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• exposing a child to more than one language will NOT cause a longstanding speech and/or language delay • exposing a child to more than one language MAY mean that he will say his first words slightly later than a child who is exposed to only one language, however it should still be within normal limits (8 to 15 months) • there is no evidence to show that a child with a language delay will be further delayed as a result of exposure to 2 languages • it is normal for children (and even adults) to switch back and forth between two languages within the same sentence or paragraph • many children go through a “silent period” where they don’t talk when they are first exposed to a second language • a child may lose some of his first language if it is replaced abruptly by a second language • learning a second language not only means learning words and conversations, but also learning about that language’s culture • a child’s speech and language skills should be evaluated in his first language, a
