NALDIC – Multilingual Language Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 23, 2020Multilingual Language Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic Please follow the link to find out more about this research… Are you a #multilingual family in the UK or Ireland? How is the #lockdown affecting your children’s use of English and their other language(s)? Take part in this collaborative research project to help… Read more
Resources to support learning at home
March 19, 2020These 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
Translated Book Detectives
October 3, 2019Book Detectives – Arabic, Bulgarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Russian, Spanish These are translated tasks to support reading comprehension. If children are literate in first language they could read them to support their understanding of tasks. Tip: To help learners understand the purpose for reading, set questions before reading the text… Read more
November 14, 2018
https://montessorisociety.org.uk/Articles/4333290 Supporting Bilingual Children by: Irene Fafalios This is an excerpt from a lecture given by Irene Fafalios at the Montessori Society AGM in London What do we mean by bilingualism? Simply defined a bilingual person would be one who has the ability to speak two languages. I could further… Read more
Keeping home languages alive key to English success for newcomer kids
November 12, 2018https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/newcomers-language-english-calgary-success-1.4880207?fbclid=IwAR1WWVddjGwwc5oJ3iVJ8ZipjP3ZfDk0m-mtBnMO-oFNT_eDKadHpyuf8N4 A language workshop for parents in northeast Calgary is highlighting the many benefits of keeping home languages alive and encouraging parents to pass on their spoken language to their kids. The workshop was organized by the Calgary Board of Education and the Calgary Public Library’s Saddletowne branch. “The program came out of research into keeping the… Read more
Great page for reading tips in different languages
October 12, 2018http://www.readingrockets.org/article/reading-tips-parents-multiple-languages#languages Reading Tips for Parents (in Multiple Languages) By: Reading Rockets A child’s success as a reader begins much earlier than the first day of school. Reading, and a love for reading, begins at home. Our one-page parent tips offer easy ways for parents to help kids become successful readers. Although… Read more
Bilingual quick tips in 18 languages
October 2, 2018https://literacytrust.org.uk/early-years/bilingual-quick-tips/ Check out this article with free downloaded material: We have produced a series of bilingual quick tips for parents and practitioners to help children develop good talking and listening skills. There are lots of different languages. The following tips are available in English and space for your own… Read more
https://spanishprofe.com/56-positive-phrases-in-spanish-for-students/
September 25, 2018Looking for some new positive phrases to add to your teacher toolbox? As an educator, you know it is important to be positive and recognize your student’s strengths and progress both in academic and social pursuits. If you are anything like me, you might find yourself using the same positive phrases or affirmations… Read more
Amazing benefits of being bilingual
September 24, 2018http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160811-the-amazing-benefits-of-being-bilingual By Gaia Vince From Mosaic 12 August 2016 In a cafe in south London, two construction workers are engaged in cheerful banter, tossing words back and forth. Their cutlery dances during more emphatic gesticulations and they occasionally break off into loud guffaws. They are discussing a woman, that much is… Read more
A Bilingual Brain Solves Problems Faster
September 24, 2018https://www.newsy.com/stories/a-bilingual-brain-solves-problems-faster/ Check inside the link for video. Language allows us to share thoughts and feelings with somebody else. It’s our cultural glue. Otherwise, we’d live in a world of babel. But there’s much more to language, including elements that affect the structure and functioning of the brain. While the first words spoken… Read more
Bilingual Children and intelligence
August 30, 2018https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2018-08-bilingual-children-native-language-home.html Read more
New school, new routine new language
August 28, 2018New school, new routine, new language Check out this interesting link by Ute Limacher Read more
How you will start teaching your child to read
July 20, 2018https://www.anaelisamiranda.com/literacy/how-you-will-start-teaching-your-child-to-read How you will start teaching your child to read 22/12/2017 0 Comments Picture your children immersed in a wonderful book. They can’t put it down. They read before bed, in the car, in the dentist’s waiting room. They talk about the coolest things they’ve read. They quote their favorite… Read more
Mutual effeccts of language and cognition in Bilinguals
July 20, 2018So there we have it – ‘minority’ languages have just as much cognitive impact as ‘majority’ ones – great news for heritage languages! Thanks to Michela for her PhD research with Bilingualism Matters at Edinburgh Uni. Read more
Code switching, what to do, when should I worry?
July 10, 2018Code switching, what to do, when should I worry? Code switching, what to do, when should I worry? By Ute Limacher At our Free Online Meeting on Multilingualism we talked about code switching or code mixing, what to do if our children keep on mixing their languages, when it is a good sign and… Read more
Family Language Strategy
July 9, 2018http://www.utesinternationallounge.com/family-language-strategy/ Family Language Strategy By Ute Limacher International families have a great opportunity to learn several languages. Many children learn multiple languages in the most natural way. But what if situations change, languages are not used and supported in the new environment? Finding the right language strategy for our family… Read more
Spanish links
July 5, 2018Bilingual activities and links: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primarylanguages/spanish/all_games/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/mividaloca/ (soap opera in Spanish) http://www.byki.com/lists/spanish/useful-classroom-phrases-01.html http://www.spanishplayground.net/ http://spanglishbaby.com/ https://www.duolingo.com/ http://www.wordle.net/ to create Semantic fields and Mind maps. http://spanishplayground.net/category/vocabulary/greetings-vocabulary/ http://www.fairfields.hants.sch.uk/network-eal/eal-resources/#support https://srtanrodriguez.wordpress.com/2013/03/18/top-20-websites-spanish-teachers-should-know-about-and-use/ Useful expression for teachers: Tidy up time/time to tidy up vamos a ordenar la clase. Listening time/time to listen tiempo para escuchar Snack… Read more
Website with interesting glossaries
July 5, 2018https://steinhardt.nyu.edu/metrocenter/resources/glossaries Resources Instructional Materials and Glossaries INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS These instructional materials are to help teachers who are working with ELLs. They are only for instructions, not for ELL accommodation. Literary Terms & Devices for Language Arts – Arabic, Bengali, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), French, German, Haitian, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Karen, Khmer, Korean, Nepali, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese Key Terms Used to Describe Practices Related to the Education of ELLs… Read more
Frequently asked questions
July 5, 2018Frequently asked questions The information below first appeared in the pamphlet ‘Raising Bilingual Children’ written by Antonella Sorace and Bob Ladd in May 2004 and was published by ‘The Linguistic Society of America’. It has been reproduced here in its entirety with the Society’s permission. For further details you can email the ‘The Linguistic Society of… Read more
Bilingual Language Development and Disorders
July 5, 2018This video gives parents and caregivers information on what to expect when children are raised speaking more than one language and provides information on language delay versus language difference. Read more
10 Benefits that Highlight the Importance of Reading With Young Children
July 4, 2018We all know that reading to our children is important. But did you know that toddlers and pre-schoolers who are read to every day have many advantages and benefits. Not only does reading enhance a child’s vocabulary, and to help them understand how to read and write, but reading aloud… Read more
Blogs as resources
July 4, 2018Blogs: The world of the internet offers a great variety of blogs and websites related to Bilingualism, although I have to say that one needs to be quite selective and critical when finding information: Adam from Bilingual Monkeys – Japanese, English Ana from PreK12Plaza – Spanish, Italian, English Annabelle from The Piri-Piri Lexicon – French, Portuguese,… Read more
Bilingual, biliterate and culturally aware children
July 4, 2018https://www.anaelisamiranda.com/literacy Becky Morales is an ESL and Spanish teacher. She’s an American mother of five bilingual and multicultural children and the founder of Kid World Citizen. She lives in Mexico with her family and loves connecting with teachers and parents on Facebook and Twitter. Tell us a little about yourself and your family. I am from… Read more
Portuguese resources for little learners
July 4, 2018http://www.thepiripirilexicon.com/2017/04/our-favourite-portuguese-resources-for.html Finding resources for our little (or not so little) multilinguals can be quite a challenge. It is also something a lot of parents are always on the lookout for. I have put together a little list for Portuguese hoping to make your life a little easier. Printable materials As… Read more
Recommended books for bilingual families
July 4, 2018Books Baker, C. (2014) A Parent and Teacher’s Guide to Bilingualism, Bangor University Beck, A. (2016) Maximize your Child’s Bilingual Ability. Hiroshima: Bilingual Adventures Grosjean, F. (1982) Life with Two Languages: An Introduction to Bilingualism. Harvard University Press Koshy.V. (2010) Action Research for Improving Educational Practice. A Step-by-Step Guide. London: Sage… Read more
Why it’s okay for bilingual children to mix languages
July 4, 2018https://theconversation.com/why-its-okay-for-bilingual-children-to-mix-languages-97448 by Chisato Danjo Lecturer in Japanese and Linguistics, York St John University Few would consider mastering more than one language a bad idea. In fact, research points to a number of cognitive, economic and academic advantages in being bilingual. Parents who speak different languages understand the family home is an important setting… Read more
The benefits of a bilingual brain – Mia Nacamulli
July 4, 2018It’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, 2018Arabic 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, 2018Arabic 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, 2018Arabic 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, 2018Arabic 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, 2018Arabic 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, 2018Arabic 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, 2018Arabic 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, 2018Arabic 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
Hello world!
March 12, 2018Welcome to blogs.glowscotland.org.uk – Aberdeenshire. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging! Read more
