The amazing baby brain says ‘pas de problème’ with bilingualism Adriel John Orena, University of British Columbia and Linda Polka, McGill University People often say that babies are like little sponges — with their ability to soak up language quickly and easily. Yet much of the early research on language acquisition has focused on young […]
English Version Below El 28 de septiembre entre 9 am a 1:30 pm , el Consulado General de México en Austin va a presentar el event, Ponle ritmo a tu salud, para celebrar el XIX Semana binacional de salud. Think Bilingual Austin estará con muchas otras organizaciones muy buenas y proveedores de salud. Hagan un […]
Helping Families through American Gateways and Partners in Parenting Think Bilingual Austin is working with American Gateways, a non-profit that provides low or no-cost legal services to immigrants here in Central Texas. We have identified immigrant families here in Austin that would be most grateful for your help! We are accepting donations for American Gateways’ clients, together with Partners in Parenting, a […]
Create Your Personalized Bilingual Passport to Help Your Child Become Bilingual Think Bilingual Austin has put this useful Bilingual Passport program together to help parents plan for their journey to help raise bilingual children. The Think Bilingual Passport is a useful tool to help parents: Evaluate reasons for pursuing bilingualism, Set goals and intentions and […]
Happy New Year! Multicultural & Multilingual Activity of the Month: Calendars! At the beginning of each new year, we change out our calendars, make plans and/or simply think about what lies in store for the rest of the year. Why not make this yearly ritual around tracking the passage of time a multilingual and multicultural […]
2018 Think Bilingual Austin’s Website in Review As we close out 2018, we want to thank our community followers and supporters for supporting bilingualism and multicultural understanding and for using our website as a valued community based resource. Think Bilingual Austin, a 501 c 3 non-profit, relies on input and information through our continued community […]
The Think Bilingual Chat Room Podcast interview with Dr. Erin Rodriguez, Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Erin Rodriguez shares her research based insights on how Dual Language educational programs help English language learners from immigrant families. She explains the benefits of well implemented Dual Language programs on children’s well […]
Five Signs Your Bilingual Child may Need to see a Speech Pathologist Post contributor/author: Julie Perron, Bilingual Speech Pathologist with Speech Pathology Master’s Program Although bilingualism DOES NOT cause speech and language disorders, it can sometimes be hard for parents to know which aspects of bilingual language development are normal and which are […]
Celebrations of Light_Multicultural Activities for December Celebrations of Hope, of Light overcoming Darkness, of Good overcoming Evil, and of Family and Giving to Others Celebrate the joy and beauty of the season with a broader understanding of the importance of light in our own festivities and of that in celebrations around the world. Click on […]
Multilingual & Multicultural Activity of the Month The Harvest/La Cosecha This month we take time to remember what we are most thankful for. Social gatherings have always centered around food, no matter what country or society you are from. For agricultural based communities worldwide, harvest time, when food is most abundant, has always been […]