33. Claudia Serrano Johnson, Bilingual Speech-Language Pathologist
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Claudia Serrano Johnson is a bilingual speech-language pathologist and a mom of three living in Virginia. Claudia is passionate about empowering Latinx parents with accurate information on bilingual language development. On her social media platforms, she clarifies misinformation such as "Bilingualism causes delays", "Bilingualism confuses children", and "Bilingual children speak later." Claudia feels strongly that these myths negatively impact the bilingual community by making parents fear passing on their language or delaying parents from seeking the right supports for their children. Ultimately, Claudia hopes that by sharing this information, parents can continue fostering bilingualism in their families. In our conversation, Claudia debunks some of these myths about bilingualism, and offers advice on what parents can say to doubters to help bust these myths. We also talked about what signs Claudia looks for in her work as a speech-language pathologist that indicate a bilingual child might be experiencing a speech-language delay or disorder, as well as strategies to maintain bilingualism with a child who is diagnosed with a speech-language delay or disorder. And of course, Claudia shared her own journey as a bilingual parent and the joys and challenges she and her husband have experienced in raising their three children with two languages. Follow Claudia: Website Instagram Follow Multilingual Montessori: Website Instagram Consultations Patreon
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