Resources to support learning at home

March 19, 2020

These resources are for families to use at home. One file is for nursery/primary age, with some links relevant for babies/toddlers. Another is for secondary age. The third came from Peterhead ASL team who were happy for it to be shared. These resources will be helpful for bilingual families, but… Read more

The benefits of a bilingual brain – Mia Nacamulli

July 4, 2018

It’s obvious that knowing more than one language can make certain things easier — like travelling or watching movies without subtitles. But are there other advantages to having a bilingual (or multilingual) brain? Mia Nacamulli details the three types of bilingual brains and shows how knowing more than one language… Read more

Advice for parents of young children – Talking with your baby (Literacy Trust)

May 2, 2018

Arabic Talking with your baby Bengali Talking with your baby Chinese Talking with your baby English Talking with your baby English with space for translation Talking with your baby Estonian Talking with your baby French Talking with your baby Gujarati Talking with your baby Norwegian Talking with your baby Polish… Read more

Advice for parents of young children – Talk to your baby in your own language (Literacy Trust)

May 2, 2018

Arabic Talk to your baby in your own language Bengali Talk to your baby in your own language Chinese Talk to your baby in your own language English only Talk to your baby in your own language English with space for translation Talk to your baby in your own language… Read more

Advice for parents of young children – (Literacy Trust)

May 2, 2018

Arabic Sharing songs and rhymes Bengali Sharing songs and rhymes Chinese Sharing songs and rhymes English Sharing songs and rhymes English with space for translation Sharing songs and rhymes Estonian Sharing songs and rhymes French Sharing songs and rhymes Gujarati Sharing songs and rhymes Norwegian Sharing songs and rhymes Polish… Read more

Advice for parents of young children – Sharing books with your baby (Literacy Trust)

May 2, 2018

Arabic Sharing books with your baby Bengali Sharing books with your baby Chinese Sharing books with your baby English Sharing books with your baby English with space for translation Sharing books with your baby Estonian Sharing books with your baby French Sharing books with your baby Gujarati Sharing books with… Read more

Translated advice for parents of young children – Say hello to your new baby (Literacy Trust)

May 2, 2018

Arabic say hello to your new baby Bengali say hello to your new baby Chinese say hello to your new baby English say hello to your new baby English with space for translation say hello to your new baby Estonian say hello to your new baby French say hello to… Read more

Translated advice for parents of young children – Playing with your baby (Literacy Trust)

May 2, 2018

Arabic Playing with your baby Bengali Playing with your baby Chinese Playing with your baby English Playing with your baby English with space for translation Playing with your baby Estonian Playing with your baby French Playing with your baby Gujarati Playing with your baby Norwegian Playing with your baby Polish… Read more

Translated advice for parents of young children – Making the most of television (Literacy Trust)

May 2, 2018

Arabic Making the most of television Bengali Making the most of television Chinese Making the most of television English only Making the most of television English with space for translation Making the most of television Estonian Making the most of television French Making the most of television Gujarati Making the… Read more

Translated advice for parents of young children – Dummies and Talking (Literacy Trust)

May 2, 2018

Arabic Dummies and talking Bengali Dummies and talking Chinese Dummies and talking English Dummies and talking English with space for translation Dummies and talking Estonian Dummies and talking French Dummies and talking Gujarati Dummies and talking Norwegian Dummies and talking Panjabi Dummies and talking Polish Dummies and talking Portuguese Dummies… Read more