Page 23 - Developmental Norms

Looking at these three graphs side-by-side helps us get a sense of the differences in the
patterns used in English and Spanish by bilingual children. The lines indicate frequency of
processes. The English chart is fuller than the other two charts. Does this mean that the
bilinguals are at a disadvantage? No. It means that, in addition to the normal phonological
processes that occur in development as a result of motor constraints, the children who are
growing up with two languages use additional phonological processes that occur as a normal
result of language influence. These are primarily First-Language Influenced Phonological
Processes (FLIPPs). Our job as SLPs evaluating ELLs is to know that these are normal and to
know what these patterns look like so that we can make accurate diagnostic decisions.

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