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Why Spaniards Struggle to Learn English

[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.] Two words come…
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Losing the Bilingual Battle Where it Matters: With My Own Daughter

I am sitting in the North Charleston Coliseum in South Carolina ensconced in a piece of pure Americana. A CNN debate between the Republican presidential candidates is unfolding beneath a sea of cardboard red, white and blue stars and stripes. "I…
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A Bilingual Ed Teacher Stands Up for Her Student

A Hispanic bilingual ed teacher explains how she stands up for her student at school. It was windy and cold that December day. It had to be 29 degrees outside, I thought, but I’m no weather girl.  Some misbehaving high school student…
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Raising Bilingual Children: All You Can Do Is Plant Seeds

[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.] One summer…
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The Reality of Being Bilingual and Bicultural

We now know that it is possible to speak two languages fluently and switch from one to the other with ease, but the gnawing question is, Can we belong to two different cultures? My mantra is that a language does not exist in a vacuum, that…
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Two Great Sites to Get Kids Excited About Spanish

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With the school year already under way in some parts of the country, it’s time to develop or sharpen your child’s bilingual skills. Using technology, be it apps or interactive websites, is appealing to kids and a great way to get them…
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For College Applications, Ditch these 6 Old Rules

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Well-meaning parents all want to help their kids succeed in the college application process. But they often don’t realize how much the application process has changed since they themselves applied. Former admissions officers Anna Ivey and…
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Tips for College Moving Day

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Tips to make the best of college moving day for freshmen and their parents by a mom who's been there, twice.  Graduation and prom are over, Beach Week is just a Facebook memory and soon—too soon for many of us—you’ll load up your…
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5 Tips to Help Make Your Child Bilingual

[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.] In our fast-paced…