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Supporting Home Languages in a Multilingual School: Preserving the Mother Tongue in Bilingual Children
with Milica Andelkovic, Dual Language Early Years Expert from The Arbor School, Dubai, who understands that a child's first language isn't just words, it's the foundation of their identity.
What We'll Explore:
- • The Foundation Principle: Why Jim Cummins says "You cannot build a skyscraper on sand" (and what this means for literacy in ALL languages)
- • From Tokenism to Transformation: Moving beyond "We celebrate all languages" displays to active, curriculum-integrated practices
- • Parental Discourse Strategies: Evidence-based techniques families can use at home (based on Elizabeth Lanza's research)
- • Translanguaging in Action: Practical classroom tools teachers can implement tomorrow: bilingual resources, visual supports, and reducing language pressure
- • Making Language Indispensable: Creating environments where home languages aren't just tolerated, but essential