One Size Does Not Fit All: Conceptualizing Alternative Data Approaches to Improve Single-Language Developmental Language Disorder Screening for Multilingual Public School Students
Single-language testing overidentifies multilingual students as at risk for DLD. We caution school districts against a monolingual screening approach to screen multilingual students and encourage them to consider alternative approaches to using English-only screening data for multilingual students.
Authors
- Crystle N. Alonzo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3601-0449)
- Jessie Ricketts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2760-3990)
- Tiffany P. Hogan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2160-6995)
- Julie A. Wolter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5427-6139)
- Ashley Sanabria
- K. M. Radville
- Erica Gutmann
Institutions
- Gonzaga University (US)
- Northeastern University (US)
- MGH Institute of Health Professions (US)
- Royal Holloway University of London (GB)
- San Diego State University (US)
- University of California San Diego (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools
- Published
- 2026-03-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1044/2025_lshss-25-00102
- Primary Topic
- Language Development and Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00