by Teachers working in a diverse classroom: Have you thought about hosting a Parents Night event especially for your bilingual families? It’s a great chance to make a personal connection with parents who have a unique set of concerns, as well as a valuable skill set they can bring to your school. Parents in bilingual households, […]
Language Learning for Parents: 8 Tips to Learn Like a Bilingual Kid
by As a trilingual American and mother to two bilingual kids, I’ve had a lot of firsthand experience with language learning. While I’m not an educator by training, I developed my own homespun curriculum to teach Spanish to my kids and to use in mother and child meetups I conducted out of my home. That […]
Best Holiday Gifts for Bilingual Babies
by I vividly remember my bilingual baby’s first Christmas. She was almost a year old, and starting to make sounds in both English and Spanish. The holidays are such a great time to ask for toys that reinforce bilingualism and world cultures, and I wanted to request items that would reinforce our home languages and […]
Preparing Your Child to Learn a New Language at School
by It’s that time of year again when (at least in the northern hemisphere) kids and parents are getting ready to go back to school. For some it is an exciting time when everything is possible, new horizons and interesting challenges. For others, the end of the holidays can spell doom and gloom. A lot […]