🚨Breaking news! 📰 Now is the perfect time to remind families how powerful their home languages are! Speaking in the language you know best gives children rich vocabulary, strong thinking skills, and a deep connection to their culture. Learning English does not have to come at the expense of a first language. In fact bilingualism builds a stronger foundation for success in both languages! #bilingual_kids #multilingualkids #language

Today is WORLD TEACHERS' DAY! 🌎 Teachers worldwide shape minds, build confidence, and help students discover their potential. I also want to take a moment to acknowledge the special impact that language teachers have. Language teachers open doors to new cultures; they warmly invite new languages; they connect families and communities; and they help to give students a voice in classrooms where many have been silent. Thank you, language teachers, for being a significant part of bilingual/multilingual learners' journeys.

Culturally inclusive or diverse books are not just for the Multilinguals. ALL learners benefit from hearing stories & reading books abt people who are different from them. Empathy is grown from stepping in the shoes of others and walking in them. Books build #EMPATHY. ~Valentina Gonzalez #culturallyresponsiveteaching #booksbooksbooks #languagelearning #diversebooks