In a speech pathology context, there are many reasons why understanding a child’s skills in the language(s) spoken at home may be important, even if this is not the language of education. These include: being able to provide an accurate response to the child, family, education, and/or health professional’s concerns and reason for referral (e.g., is the child experiencing some kind of difficulty in learning language, consistent with a speech or language disorder?); being able to recommend or provide supports that are most likely to be helpful to the child and family, and address their priorities. In a city where more than 100 different languages are used by families in the home, this means that understanding language development across a diverse range of languages is essential for any speech pathologist working with children’s speech and language. ...