Monthly Archives: October 2009

Mexicali Cleft Palate Clinic

Recently I had the opportunity to join a team from various hospitals in San Diego who go to Mexicali, Mexico twice a year to perform surgery and offer treatment for children with craniofacial disorders.
From a perspective of speech-language pathology, we were involved in many parts of the process from beginning to end. Starting with assessment, [...]

How Bilingualism Affects Language, Cognition, Development and the Brain

Here is a great new article published on ASHA web about bilingualism: “Consequences for language, cognition, development and the brain”.
“Every year, thousands of middle- and upper-class American children study a foreign language for enrichment. These children, their parents, and their teachers are guided by the belief that knowing another language “is good for you.” [...]