Linguistic Leaps Since my last post, my daughter’s language has taken a huge leap. I don’t plan to provide quarterly updates on her language development, but so much has changed in the last 3 months that I felt compelled to share again. Almost everything I wrote about the
The Linguistic Quirks of a Spanish-Speaking Toddler The last time I wrote about raising my baby in my second language, Spanish, she was only 2 months old. I can’t believe that in just a few weeks she will be 2 YEARS old!! By age 1 she had many one-syllable words, and by 15 month
My First Visits to Intercultural Bilingual Schools in the Cusco Region Last week I ventured into rural Cusco with the local UNICEF team to visit schools that we have shortlisted for our study on Intercultural Bilingual Education. Several rural schools in Cusco are among those with the
My Work with UNICEF Peru – Part 1 In June 2013, I began a six month position as a Junior Professional Consultant in Education Research at UNICEF Peru in Lima. The position is part of the UN Professional Placement Program with the United Nations Association in Canada. My terms of
Understanding Bilingual Children – Why Spanglish is Okay Step 1 in Dr. Steiner’s book, 7 Steps to Raising a Bilingual Child is all about understanding bilingualism and laying a foundation. This seems like a very logical place to begin. And she, as many other authors have d
This is the first of my posts about raising our daughter in a bilingual environment and I have decided to include a Spanish version below to be able to share my experiences with Spanish-speaking parents who would like to raise their children bilingually. I began actually researching h
