Amid all the stresses of lockdowns, our research found there was some good news: children had the chance to better develop their home language.
Moments of intimate playing, learning and teaching are among the ways that
immigrant parents extend and expand their home languages with their children.
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When schools honour and learn from immigrant parents’ knowledge, they support more opportunities to enhance young children’s linguistic, cultural and social experiences.