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New research shows mixing languages with your young children doesn’t hurt vocabulary growth, it can actually help it.
The FTF Colorado River Indian Tribes Regional Partnership Council funds native language preservation strategies to give parents and caregivers tools to promote…
Some FTF regions support a Native Language Preservation Strategy to give families tools to promote their children’s language development.
A new book in the Hualapai language is designed to support efforts to begin teaching the language early to preserve culture and identity.
This year, the importance of teaching young children native language is being highlighted during November’s Native American Heritage Month.
Language expert says maintaining Native American languages in early childhood helps to preserve culture and identity.
The Hualapai Day Care center teachers in Peach Springs focus on preserving the region’s native language by teaching it to the next generation of young…
After almost two years, 7-year-old Lena Montana and her little sister, Alyssa, 5, still carry around their bilingual children’s books filled with…
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