1. Languages currently spoken in the United States:
A. There are now 337 languages spoken or signed in the United States.
B. Several states and territories are officially or de facto bi- or tri-lingual:
- American Samoa (Samoan and English)
- Guam (Chamorro and English)
- Hawaii (English and Hawaiian)
- Louisiana (English and Cajun French)
- New Mexico (English and Spanish)
- Northern Mariana Islands (English, Chamorro andCarolinian)
- Puerto Rico (Spanish and English)
2. Resources for parents, students, and educators:
- National Association for Bilingual Education
- Information about the AMIGOS Program
- Parent Links: Second Language Learning (This is a huge collection of websites to help parents develop their children's language skills.)
- The Advantages of Multilingualism
- Bilingual Children's Mother Tongue: Why Is It Important for Education?
- Spanish Workshop For Children--Parent Resources
- Bilingual Children
- Bilingual Parenting (two different sites; click on each word)
- Raising Children Bilingually (three different sites; click on each word)
- Multilingual Children
- Multilingual Munchkins
- Multicultural Kids
- Culture for Kids
- Bilingual Books for Kids
- Bilingual Kids
- Bilingual Families Connect
- Bilingual Families Web Page
On behalf of myself and the readers of Bringing up Baby Bilingual, thank you, Charity!
The church we attend in North Carolina is actually 75% Spanish speaking! There is only one English Mass. Our local Walmart recently redid the store and made it entirely bilingual (although the English is larger than the Spanish on most signs). They sell Spanish children's books, DVDs, calendars, food, etc, and at least one third of the music section is Latin music! Soon you might have to add NC to that list!
ReplyDeleteI grew up in North Carolina! But I hear a lot more Spanish here in Colorado than I did in NC.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the list, Sarah. Your previous entry about the games are awesome ... my 3.5-year-old enjoys the memory game and flashcards very much.
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ReplyDeleteI will definitely check out the links on bilingual. My wife and I have worked hard to bring up our daughter bilingually (Mandarin & English), actually trilingual (Taiwanese also).
Ray
Wow, great info here! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteGrowing up in NYC, I am very familiar with bilingualism. Chinese/English, Korean/English, Russian/English and Indian English/American English. That is what makes life so interesting. It's definitely necessary to know two languages, if not, three!
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