Speech is not only about the number of words an individual knows but also the effective and meaningful communication with the environment, which also includes non-verbal characteristics like eye contact and gestures.
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The multilingual mindset
What is a multilingual mindset? In this article I share my definition of what it means and how we can develop and foster it.
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Learning to read in multiple languages – The Reading Rope explained
There are many different approaches, theories and practices about how to start fostering reading skills, and they all differ across languages and cultures.
The Reading Rope by Hollis Scaraborough, a leading researcher of early language development and its connection to later literacy, is very helpful to illustrate what learning to read and becoming a skilled reader entails. But how does learning to read in one language differ from learning to read in several languages (almost) simultaneous differ?
A Multi-Literacy-Friendly Home
A Multi-Literacy-Friendly Home is a home where all languages are welcome and “visible”, “readable”.
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Musings about Multilinguals: Early Simultaneous Multilinguals across the Lifespan
When talking about bilinguals or multilinguals (or plurilinguals), most terms are tailored to people who use two languages or maybe three. What about multilinguals? When we grow up with multiple languages we learn or acquire new ones in a different way than those who grow up with one or two languages. In this post I share my thoughts about this and suggest some terms to use…
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