When we talk about multilingual families, we often don't talk enough about the role parents play and about their own unique journey.
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Empowering Multilingual Education for Early Childhood
We are delighted to share our experience of participating in the third Transnational Meeting of the Erasmus Project "BABO: Bilingual And Bicultural Outlook."
Language Explorers Workshops: Fostering Home Languages
When bilingual children hear their family language spoken outside of the home, they develop a positive attitude toward their own diversity.
International Mother Language Day 2023
This year's edition of International Mother Language Day focuses on the theme ‘multilingual education - a necessity to transform education’.
Should you raise a bilingual child?
Instead of telling you why bilingualism is a lifelong gift that should be encouraged, hear from the children themselves.
12 Family Fun Activities to spark child creativity and expression
Check out the many family activities at this year’s Mother Tongues Festival, celebrating linguistic diversity through the arts!
Mother Tongues Festival 2023 Programme is LIVE!
Mother Tongues Festival is around the corner (16-18 February 2023 in Tallaght), and now, we can FINALLY share the entire programme with everyone!
A Sneak Peak into Mother Tongues Festival 2023
Leading up to Mother Tongues Festival 2023, we are excited to present our Language Explorers workshop series with Fernanda Ferrari!
Five tips to involve EAL parents in their children’s education
Parental involvement in their children’s education can take many forms and be different experiences for each parent.
New pilot programme on multilingualism
New pilot programme on multilingualism to be funded by RTÉ Late Late Toy Show Appeal 2022
A pilot project bringing ‘a creative, playful, storytelling approach to multilingualism’ in preschool settings in Dublin 24 will be made possible by funding from the RTÉ Toy Show Appeal 2022.
We are delighted to work in partnership with Early Childhood Ireland, the leading organisation in the Early Years sector, to deliver this programme. The pilot project, which will be delivered through home-preschool partnerships, is expected to launch in Dublin 24 later in 2022.
Welcoming the grant funding, Dr Francesca La Morgia, Director of Mother Tongues, said: “Thanks to the RTÉ Toy Show Appeal funding we will be able to have a lasting impact on children, parents and early childhood educators. Language and literacy are key to the child’s development and adults can play a key role in enhancing language skills in the early years. We are delighted to be able to partner with an organisation such as Early Childhood Ireland, which leads in the sector and we look forward to inspiring more and more early years settings to embrace multilingualism”
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