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"People who speak two languages often outperform monolinguals on general measures of executive function. "[Bilinguals] can pay focused attention without being distracted and also improve in the ability to switch from one task to another," says Sorace"

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6 Potential Brain Benefits Of Bilingual Education

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Kids are showing reading gains in dual-language classrooms. There may be underlying brain advantages at work.

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The Unidos program is finally getting a curriculum that is focused on bilingual education.

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Multilingualism keeps your brain healthy

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Multilingualism keeps your brain healthy

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Por Federica Garcia Lorca.
Drama that was required during High School. For some reason I felt identified with the character of Magdalena.

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Here is my family. As stated above, we moved to Massachusetts 7 years ago. Gabriel is 12 and Joseleen is 11. They both are bilingual. Their first language is Spanish. My husband is has been slowly learning English over the years.

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Traditional Spanish language folk song that is well known throughout then Spanish speaking world. It is also great to use in the classroom to teach vocabulary.

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De Colores (letra de cancion & English translation)

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Favorite Spanish Books for back to school

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Favorite Spanish Books for back to school

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These are some of my favorite books for back to school. I love them because I am able to create a safe classroom environment and community.

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Introduction to vocabulary

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I was a teacher in PR for 8 years. All of those years where in bilingual education in private schools. I taught grades from PK-10th grade over the years.

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I study Elementary Pedagogy at the University of Puerto Rico. In 2010, I went to Turabo University and got my Masters degree in ESL.

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Balanced literacy in Somerville Public Schools

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Balanced literacy in Somerville Public Schools

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Balanced Literacy allows teachers to introduce children to the foundations of writing and reading. This approach involves shared reading experiences; mini-lessons about key reading skills; whole and small group discussions; exposure to high quality books; and the reading of books at each student's own level.

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Learning English was hard. The teacher did not know Spanish and we weren't able to communicate with each other for the first couple of weeks. I did not want to go to school because I did not understand English. Slowly the teacher made me feel comfortable with my new language. I will always be grateful to her because she did not give up on me.

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I learned Spanish using la Cartilla fonetica book.

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I was born in Air Force Base in Maryland.  I lived with both of my parents until they decided to divorce.  Then I moved to Puerto Rico with my mother when I was around 4 years old.  I started kindergarten in PR, but moved to North Carolina when I was around 7 years old. I started second grade there, where I learned English as a second language. I came back to PR after a year. Puerto Rico was then my home until I moved 7 years ago to Massachusetts.