. We show that children who speak both Dutch and English can repeat non-words with less errors compared to other tasks used to test their speech production.
Why is it important?
Our study results recommend the use of tasks that are language neutral like non-words (novel words which don’t have a meaning but follow the sound system of a language). This aid SLPs with their clinical decision making to identify speech sound disorders in bilingual children.