Question
My son is 6 y.o. and for some time has shown some difficulty in articulating his speech. He is bilingual (Portuguese-English) and this happens equally in both languages. It nearly sounds like stuttering but his 'pauses' don't happen in the middle of the w
Answer
Regarding your concerns about the 6 year old bilingual child with suspected speech sound errors.
Here are some things we want to consider with suspected speech articulation problems in bilingual children:
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Jomar Lococo has been a speech-language pathologist in practice since 1974. Since 1985, Ms. Lococo has provided professional services to second language learners from five continents. She has lectured extensively on topics addressing work with second language learners. Ms. Lococo has been an invited speaker in local school districts, regional offices of education and has given presentations at both state and national conventions.
