With respect to ELLs, there is undeniable and growing evidence that the home language of ELLs is of considerable benefit to their overall academic success. Fred Genesee (Professor of Psychology Department at McGill University, Montreal and recipient of the Canadian Psychological Associate Award for Distinguished Contributions to Community or Public Service) This is the … Continue reading Spotlight on good practice: Multilingual Poetry
Tag: bilingual literacy
New Seminar Date: Raising Bilingual Children (Amsterdam, April 16)
It's Spring time (even if it doesn't feel like it yet...) and that means it's time for my semi-annual trip to the welcoming Jacaranda Tree Montessori in Amsterdam. This seminar is for parents who are thinking about, or have already chosen bilingualism/multilingualism for their children. It's a little bit of theory (but fun, I promise) … Continue reading New Seminar Date: Raising Bilingual Children (Amsterdam, April 16)
#IMLD: Books for kids
Firstly, I'd like to say that I think there should be more books for kids about being bilingual. I've had an idea in my head for years for a children's book, but it's still in my head... Bilingual books are important not only to help children achieve literacy in both languages, but also to help … Continue reading #IMLD: Books for kids
Bilingual = Biliterate?
If bilingualism is the ability to be able to use two or more languages, is literacy a necessary part of this? Do you need to be able to read and write a language to qualify as "bilingual"? And if you would like your children to be literate in two or more languages, how do you … Continue reading Bilingual = Biliterate?
Reading: Who does what, and why?
One of the questions that comes up in almost every seminar I do is related to reading. Most of the families I work with are lucky enough to have available children's books in both family languages. Children (being often contrary) tend to pick up a book from the "other" language and refuse any attempt … Continue reading Reading: Who does what, and why?
