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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not if the child is bilingual.  Test results will be extremely inaccurate wrongly putting the child in "intellectual disability" when in fact child might be highly intelligent but with two languages developing at the same time and people who don't have a clue how to deal with it, you might be facing years of wrong diagnosis for a kid that might be highly intelligent.[/quote]

What are your thoughts about a two year old with borderline expressive language delays who has been in a Spanish immersion preschool since 6 months? Family's first language is English. Is an eval appropriate? Receptive language and response to verbal requests seem on target. TIA. [/quote]

How do you know the child has 'borderline expressive language delays" if the child hasn't been evaluated?

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We're almost all educators in our family and have a good understanding of what's expected for a two-year-old. I was using the term "borderline" a bit loosely, but child's parents don't want to ignore something. I was just seeking thoughts here because we're not as knowledgeable about acquiring two languages at the same time and don't want to encourage an eval yet if not needed.[/quote]

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