Bilingualism London Clinical Excellence Network
Early Years Bilingual Tips: https://literacytrust.org.uk/early-years/bilingual-quick-tips/
BBC Tiny Happy People: https://www.bbc.co.uk/tiny-happy-people/bilingual
Baker,C. and Wright, W.E. (2021). (7th edition) Foundations of bilingual education and bilingualism. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters.
Han, W. (2012). Bilingualism and academic achievement. Child Development, 83(1), 300-321. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8624.2011.01686. x
Sharples, R. (2021). Teaching EAL: Evidence-based Strategies for the Classroom and School. Multilingual Matters. Interview with SLTs – Podcast https://kletsheadspodcast.org/
The Center for the Advancement of Languages, Education, and Communities (CALEC) – Include link to You Tube https://www.youtube.com/@calec3787/featured
Addressing Common Questions by Parents:
NAPLIC:
Multilingualism forum:
www.ucl.ac.uk/bi-multilingualism
Oxford Brookes BabyLab
https://babylab.brookes.ac.uk/home
Multilingual resources
General resources Multicultural resources List of books and websites for parents, schools and practitioners Mantralingua (variety of products: games, books, software, etc.)
Podcasts
5 Great Podcasts for Bilingual Educators – Top Education Degrees
Interview with SLTs – Podcast https://kletsheadspodcast.org
The Center for the Advancement of Languages, Education, and Communities (CALEC) https://www.youtube.com/@calec3787/featured
Early Years bilingual tips:
https://literacytrust.org.uk/early-years/bilingual-quick-tips/
BBC Tiny Happy People: https://www.bbc.co.uk/tiny-happy-people/bilingual
Bilingual books
Free books in different languages
Unite books (free books written and narrated in different languages; colourful, short and on different topics)
List of multilingual children's books
https://bloomlibrary.org/landing
Research papers
Baker,C. and Wright, W.E. (2021). (7th edition) Foundations of bilingual education and bilingualism. Clevedon: Multilingual Matters.
Han, W. (2012). Bilingualism and academic achievement. Child Development, 83(1), 300-321. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8624.2011.01686.
Sharples, R. (2021). Teaching EAL: Evidence-based Strategies for the Classroom and School. Multilingual Matters.