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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

Most research shows that bilingualism doesn't delay language, so I wouldn't delay an eval because a child is in bilingual education.  However, I'm skeptical that your whole family is early childhood educators.  What does his preschool teacher think?  He/she would have the best sense of how he's doing relative to same age peers in a similar situation.[/quote]

PP here. We're not all early childhood educators, but some of us evaluate elementary - middle school children. Some are special ed teachers.  I just knew that many DCUM posters were familiar and knowledgeable about this area and pre-school, so seeking opinions. The school is saying that they're watching closely, and an eval might be appropriate. Most of the educators there are native Spanish speakers.[/quote]

If the school is saying that they're concerned, I'd get an eval, at least a free one through EI, then take it from there.[/quote]

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