Liz Peña @UCIEducation | tinyurl.com/bilingual2 | #DevLangDis #bilingual, #SLP | Bilingual Spanish English Assessment (BESA) | the bilingual delay is a myth
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Human Abilities in Bilingual Language Aquisition retweeted
This study examines the diagnostic accuracy of four measures derived from English narrative language samples for identifying developmental language disorder in 5- and 6-year-old Spanish–English bilinguals.
on.asha.org/4lW1ZEd #DevLangDis
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Human Abilities in Bilingual Language Aquisition retweeted
Testing a bilingual child in both of their languages remains the gold standard for diagnosing DLD. However, results here support the indexing of developmental expectations to measures of L2 experience when testing is constrained to English.
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Spanish-English bilingual students with Developmental Language Disorder (#DLD) are at a greater risk of experiencing anxiety, depression, and social withdrawal.
Learn more in this article from JSLHR: at.asha.org/UB
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ALT Research Tuesday. Developmental language risk and social and behavioral functioning in bilingual Latinx adolescents. A health care worker holds a clipboard in front of an adolescent, and they both look down at the clipboard.
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Human Abilities in Bilingual Language Aquisition retweeted
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Imma be honest guys I'd rather watch Bad Bunny and not understand a single word than watch Kid Rock
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Imma be honest guys I'd rather watch Bad Bunny and not understand a single word than watch Kid Rock
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Human Abilities in Bilingual Language Aquisition retweeted
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I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
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New paper. Improving the Efficiency of the Bilingual Input–Output Survey–Home | American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology pubs.asha.org/doi/abs/10.104…
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Human Abilities in Bilingual Language Aquisition retweeted
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The US childhood vaccine schedule took decades to build. It was shaped by disease outbreaks, scientific breakthroughs, and the hard lessons of children who suffered preventable illness. It was dismantled with a single memo — by someone with no credentials.
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Language Profiles of Bilingual Children with and without DLD 2languages2worlds.wordpress.… via @HABLALab
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BESA & BESA-ME Compared: Spanish Morphosyntax 2languages2worlds.wordpress.… via @HABLALab
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Human Abilities in Bilingual Language Aquisition retweeted
2 Dec 2025
Identifying the Impact of Word Characteristics on Vocab. Development in Typically Developing Bilingual School-Age Children: on.asha.org/4p5VTBO
By Jissel Anaya, Nahar Albudoor, Lisa Bedore, & Elizabeth Peña
@SIGPerspectives @OhioState @TempleUniv @UCIEducation @UCIrvine
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Grammar Through a Bilingual Lens: Why Spanish and Vietnamese Learners Differ in English 2languages2worlds.wordpress.… via @HABLALab
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What’s a Nomogram—and How is it Changing the Way We Diagnose Developmental Language Disorder in Bilingual Children? 2languages2worlds.wordpress.… via @HABLALab
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Check out this event. Hope to see you there! it's in Australia time, but in the US it will be Sunday afternoon. speech.edu.au/event-details/…
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Human Abilities in Bilingual Language Aquisition retweeted
19 Aug 2025
This study uses a nomogram, a user-friendly prediction tool, to explore the weighting between bilingual language tasks for diagnostic accuracy and single-language assessment feasibility with language exposure information.
on.asha.org/41PQJAd #DevLangDis
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New paper tracks changes in bilingual children's morphosyntax & semantics as a function of school & home language exposure.
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Human Abilities in Bilingual Language Aquisition retweeted
11 Aug 2025
Federal funding supports University of California research that advances our competitive edge and safeguards our military. Protect the innovative research that makes all Americans safer. Learn more.
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Human Abilities in Bilingual Language Aquisition retweeted
5 Jul 2025
My editorial on NIH budgets was published in my local newspaper yesterday (link to the original is at the end). I think it’s important to try to reach people outside of professional circles. Please help do your part. open.substack.com/pub/dwayne…
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