Multilingual Mania posted an article on Multilingual Mania - Nov 24, 2009, 10:35 am
I just blogged over on the ELD Strategies blog about how teachers can teach literacy and language development through the theme of Thanksgiving. Over the years that I have been in the teaching profess...
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Multilingual Mania posted an article on Multilingual Mania - Nov 23, 2009, 9:35 am
My favorite Thanksgiving book that I used to love to read with my students was Gracias el Pavo de Thanksgiving. It’s translated from English, so that explains why the title has Thanksgiving in E...
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Multilingual Mania posted an article on Multilingual Mania - Nov 22, 2009, 2:35 pm
In California, as well as other states, teachers who provide instruction in a language other than English are required to receive a bilingual teaching authorization. In California the bilingual author...
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Multilingual Mania posted an article on Multilingual Mania - Nov 21, 2009, 2:30 pm
Last week I wrote about five critical components that characterize effective bilingual programs. If you are a parent of a child in a bilingual program or are anticipating having your child in a biling...
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Multilingual Mania posted an article on Multilingual Mania - Nov 17, 2009, 9:19 am
This quote by the sociolinguist Rolf Kjolseth pretty much sums up the bilingual double standard that we we’ve got going on in our country, where it is often acceptable for the elite to become bi...
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Multilingual Mania posted an article on Multilingual Mania - Nov 16, 2009, 9:26 pm
This video has some tips for parents about raising bilingual children. The suggestions are: Get bilingual books from your local library. Get bilingual audiobooks from the local library. Attend biling...
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Multilingual Mania posted an article on Multilingual Mania - Nov 15, 2009, 11:31 pm
Over the past couple of months I have had the opportunity to meet with many bilingual teachers throughout the state of California and have listened to the various experiences that they have had as bil...
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Multilingual Mania posted an article on Multilingual Mania - Nov 13, 2009, 8:06 pm
Spanglishbaby has a book giveaway of the bilingual book “The Dog Who Loved Tortillas”. They also have posted an interview with the author! The book looks so cute to me! Maybe it’s ju...
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Multilingual Mania posted an article on Multilingual Mania - Nov 13, 2009, 2:24 am
I’ll be off the Multilingual Mania blog for a few days because I am working on my English Language Development (ELD) website. I’ve had the website for a couple of years and I haven’t...
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Multilingual Mania posted an article on Multilingual Mania - Nov 11, 2009, 9:10 pm
One of my favorite images about bilingual education is in Jim Cummins’ book “Negotiating Identities: Education for Empowerment in a Diverse Society”. The image uses bicycle wheels to...
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Multilingual Mania posted an article on Multilingual Mania - Oct 26, 2009, 6:40 pm
Recognizing Biliteracy The educational advocacy group Californian’s Together is offering two Seal of Biliteracy implementation workshops for school officials and community members who would lik...
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Multilingual Mania posted an article on Multilingual Mania - Oct 26, 2009, 9:35 am
The winner of the “Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism” books is: Ann Meola! Please send your mailing address to multilingualmania@yahoo.com no later thank this Friday. Th...
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Multilingual Mania posted an article on Multilingual Mania - Oct 24, 2009, 6:42 pm
Over the past couple of days I went to Sacramento, California to participate on a standard-setting committee with a group of bilingual educators, the California Department of Education, and Educationa...
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Multilingual Mania posted an article on Multilingual Mania - Oct 22, 2009, 11:47 pm
... so!! I am really trying hard to work on some articles, because there are so many myths out there about bilingual education that need to be debunked. In fact, today I read an article where a repor...
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Multilingual Mania posted an article on Multilingual Mania - Oct 20, 2009, 11:29 am
I’ve blogged in the past about what is in my opinion one of the most comprehensive books out there regarding bilingual education and bilingualism. Now I’ll be giving one away to a lucky re...
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Multilingual Mania posted an article on Multilingual Mania - Oct 19, 2009, 9:53 am
This video on youtube discusses the importance of raising bilingual children and offers a few tips for parents as to how they might raise bilingual children. The video mostly shows the study of Italia...
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Multilingual Mania posted an article on Multilingual Mania - Oct 17, 2009, 7:15 pm
Today I came upon a podcast from the U.S. English organization. U.S. English is exactly what it sounds like-a racist organization (who also uses self-hating token people of color) designed to promote ...
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Multilingual Mania posted an article on Multilingual Mania - Oct 17, 2009, 6:18 pm
I found a video on youtube about Proposition 227, the anti-bilingual initiative in the late 90s that was designed to restrict bilingual education programs in California. The law seriously impacted bil...
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Multilingual Mania posted an article on Multilingual Mania - Oct 16, 2009, 6:31 pm
Question of the Week: Do parents have the right to take their child out of a bilingual program? My sister’s son is in a bilingual program in Los Angeles and when she put him in the program she...
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Multilingual Mania posted an article on Multilingual Mania - Oct 15, 2009, 8:32 pm
Today I attended a training and the topic of “school reform and improvement” was discussed. Someone made a comment that there are often divisions within schools–the special education...
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Multilingual Mania posted an article on Multilingual Mania - Oct 6, 2009, 12:05 am
I think that I become too overly passionate about bilingual education. I internalize all of the struggles that we have to face as bilingual educators. It’s so emotionally difficult sometimes wor...
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Multilingual Mania posted an article on Multilingual Mania - Oct 5, 2009, 11:47 pm
Hi all, As you know, I have been missing in action for a bit. I’ve had a few setbacks-two deaths, a health issue and a personal issue that I have been a bit overwhelmed with. I should be back o...
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Multilingual Mania posted an article on Multilingual Mania - Aug 21, 2009, 7:33 pm
I’m trying to finish up my guest post for Spanglishbaby, but I keep getting distracted with the conversation that is happening in the comments section here. Someone, please save me! I need to g...
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Multilingual Mania posted an article on Multilingual Mania - Aug 17, 2009, 11:53 pm
I’m feeling a bit blue because one of our dear teachers passed away over the weekend. She was only 37 and it appears that she may have died of a heart attack. I don’t know all the details,...
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Multilingual Mania posted an article on Multilingual Mania - Aug 13, 2009, 10:50 pm

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Multilingual Mania posted an article on Multilingual Mania - Aug 8, 2009, 7:37 pm

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Multilingual Mania posted an article on Multilingual Mania - Aug 7, 2009, 9:55 am

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Multilingual Mania posted an article on Multilingual Mania - Aug 6, 2009, 7:26 pm

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