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Reading SOS: My child is learning English. How can we tell if she needs help with speech issues?

Language and literacy expert Elsa Cárdenas-Hagan suggests that you have your child screened in English and Spanish to determine if the issue is related to language or to mastering speech sounds. Next, Elsa describes the milestones for learning speech sounds, beginning at age one. By the end of first grade, your child should know all of the speech sounds, no matter what the language. 

See this question and answer in Spanish: ¿Mi hijo, que está aprendiendo inglés, tiene un problema del habla? (Colorín Colorado). https://www.colorincolorado.org/es/video/lectura-sos-mi-hijo-tiene-un-problema-del-habla 

This video is part of our special series, Reading SOS, where parents ask the experts their questions about reading and how to support their kids at home.

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