Finalist for Book of the Year Award by ForeWord Magazine!
Bilingual by Choice empowers families with:
*Over 100 activities to do at home and in your community to keep your native language alive
*Valuable U.S based and international research on childhood bilingualism and second language acquisition
*Helpful insights from parents who've succeeded at raising happy bilingual children
According to the United Nations, over 304 million people now live outside their country of birth, a figure that has doubled since 1990. One consequence of this global migration is that more and more parents are raising their children in more than one language.
In the U.S. alone, there are more than 68 million of us who speak a language other than English at home. (U.S. Census)
Experts agree that it takes consistency, commitment, and creative reinforcements, inside and outside the home, for children in the U.S. to maintain their first language. Time to commit to being Bilingual by Choice!
Rossana Ramirez-Boyd, former Vice President of the National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE)
“NABE recommends Bilingual by Choice because it is aligned with our mission to mobilize parents and communities to support the education of bilingual and English language learners."
Ruth E. Van Reken, co-author of Third Culture Kids: Growing up among worlds
"An amazing book - exactly what countless parents in our globalizing world have been looking for! As more and more bicultural and bilingual families form, the issues Virginie Raguenaud addresses become increasingly urgent. Not only does she dispel common anxiety-producing myths, but she also gives clear, practical ways for how parents can help develop fluency in each heritage language."
Joshua A. Fishman, PhD, Professor Emeritus at Yeshiva University and Stanford University
“Virginie Raguenaud is bilingual by choice and wants her children to be so too. Bravo, Virginie, for showing us the way to helping our children retain their language heritage as they grow.”