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[quote=Anonymous]Anyone has kid that can only speak 1 language AND another kid can also speak foreign language in the same family at young age? What could be the problem?

My 5 year old can only speak 1 language (English), but he reads at 2nd grade level. He still has some articulation problem, and he does speech therapies weekly. And, my 2 year old does not speak much, but she can speak & understand English & 2nd language (my home language). I am undecided if I should introduce 2nd language to my 5 year old. He is not interested & does not understand 1 single word, but I am not sure if I should force him to learn it. There are limited online/book resources to teach this 2nd language. Their beloved grandparents live local, and they does not speak English. Grandparents are the ONLY REASON I want to introduce 2nd language to both kids. DH does not speak or understand 2nd language. It did not work well with my 5 year old when he was younger. He did not speak any word till 3 years old, and I thought he was mute. And, I found out later that he has some articulation problem, but he is a smart kid on both reading level (2nd grade level) & math level (3rd grade level).

Another option is I introduce 3rd language which DH can speak at beginner level, I can speak/write/read at immediate level & grandparents can speak/understand at beginner/immediate level. There are a ton of online resources & I can buy curriculum to homeschool this language. I can sign him up for online summer camp 1 hour/daily. The problem is that I rarely hear grandparents speak that 3rd language and I am not sure if I am qualified to teach 3rd language (I am not proficient in it).

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