Sunday, July 10, 2011

Soy bilingüe: Are you?


I wanted to take a few minutes to discuss an issue that affects our students on a daily basis and one about which I am very passionate.  All of my students (and many of their parents, too!) are second language learners who seek to learn and practice the English language on a daily basis.  Although we live in a society where English is often promoted above all else, the advantages of being bilingual are plentiful, as shown in this article on the Advantages of Being Bilingual.  In my classroom, we celebrate our knowledge and skills in all languages and practice using the languages we know in a variety of ways.  I try to teach my students that being bilingual is special and makes them unique!

This website is a wonderful resource for bilingual families, particularly those families who speak Spanish as their first language.  Please take a look at this website, along with many others that provide suggestions for promoting bilingualism in your home.  Your child is special because he/she can speak two languages.  My goal for all of my students is that they develop their English language skills while at the same time maintaining and growing their home language skills.  

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