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Q&A: How to choose  the languages for a trilingual baby in a multilingual family?

Q&A: How to choose the languages for a trilingual baby in a multilingual family?

by Rita Rosenback | May 26, 2016 | Babies, Coaches, Q&A The trilingual+ child, Rita R

Question 1 Hi, I found your website and thought perhaps you could help/advise. I am pregnant with my first child and my husband and I are already thinking about what languages to speak after the baby is born. I am English, and I grew up in France so I have two mother...

Q&A: Can learning difficulties be due to bilingualism and how to assess this?

Q&A: Can learning difficulties be due to bilingualism and how to assess this?

by Mary-Pat O'Malley-Keighran | May 22, 2016 | Bilingualism, Challenges, Coaches, Language development, Mary-Pat O'Malley-Keighran

Question Hello I am a school psychologist who has been asked to evaluate a student for special services that is also considered to be English Language Learner (ELL). He is currently six years of age. The records indicate that the primary language of the home is...

Q&A: How to encourage a reluctant child to use the minority language?

Q&A: How to encourage a reluctant child to use the minority language?

by Marianna Du Bosq | May 19, 2016 | Coaches, Marianna DuBosq

Question Hello, We are a Spanish couple living in a bilingual area where Spanish and Valencian are spoken equally. Our son is 3.5 years old. I have always talked to him in English since he was born. His father has talked Spanish to him. And he has been exposed to...

Q&A: How many languages can a small child cope with?

Q&A: How many languages can a small child cope with?

by Rita Rosenback | May 15, 2016 | Coaches, Q&A The trilingual+ child, Rita R, Toddlers

Question 1 Dear Coaches, First of all, thanks for what you're doing, that's really useful for people like me. I have two twins, boy and girl, they are 16 months old, I'm Italian and my wife is Russian, so far we are using the one parent one language approach, it seems...

Q&A: Does reading to a child in a third language work with OPOL?

Q&A: Does reading to a child in a third language work with OPOL?

by Rita Rosenback | May 12, 2016 | Coaches, Language development, Rita R

Question Hi there, I've found your website really helpful. Thank you very much for sharing all that info! I would like to ask for a bit of guidance. I am Spanish (fluent in French and English) and my husband is French (English fluent and good level of Spanish). We...

Q&A: When and how to introduce a third language to a small child who will attend a bilingual school?

Q&A: When and how to introduce a third language to a small child who will attend a bilingual school?

by Rita Rosenback | May 8, 2016 | Coaches, Q&A The trilingual+ child, Rita R, School-aged children

Question Hello, I have the following question. My mother language is Bulgarian, my husband is French and we live in France. I am also fluent in English. We have a one-year-old son and I have already start thinking about the number of languages he needs to speak....

Q&A: How to support a toddler’s minority language which a parent has not spoken with the child in the past?

Q&A: How to support a toddler’s minority language which a parent has not spoken with the child in the past?

by Rita Rosenback | May 5, 2016 | Coaches, Rita R, Toddlers

Question Hello Coaches! I grew up in the US, with a Colombian mother and a German father. It was always clear that English was not spoken at home, and my parents followed OPOL very closely. Because I never had formal schooling in Spanish, my spoken Spanish is fluent,...

Q&A: Should a parent switch to a non-native language to support a bilingual child’s  minority language?

Q&A: Should a parent switch to a non-native language to support a bilingual child’s minority language?

by Rita Rosenback | May 1, 2016 | Coaches, Non-native language, Rita R

Question Hello, My wife is bilingual in Mandarin (her first language) and English. We currently reside in the U.S. and would like to raise our 16-month old son to have a high degree of fluency in both languages. He goes to a Mandarin-speaking daycare and we plan on...

Q&A: How to define a bilingual child’s mother tongue and choose the right school language?

Q&A: How to define a bilingual child’s mother tongue and choose the right school language?

by Rita Rosenback | Apr 28, 2016 | Coaches, Language and bilingualism, Rita R, School-aged children

Question Hello, I am from a Gujarati family and till graduation I studied in Gujarati then I did my MBA. My wife's name is from Rajasthan and till graduation she studied in Hindi, then did her MBA. We have a 3-year-old daughter and we are planning her education. We...

Q&A: How to maintain the minority language for a child in shared custody?

Q&A: How to maintain the minority language for a child in shared custody?

by Rita Rosenback | Apr 24, 2016 | Coaches, Rita R

Question Hello, I live in France. I speak with my nearly 2 years old daughter only Russian. I am just in the beginning of learning French. Her father is French. After the divorce, the court decided to share the child's custody 50/50 (week with me, week - with him)....

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