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What about speech disorders?

4/4/2022

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Speech delay? Late talker? Not sure? Many of us aren’t. According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, 5% of kids ages 3-17 in the United States have struggled with a speech disorder in the past 12 months. That’s 1 out of every 20 kids!  It’s no wonder that I get asked about speech disorders and language acquisition as often as I do! Lately though, it’s come up a lot more often so let’s talk about it! I want to set straight some common misconceptions…

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Help! I'm off track!

5/31/2021

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It’s been exactly 441 days since our family’s life was flipped upside down by COVID-19. Hopefully it will be over soon but for now, here we are. It might be a little more or a little less for you at this point but my guess is that it’s been about that long for you too.

It’s funny how when we go through big, sudden changes like that, so many other things change too, sometimes without us even noticing at first. For us, it wasn’t just a change to online classes and no social interaction. There was also a huge shift in the way we interacted with each other as a family. Ironically enough, we’ve had MORE opportunities for French & Chinese (2 of the languages that I don’t speak) and LESS time for Spanish, a language that I’m fluent in.

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Let's talk fluency ;)

5/17/2021

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Remember when you first decided to venture out on this journey to create multilingual kids? Regardless of whether it was 8 years ago or yesterday, my guess is that you had a reason and a goal for where they would end up.

So what was your reason? Did you want them to communicate with family, travel with ease or have better career opportunities? Maybe you wanted them to be able to learn languages easier later in life or you simply wanted them to experience the cognitive benefits of a bilingual brain. Whatever your reason, they would need fluency in the language, right?

….but what does fluency even mean? It might not be what you expect.

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6 youtube hacks to supercharge language acquisition

5/10/2021

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​Are you ready for some Tips & Tricks that every language learner should know about???
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YouTube is an absolute gold mine for language learners!!! But not just because you can find engaging videos in so many different languages. YouTube also has a few key features that make it especially amazing....

Let's get started!

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mixing languages: Is my child confused?!

5/3/2021

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I remember when my son was young, he was a ‘late talker’. He was late but he was still within the normal range of when doctors say they should start talking. As he started putting words together and speaking in complete sentences, nearly every single thing he said was a mix of English and Spanish. I thought it was SO cute but to the outside world, we were making a HUGE mistake! It didn’t help, of course, that we live in a VERY monolingual English speaking part of the world.
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Everyone had their opinion. “He’s already confused!”, “He’ll never speak English the right way” or even “Why are you making things so hard for him?” Even our pediatrician questioned our choices (it’s important to note here that this particular pediatrician only spoke English and had ZERO training in the speech development of bilingual kids).
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What if I pronounce it wrong?

4/24/2021

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For as long as I can remember, I've been a 'perfectionist'. It would drive me nuts to see a word spelled wrong, someone wearing mismatched socks or the toilet paper roll hung in the wrong direction (that one drives you nuts too, doesn't it?) I never really understood why exactly it drove me nuts but it did. Like finger nails on a chalkboard.

My expectations for myself were so much higher than my expectations for anyone else and to be completely honest, they were downright unrealistic. My fear of making a mistake or not doing it 'the right way' was numbing. I would avoid restaurants because I'd never been there before and I didn't know what to expect. If I wasn't sure how something would turn out, I'd end up either procrastinating to the extreme or I'd avoid the situation all together. I still struggle with this sometimes (as you can tell by the fact that I'm writing this post 2 hours before it'll go live).

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building community in your minority language

4/17/2021

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​And now....on to community building!
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Before we get to community building, I want to tell you about this AMAZING resource I've created just for you!

If you're struggling to get your child to actually speak their home language than you NEED this! This complete guide will  up your game so that you can avoid common mistakes and know exactly how to respond to get your kids speaking in their home language while improving your parent-child relationship!
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It doesn't get much better than that, now does it?!
Just click HERE to get started with it today!!!

I’m here today to talk about community building!...community building for families with children who speak more than one language!

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is it too late for my child to be bilingual?

4/12/2021

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Have you ever wondered if it was too late for your child to learn a new language easily? I know I have! I see so many parents on social media asking too. You're definitely not alone! 

Are you ready for the good news? There's some exciting new research that answers this question and the answer is probably not what you're expecting.


Before I get to that though, let me tell you my story...


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let's meet...i'm bridgette!

4/5/2021

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Hello! Hola! Bonjour! 你好!

I’m so excited that you’re here! This is my first blog post but definitely not my first experience teaching others about language acquisition. (Did you notice that I didn't say 'language learning'? More on that another day!) I'm passionate about helping you teach and acquire languages better. 

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    About Me

    Hey! I'm Bridgette! 
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    I'm a former bilingual special education teacher who left public school teaching to homeschool my own kids. I've used my professional knowledge of child development & language acquisition along with my own personal experiences to build Las Lengüitas, help hundreds of kids acquire new languages and train many teachers in the art too.

    Outside of teaching, I'm a wife, homeschooling mama of 3, entrepreneur, Michigan native and coffee addict extraordinaire. I love languages, teaching,  photography, travel, crafting and Saturday afternoon movies with the family.​

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