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8 Resources to Celebrate Linguistic Diversity

Posted on 23 February 2022 by Naashia Mohamed
Naashia Mohamed
Naashia Mohamed

International Mother Language Day is observed every year on February 21 to promote linguistic diversity and multilingualism around the world. The mother language, or the mother tongue, is typically the language a person learned from birth. Sometimes this is also … Continue reading →

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4 Ways to Celebrate Bilingual/Multilingual Learner Advocacy Month: Start With Names

Posted on 8 April 2021 by Judie Haynes
Judie Haynes
Judie Haynes

In 2016, the U.S. House of Representatives recognized April as the National Bilingual/Multilingual Learner Advocacy Month. Bilingual and multilingual learners are one of the fastest growing student populations in U.S. schools. The number of English learners (ELs) grew 28.1% between … Continue reading →

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Multilingual ELL Children’s Literature: 6 Great Books

Posted on 9 September 2016 by Shannon Tanghe
Shannon Tanghe
Shannon Tanghe

One recognized benefit of children’s literature is its ability to act as both a window and a mirror. A mirror in that it may offer a reader a reflection of oneself, which can be a form of validation that one … Continue reading →

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Teaching Empathy to Children Through Storytelling

Posted on 25 August 2016 by Judie Haynes
Judie Haynes
Judie Haynes

As English learners enter school this year, one of our most important jobs as teachers is to help them adjust to the American classroom. It is important to make our ELs feel welcome and accepted. With all of the anti-immigrant and … Continue reading →

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