Bridging the Gap: How Non-Fluent Teachers Can Thrive in Dual-Language Education

Dual-language education, with its focus on bilingualism and biliteracy, is a powerful approach to enriching students’ learning experiences. But what about teachers who aren’t fluent in the target language? Can they still contribute meaningfully to...

ESL

Social Hegemony and English Domainance: Bias toward Bilingual and Dual-Language Programs

Acknowledging bias is the first step to identifying possible ways to address the gaps in our understanding and take actionable steps to eliminate bias (ACE, 2025). Bias occurs when we base the experience of others…

Business

ESL Training + Branding Update

I am currently taking a certificate program to learn how to teach students who are learning English as a Second Language. The skills learned in this program will be directly applicable to teaching bilingualism to…

Business

Building a Birth-to-Three Business

Creating an equitable and sustainable birth-to-three business not focused on childcare was a challenging concept for me to grasp at first. Most birth-to-three businesses are daycares, nannies, or service providers for children with developmental delays….

Services

Fundraising & Development Plans for 2025

The pivot to becoming a full-time birth-three educator has been the most rewarding. The 2024 has led to many new beginnings in expanding my ability to make my mark in the early childhood industry. In…

Language Development Instruction

4 Ways to Prep for a Preschool Read Aloud

A well-planned read-aloud can spark imagination, foster language development, and create a love of reading in young children. Here are four steps to prepare for a captivating read-aloud experience: 1. Choose the Right Book 2….

Infant Language Development

3 Ways to Build Language Through Reading for Infants

Reading to your infant is a wonderful way to bond and stimulate their language development. Here are three simple yet effective ways to build language through reading: 1. Shared Reading: 2. Interactive Reading: 3. Talk…

Services

4 Reasons to Hire a Emergent Language Teacher

Emergent Language Teachers (ELTs) are a creation of the Developing Language team to provide equitable and accessible language development services for all infants and toddlers. Many children who have speech delays don’t have access to…