#dual-language school

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Q&A: When to introduce a parent’s second language to a trilingual (-to-be) baby?

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Dear Multilingual Coaches,

I was really pleased to find a place like this offering so much on the topic of multilinguism! Me and my husband have a six-week-ols baby girl, and I wanted to seek your advice on how to introduce our child to all three languages we/I speak on a daily basis. So, let’s start!

I am a Serbian who started learning English as a toddler and consequently became an…

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Q&A: English-only or dual-language school for a trilingual child?

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Hello,

We have two pre-schoolers (4 and 1.5 years old respectively) who are growing up as trilinguals. I am Korean, and my husband is Persian. We are also fortunate that we live with our mother-in-law who speaks only Farsi and helps raise our children at home.

We have maintained OPOL policy and my 4-year-old boy is very fluent in both Korean and Farsi and he has been exposed to…

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Q&A: Is a dual-language school a good choice for a bilingual child to become trilingual?

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Hello!

My wife and I are native Russian speakers living in the United States. Our son is turning five in a few months and will start school. Our home language is 100% Russian. Our son speaks Russian at or slightly below the level of his peers in Russia and can interact with English speakers because he has attended half-day preschool for a couple of years, although he is less…

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