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10 Reasons Why Being Bilingual Gives You an Edge

Bilingual is Better is a very helpful and informative book by Ana L. Flores and Roxana Soto. The title expresses a big truth that multicultural parents already know, but that people who speak only one language may not be fully aware of. SIGN-UP…
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How a Baby’s Bilingual Brain Works Harder

More and more, researchers are concluding that being bilingual, and particularly, becoming bilingual as an infant, has huge benefits on brain development. And while there’s no short or simple explanation for how babies become bilingual,…
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José-Luis Orozco, the Minstrel on a Mission

[Mamiverse's Bilingual Plus is an online channel devoted to bringing parents and educators the bilingual learning tools they need in the form of digital picture books, sing-alongs, and free curriculum-based family activities.] José-Luis…
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Welcome to Bilingual Plus, Your Online Channel for Bilingual Tools!

[Mamiverse's Bilingual Plus is an online channel devoted to bringing parents and educators the bilingual learning tools they need in the form of digital picture books, sing-alongs, and free curriculum-based family activities.] Mamiverse…
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6 Reasons Why Spanish is the Most Important Second Language to Learn

[Mamiverse's Bilingual Plus is an online channel devoted to bringing parents and educators the bilingual learning tools they need in the form of digital picture books, sing-alongs, and free curriculum-based family activities] Maybe…
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Multicultural Crafts to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage This Month

UPDATED August 1st, 2016 There is no better way to get children excited about a subject than to break out the art supplies and let them jump into a craft project. Providing them with a tactile, manipulative activity engages not only their…
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For Hispanic Heritage Month: Celebrating Artist Yolanda Lopez

[Mamiverse's Bilingual Plus is an online channel devoted to bringing parents and educators the bilingual learning tools they need in the form of digital picture books, sing-alongs, and free curriculum-based family activities.] As we celebrate…
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Kids With Special Needs Speak Spanglish, Too!

This morning at 6 a.m., as usual, my daughter Ayelén, who has Down syndrome, woke up reluctantly and started getting ready for school. She then asked me for some milk, using the same phrase she uses every morning: “Mamita, may I have…
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Why the US Needs to Speak Spanish

How many times have you heard this: “Hey, this is America! Learn the language…speak English?” I heard it as a child speaking with my grandparents and parents. I heard it as a teenager when speaking to my friends. I hear it as an adult…