Biliteracy in three phases
The interdisciplinary biliteracy sequence is an innovative approach designed to align daily instruction with the way young children learn in a bilingual setting. The model described by Arreguín, Alanís, and...
Facing Educational Trends: What to Do?
The education world overspills with thrilling sounding initiatives — from ‘flipped classrooms’ to one-on-one tablets; from forest learning to discovery-based learning. Each new innovation is jumped upon eagerly by hoards...
Challenges in Biliteracy: What Every Coordinator Needs to Know
This is one of the most contentious topics in education in general and even more so when we go to bilingual education because not only is there already a cultural...
Oracy Before Biliteracy
The anxiety around implementing reading and writing systems in a new language can sometimes make schools overlook a consistent finding in research: oral proficiency is a predictor of success for...
Unraveling Bilingual Myths: How Bilingual Education Truly Impacts Children
“I often hear people say that mixing languages will confuse a child. I also worry that learning two languages at the same time might delay their children’s development. Some people...
Get Bilingual Children Talking: The Power of Language Acquisition Knowledge
As the world becomes more connected, bilingual education is more important than ever. For bilingual teachers, understanding first and second language acquisition is essential. This knowledge helps us plan our...
Why Do Bilingual Children Switch Back to Their Native Language? Understanding and Bridging the Gap
Help, my children aren’t speaking English! Why do children say something in their native language even when they know how to say it in English? The key to answering this...
My Children are Mixing Languages: Understanding and Managing Code-Mixing in Bilingual Education
A very common and expected phenomenon in the process of learning a second language is known as code-mixing. In its broadest definition, code-mixingrefers to any alternation between two languages, which...
Praise is Not Feedback!
A cornerstone of early childhood education is the strong emotional connection between teachers and children. Demonstrating genuine enthusiasm for children and their learning is essential for fostering this bond. Praise...
Feedback as an Essential Teaching Element
Well done, good job, great! We often think of feedback as expressions that show children they “got it right,” that they managed to do something the way we asked. Teacher:...
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