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How can parents create a bilingual environment at school?

Corrie Tijsseling (GGMD): deaf education

Multilingualism

Can children learn both a spoken language and sign language at the same time?

What can you do to offer your child a richer language environment?

How does a language's status influence bilingual upbringing?

What are the advantages of bilingualism?

Should parents make a choice for their child between spoken language or sign language?

Do bilingual children have a smaller vocabulary than monolingual children?

Is it hard to grow up bilingually?

"You have to sign, or you'll make your child unhappy."

To what extent does bilingualism positively affect other cognitive skills?

"Once you've got a good grasp of sign language, Dutch will follow naturally."

"Children will go their own way with their language preferences, anyway."

Should you be worried if children are mixing up the two languages they're learning?

Is it difficult for children to learn two languages at the same time?

"I think bilingualism is very important for your self-confidence."

"Children learn to switch between sign language and spoken language early on."

What are good sources to learn more about bilingualism?