Information for Parents of Bilingual ChildrenÂ
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Kletsheads is a podcast about bilingual children for parents, teachers, and speech-language therapists. What can you expect if you’re raising your children bilingually? What’s important? What will help your children’s language development and what won’t? In each episode, Dr. Sharon Unsworth, linguist, and mother of two children (both bilingual, of course), discusses the science behind the language development of bilingual children with another expert. Along the way, there are practical tips, we hear from children about what it’s like growing up with two or more languages, and we talk to parents and professionals about their experiences with bilingual children. You can listen via the website () or by searching for Kletsheads [English edition] in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.
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Early Steps
Here are a few centers in South Florida that offer early intervention services for children birth to 3 years of age who have developmental delays or a condition that might lead to a developmental delay either in language or speech or in any other developmental area:
Gold Coast Early Steps
Children's Diagnostic & Treatment Center
1401 South Federal Highway
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316-2619
(754) 321-2204 - Referral Line - Child Find
(954) 728-1083 - General Information
North Dade Early Steps
Mailman Center for Child Development
1601 NW 12th Ave. Room 5013
University Of Miami - Dept. of Pediatric
Miami, FL 33136-1005
(305) 243-6660
(305) 243-3501 - Fax
Treasure Coast Early Steps
Child Development Center
5325 Greenwood Avenue Ste. 201
West Palm Beach, FL 33407-2452
(561) 882-6426 - Referral Line
(800) 879-4083
(561) 881-2822 - Local
Florida Diagnostics and Learning Resources System (FDLRS) - Child Find Services   Â
The following centers in South Florida offer early intervention services for children    3 years of age or older   : Â
Broward County
Exceptional Student Learning Support Division at Arthur Ashe Campus
1701 Northwest. 23rd Avenue
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33311 Phone: 754-321-3466
FDLRS Coordinator: Gwen Lipscomb
Miami-Dade County
FDLRS-South
6521 SW 62nd Avenue South Miami, Fl 33143
Main Line: 305-274-3501
Fax: 305-598-7752
Palm Beach County
Fulton-Holland Educational Services Center
3300 Forest Hill Boulevard
West Palm Beach, FL. 33406
Phone: 561-434-8000
866-930-840
If you would like to refer your preschool-aged child to FDLRS/ALPHA in Palm Beach County, call one of the referral lines at:
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(561) 434-7337 (Boynton Beach north to Jupiter, and Wellington/RPB/Loxahatchee area)
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(800) 734-9707 (Delray Beach, Boca Raton and the Glades area)
The first physical contact parents have with Child Find staff is at a screening appointment in one of their area offices (depending on where the family lives). Please contact a referral line in order to schedule an appointment at a particular center.
Clinics
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College of Education
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
777 Glades Road
Boca Raton, FL 33431-0991
(561) 297-2258
csd@fau.edu
Nova Southeastern University
Clinical Affiliates of Florida International University
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Most of these places will do bilingual evaluations.