Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id f0INgM915475; Thu, 18 Jan 2001 18:42:22 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 18:42:22 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <20010118.183700.-362541.4.esl108b@juno.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: joann m boss <esl108b@juno.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:5445] Language delays can be very serious! X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain X-Mailer: Juno 4.0.11 Status: O Content-Length: 3059 Lines: 83 Hi, I wish to be alarmist on this idea of language delay. I brought my child into many multilingual settings. I was concerned about her delay. My pediatrician and peers felt that my child wasn't ready to speak. I think that any parent who has concerns about their child's speech or developmental progress should always seek early intervention programs!!!!! It was a bilingual child care giver who pointed out my child's delay. I thought my professional friends and pediatrician knew more. Later, I wrote to each of them informing them of the seriousness of the child's speech delay. I told the caregiver that every state has early intervention programs and developmental delay clinics. I told her that if I had known about them, I would have taken my child to one. My mulitlingual professional friends and pediatrician were wrong to dismiss my child's delay. I hope that each person who responded to the original letter reconsider their advice. Early Intervention=Better safe than sorry! JoAnn Boss Lifetime Member of the Autism Society of America ESL teacher Polyglot On Thu, 18 Jan 2001 17:53:33 -0500 (EST) joann m boss <esl108b@juno.com> writes: > Hi, > I have a bilingual family and I had a child with speech problems. > She has > since been diagnosed with autism. > Please refer the family to an early intervention program. They have > the > expertise to determine the extent and type of language delay. If it > turns > out to be nothing then they will learn that truth in a very reliable > manner. > I waited to long to go to early intervention. Why should they be > guessing > about such an important matter as language development? > JoAnn Boss > > On Thu, 18 Jan 2001 09:50:19 -0500 (EST) Cindi Riley > <lvl@hargray.com> > writes: > > I want to thank everyone for all the wonderful responses to my > > original > > question about language development in a child being raised in a > > bilingual environment. While I have not had time to secure all of > > the > > resources that have been recommended, I have learned enough to > > reassure > > this family that though the child's speech may be somewhat delayed > > > now, > > he will catch up and probably surpass his peers who are being > reared > > with only one language. One reason for the concern is because > there > > is a > > young cousin in this family who had speech problems and had a > speech > > therapist at a young age (this child is in an English-only home). > > The > > second child did very well with his therapy and is now speaking > > without > > any problems. I suppose our society's preoccupation with children > > doing > > everything earlier and better than their peers makes parents very > > nervous about anything that sets their child apart. Thanks again > for > > the > > help and keep up the good work! > > > > -- > > ************************************ > > Cindi Riley > > Assistant Director > > Literacy Volunteers of the Lowcountry > > 608 Bladen St. > > Beaufort, SC 29902 > > Phone 843-525-6658 > > Fax 843-521-1945 > > lvl@hargray.com
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