The role educators play in shaping a child’s connection and identity with their heritage language and culture is crucial. In this episode, Dr. Carla España and Dr. Luz Yadira Herrera reflect on how they are changing how educators support emergent multilingualism in the classroom. If you're an educator of children with bilingualism in their bones, join us for this conversation! You can find Dr. Carla & Dr. Luz at encomunidadcollective.com Check out their book, En Communidad: Lessons for Centering the Voices and Experiences of Bilingual Latinx Students.

Talking to Grandma is a weekly podcast that elevates the narratives of people who are on the journey to preserve their heritage language. In each episode, you will learn from the stories of people going against the grain to preserve their heritage language within families and communities in a monolingual-dominant society. We highlight the challenges, successes, and lessons learned to encourage and empower others on their own language preservation journey. If you like the sound of this, please subscribe to this podcast now and check out our website, thelanguageproject.co for additional resources. Also, follow us on Instagram @talkingtograndma to stay up to date when new episodes are launched. And a special shout out to Onward for sponsoring season one of this podcast. See you on the next episode!