September 30, 2023
by Mary Pat
Comments Off on 5 Linguistics-Based Ways To Support Multilingual Language Development In Preschool
I can’t believe it’s been SO long since I posted….life got in the way I’m afraid…too many balls in the air and not enough hands….planning to be back now though. So this is the 3rd post in the series about … Continue reading
November 10, 2022
by Mary Pat
Comments Off on 5 Ways To Support Home Languages in Early Childhood Interactions
Welcome to the second post in the series about how early childhood educators can support multilingual children’s language development, especially the home languages. Remember how Zheng and colleagues in Australia looked at the research to find what works? Last time, … Continue reading
March 18, 2021
by Mary Pat
Comments Off on Does the speech & language therapist need to speak all of your languages?
So your multilingual child is going to see a speech and language therapist (SLT) and you’re wondering if the SLT needs to be multilingual too. The short answer here is no. What the SLT needs to be is culturally competent. … Continue reading