Factors related to dysfluent speech in bilingual Cuban-American adolescents

Four bilingual Cuban-American male adolescents who were dysfluent in their primary language (Spanish) were referred to a bilingual speech pathologist. The boys and their parents were individually interviewed and administered questionnaires. Responses obtained helped explain possible reasons for the youngster's dysfluencies in only one of their acquired languages as well as reasons for the onset of the dysfluent speech. Sociological and cultural factors apparently play a major role. Parental cooperation and involvement would therefore be vital in remediation?