#multilingualparenting I grew up bilingual with French and Japanese. I am passing on French since birth but decided to let them choose whether they wanted to learn Japanese (as it is not useful for them) But I have passed on the culture. #bicultural #multilingual

We don't all pass on our language to our children from birth. But it can be tricky to teach it to them when they are older. In this video find out how you can do it when your children are 5 y.o or older. youtu.be/hoQH8xWQ29o #homelanguage #multilingual #bilingual

Additional topics for Grand Multi-literacy Event 😃 FREE, ONLINE, LIVE event on YouTube @Library4Multilinguals from Friday 27th to Sunday 29th September 2024 #TheGMLevent2 #biliteracy #lovetoread #Dyslexia #multilingualfamily

The Grand Multi-literacy Event is back. 3 days all about MULTILINGUAL LITERACY for MULTILINGUAL FAMILIES and EDUCATORS WHEN: 27th~29th September WHERE: YouTube Library4Multilinguals youtu.be/ZwikCpY5QY0?si… Check the full PROGRAMME and GIVEAWAY here: bit.ly/GMLEvent2024

Want to know more about creating a #multilingual #library (of #picturebooks)? 2 weeks until my live, online interview (Fri 27 Sept 2-3pm) for Yoshito Darmon-Shimamori's FREE Grand Multi-literacy Event! Check out the lineup (t.ly/2ekZ_) including Soofia Amin Multilingualism in schools (& beyond)

Do you call them CHEAT SHEETS or HELP SHEETS? Here is a little video about how to call them, but more importantly how to use them and their benefits. youtube.com/clip/Ugkx9u_5W… @UtesIntLounge

Thrilled to announce that our article ‘A cross-sectional developmental approach to bilingualism’ has won the 2023 Best Paper Award from Ampersand! sciencedirect.com/journal/ampers… . Honored to have our work recognized. #Bilingualism #Neurocognition #ResearchAchievement

Special Interviews for TEACHERS as part of the GRAND MULTI-LITERACY EVENT. Speakers will count: Soofia Amin Hannah M. King (hmking-linguist.bsky.social) Dr Esther Bettney Heidt, Marijke Rivers-Andries, Dr Ranka Bijeljac-Babic and Dr Taylor Smith-Benyahia Full programme: bit.ly/GMLEvent

THIS IS WHY I AM ORGANISING THE GRAND MULTI-LITERACY EVENT! There are so many layers to passing on literacy skills to our children, and so many different challenges specific to each language. Programme: bit.ly/GMLEvent Announcement video: youtu.be/ZwikCpY5QY0

Even when our children don't understand the language well, we can use books to develop their knowledge of it. Join Dr Beniko Mason and me to see how STORY LISTENING can help. Full programme of this FREE event at bit.ly/GMLEvent #eal #mfl #homelanguage

D-4 until the GRAND-MULTI-LITERACY EVENT 2024 starts on YouTube Library4Multilinguals And we Starr with the pre-recorded interview of Dr Aimee Johansen, author of LES ESPIONS BILINGUES FULL INTERVIEW youtu.be/dZCOL_25zdw

If you are a teacher AND a parent and find it difficult to teach your OWN CHILD, here is a session for you! Details in the programme: bit.ly/GMLEvent To show your support, feel free to buy me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/yoshitods #biliteracy #GMLEvent2024 #multilingual

What does it mean to be #EAL? In this interview, Marijke Rivers-Andries and Dr Esther Bettney Heidt discuss how we can make a school more inclusive. Changing the narrative about "EAL" is so important! Watch the full interview here: youtu.be/XirmGJIAK08 #mll #translanguaging

The Grand Multi-literacy Event 2024 is starting today! Researchers and experts practitioners will be talking about various aspects of multilingual literacy. Will you be joining us? On YouTube Library4Multilinguals

Feeling so grateful to see The Grand Multi-literacy Event being shared in school newsletters. Remember that I am offering a FREE AUTHOR VISIT on multilingual SUPERPOWERS! Details on p1 of the programme bit.ly/GMLEvent #GMLEvent2024 #biliteracy #eal #mll

🎁 ENTER THE GIVEAWAY BY SATURDAY 5TH OCTOBER 🎁 LINK: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… Thank you to all those of you who joined some of the sessions live during the GRAND MULTI-LITERACY EVENT. You can still catch up on the sessions on my YouTube channel Library4Multilinguals.

Thank you BETTER BILINGUAL for inviting me to share my books, and for all the inspiration!! 🙏 #BetterBilingual #eal #mll #multilingualsuperpower

1 day left to enter the GRAND MULTI-LITERACY EVENT giveaway ✨️ Check the steps on p1 of the programme (bit.ly/GMLEvent) Win one of the many prizes 📚 15 books 🎁 2 sets of resources 👩‍🔬 1 family/school consultation 📖 1 author visit on multilingual superpowers

What a fantastic end to Multicultural Fortnight! Author & multilingual literacy advocate Yoshito Darmon-Shimamori Yoshito Darmon-Shimamori inspired KS2 with his own story & showed why being multilingual is a superpower! He also read stories in French with KS1 & led parent workshops. Merci!

I am really honoured to have been part of your multicultural fortnight, Southville Primary School! What an empowering environment you are creating for your students!!! I felt inspired by seen such curiosity towards languages, and others' cultures!