“As in immigrant in this country, improving my English was what I needed to do to raise bilingual children. Several times I have been recommended to only speak English at home, specially because my kids have Down’s syndrome and many professionals think that exposing them to two languages makes it harder, but it is my experience that the more exposed they are to different challenges and forms of education, the more they are able to learn.”
Read the full article: “Raising Bilingual Kids with Special Needs”
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