
Bilingual Assessment
Language Difference or Developmental Language Disorder? A Practical Framework for Bilingual Assessment
By Bodour Imseeh, Speech and Language Therapist. Published 24 August 2026. Last clinically reviewed 24 August
Writing on bilingual assessment, Arabic phonology and the practical decisions that come up on a bilingual caseload.

By Bodour Imseeh, Speech and Language Therapist. Published 24 August 2026. Last clinically reviewed 24 August

Not speaking a child’s home language doesn’t disqualify you from assessing them properly. It changes what

Bilingualism doesn’t cause speech delays, but it does change what typical looks like—and that confusion leads