Benefits of Bilingualism:

There are many advantages to being bilingual or multilingual.  Your first language(s) is / are a gift to you and your child and can stay strong alongside of growing English skills. If you would like to learn about the advantages of bilingualism yourself or want to share them with your child, please check out these websites, articles, and video:

https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/18/opinion/sunday/the-benefits-of-bilingualism.html

https://www2.ed.gov/documents/early-learning/talk-read-sing/bilingual-en.pdf

https://www.northwestern.edu/magazine/spring2015/campuslife/benefits-of-bilingualism.html

https://www.ted.com/talks/mia_nacamulli_the_benefits_of_a_bilingual_brain?language=en

And this addresses a lot of common misconceptions about bilingualism:

https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/gradeschool/school/Pages/7-Myths-Facts-Bilingual-Children-Learning-Language.aspx

Opportunities for Adults to Learn English:

If you speak another language and would also like to learn English, you can look for programs near you here:

Si habla otro idioma y también le gustaría aprender inglés, puede buscar programas cerca de usted aquí:

https://www.nld.org/

https://rockvalleycollege.edu/community/adult-education/ESL