Being Bilingual Is a Superpower: Multilingual Tips to Support Language and Literacy at Home

Illustration of children playingThese animated videos, available in 8 languages, offer ideas on how families can support their child's literacy through activities that celebrate language, culture, and special time together at home! This project features the artwork of award-winning illustrator Rafael López. Languages include: English, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Vietnamese, Somali, Haitian Creole, and French.

For more ideas on how to use these videos as part of your family engagement, see our related guide (also available as a PDF), as well as our related tip sheets and tip graphics for sharing on social media in 16 languages.

Acknowledgements

This project was made possible with the support of our founding partner, the American Federation of Teachers.

See videos in 8 languages!

English

Being Bilingual Is a Superpower: Tips to Support Language and Literacy at Home

Spanish

¡Ser bilingüe es un superpoder!: Consejos para apoyar el lenguaje y la alfabetización en el hogar (Spanish)

French

Être bilingue est une superpuissance!: Conseils pour favoriser la langue et l'alphabétisation (French)

Arabic

إن التحدث بلغتين قوة خارقة!: نصائح لتقوية اللغة والآداب في المنزل (Arabic)

Mandarin

雙語是一種非凡能力！在家強化會話和讀寫能力的提示 (Mandarin)

Vietnamese

Biết hai ngôn ngữ là một siêu năng lực!: Mẹo hay giúp hỗ trợ ngôn ngữ và khả năng đọc viết tại nhà (Vietnamese)

Somali

Ahaanta qof ku hadla laba-luqadood waa awood aad u sareysa! (Somali)

Haitian Creole

Lè w bileng se yon gwo pouvwa!: Konsèy pou sipòte lang ak alfabetizasyon lakay ou (Haitian Creole)