How can a grandmother support her grandchild’s bilingualism? April 23, 2017 0 Comments latl Question I was at one of your lecture/workshops recently – it was really interesting. Thanks for organising this for the community. It was great to get some ideas about supporting minority language retention. As I was walking home, I was contemplating the situation I find myself in as a grandmother. My (the maternal) side of […] Read More
Digital storytelling using ‘Little Story Creator’ for Apple devices March 7, 2017 0 Comments latl This tutorial will help you use ‘Little Story Creator’, a digital storytelling tool that can create a bridge between home and an early childhood education centre, especially for children growing up with more than one language around them. It was produced by Kendall and Jess, our Summer Scholars at the UC LATL-lab with the support […] Read More
SwitchIt Maker: A tool for very young learners and technophobes! February 24, 2017 0 Comments latl This tool (Spectronics, 2015) was designed to create resources for students with significant disabilities which made using a traditional mouse too difficult. SwitchIt presentations can be accessed via touchscreen, mouse or keyboard as well as special needs technologies such as switches, Intellikeys, trackball, and joystick. Lack of technical skills can inhibit learning (Pellerin, 2014; Sadler […] Read More