Join NCFL for a webinar on fostering heart and heritage languages in the home

Linguistically diverse families are often equipped with extraordinary language skills that allow them to navigate multiple spaces, code-switch based on their environments, and access wealth-building opportunities. Language diversity and bilingualism are assets. On January 19 at 3:00 p.m. ET / 2 CT / 1 MT / 12 PT, NCFL will host the webinar “Nurturing Heart Languages in the Home.”

Many immigrant and refugee families face the challenge of learning English while maintaining and passing down their heart and heritage languages to their children. In efforts to assimilate, families will choose to center English as their home language or allow their children to use their heritage language very sporadically and informally. Despite these challenges, families can raise bilingual and bicultural children.

This 90-minute training will include the following:

• A data overview of heritage language retention among immigrant and refugee families
• Challenges immigrant and refugee families face in preserving heart and heritage languages in the home and the benefits of raising bilingual children.
• Tools and practices to support parents and caretakers in fostering heart and heritage languages in the home.

Register for this free webinar here.