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Scenario

How to Balance Multilingual Development with School Expectations

My daughter speaks three languages at home but her teacher says she's behind in English and I don't know if I should stop speaking our native language with her.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A parent faces the impossible choice between preserving cultural identity and ensuring their child's academic success.

Your guide for this
Rabia
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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Early childhood 3-6 — play language boundaries?”

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