When we think about raising bilingual children, we often picture parents leading the charge with structured methods like OPOL (One Parent, One Language). But what if the language champion isn’t a parent at all—but a grandparent? Read More →
Bilingualism Since starting my professional career as a private Spanish teacher, I’ve had my good share of one-time students (via Outschool) including students that have taken only a few classes with me. I stopped teaching at Outschool to focus on more meaningful language connections with my individual students. Primarily focusing onRead More →
I have a confession to make. It’s really hard to raise a bilingual kid especially when there are limited language learning opportunities. So today my friends, I’m sharing with you the ups and downs of this crazy bilingual journey.Read More →
A few years ago, I could only dream of one day hearing these words: “Mommy I can read in Spanish!”Read More →
We’ve all heard of the proven benefits of speaking a second language, and that high proficiency can be acquired in an immersion setting but that’s not always possible. Especially when the second language is the minority one. As a parent raising a bilingual child what to do? Immersion environment atRead More →
Never in my wildest dreams I could imagine writing about my son’s “secret” language: Spanish! When we started our bilingual journey I had my heart and soul in providing for him a Spanish immersion experience. It was an unfathomable feat considering we were living in an exclusive monolingual environment where opportunitiesRead More →