3-1 Identifying SLI/LI in Bilinguals

Lang. Characteristics
1. Monolingual SLI/LI
  1. overlap
    1. Bilingual L2
      1. Identifying TD difficult
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SLI
1. AVG. intelligence
2. normal phys. dev.
3. lang. problems
  1. unexplanable
LI
1. disorder/ deficit
monolingual w/o SLI
1. get grammar
  1. abstract terms
monlingual w/ SLI
1. limited vocab
2. morpho. problems
3. may catch up
4. problems
  1. speed
  2. accuracy
  3. processing
5. Lexical problems
  1. reduced vocab
  2. concrete/ literal words
    1. no figurative
  3. no fast map
  4. multiple meanings
  5. word finding
6. morphosyntax problems
  1. use short sentences
  2. simple sentences
    1. no complex ones
  3. limited MLCU
  4. don't understand complex sentences
7. discourse problems
  1. dont initiate
  2. inappro. answer
  3. limited narrative
  4. inferrencing
common LI/ELL problems
1. speak infrequently
2. use gestures
3. short utterances
4. answering/ volunteer info
5. inappropriate comments
6. limited recall /comprehension
7. sequencing
8. re-telling stories
9. phonemic awareness
bilingual w/ LI
1. similar to monol.
2. doesn't initiate conversation
3. inappropriate responses
4. peers don't understand
5. expressive problems
6. staying on topic
7. word finding problems
8. turn taking convo.
9. following directions
10. family history S-L problems

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