Tag: raising bilingual children

21/02/2023

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’.

10/01/2023

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!

03/11/2022

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.

04/09/2022

Correction doesn’t work!

All children who are developing two or more languages need to feel that the adults in their life appreciate their efforts.

17/08/2022

Children are like little sponges…or are they?

Is there fake positivity towards being bilingual? We have polled parents about their experience of raising bilingual children

15/07/2022

Internship opportunity: Communication Officer

Mother Tongues is looking for a qualified intern to join our team and to help us make an impact in our society.

08/07/2022

Language Explorers facilitator training and work opportunity

Train as a Language Explorers facilitator and work with young children and their families in a creative and multilingual way!

27/06/2022

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”