The Importance of Bicultural and Bilingual Books for Early Development

As we celebrate International Children’s Books Day, it is important to acknowledge the vast variety of books that support early literacy and learning! 📚

In this case, we are acknowledging the books that make children feel seen through language, culture, emotional, and cognitive development. When we see a connection to our experiences in books, we are more motivated to succeed and actually read! 💡

Every child deserves access to books that highlight the variety of ways humans experience the world in their languages, communities, and cultures. Representation matters in early literacy and lifelong learning! 🎓✏️

Big shout out to our stellar BABEL Lab undergraduate researchers @marianna.g.martinez and Kat Coppes for their excellent work! 🤩👏🏽🪅

Stay tuned for more being bilingual, bicultural, and biliterate as we continue the celebrations this month! 🥳

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