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Language
English
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Raising a Bilingual Child, A step-by-step guide for parents
This readable guidebook prepares you for what to expect and what to do when you're parenting a bilingual-to-be. It also contains general background information that will take you beyond the how, to the why. The book provides you with solid scientific arguments for raising your child bilingually and outlines practical steps you can take to integrate two (or more) languages into your child's...
3) Nu Shu
Publisher
Women Make Movies
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
中文（繁體）
Description
In feudal China, women, usually with bound feet, were denied educational opportunities and condemned to social isolation. But in Jian-yong county in Hunan province, peasant women miraculously developed a separate written language, called Nu Shu, meaning "female writing." Believing women to be inferior, men disregarded this new script, and it remained unknown for centuries. It wasn't until the 1960s that Nu Shu caught the attention of Chinese authorities,...
Publisher
Video Project
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
In 1821, Sequoyah completed the Cherokee syllabary, the first written language developed on the North American continent. The Cherokee language is deeply tied to Cherokee identity, yet in 2019 the tri-council of Cherokee tribes declared it to be in a state of emergency after generations of assimilation efforts by the US government, as well as anti-Indigenous stigma. Fewer than an estimated 2000 fluent speakers— the majority of whom are elderly—...
6) Many languages, building connections: supporting infants and toddlers who are dual language learners
Author
Publisher
Gryphon House
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"All infants and toddlers need experiences that nurture, support, and teach their home language and culture. Language is a vital component of early experiences well before the child can say his first word. Infants and toddlers whose families come from diverse backgrounds and speak different languages are appearing in all kinds of early care and learning settings in growing numbers. Even the most experienced caregiver can feel a bit unsure about meeting...
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