
Talking to Grandma
Talking to Grandma is a weekly podcast that elevates stories, science, and strategies to help you raise and teach multilingual and bilingual children. Hosted by Dr. Veronica Benavides, founder and CEO of Bilingual Generation, an organization that helps children with bilingualism in their bones stay connected to their heritage languages and cultures. She's a Harvard-educated doctora who has experienced losing, recovering, and passing on her heritage language to her children. Whether you are a parent, grandparent, teacher, researcher, school leader, or simply someone interested in the topics of language learning and language preservation, this podcast is for you. Through interviews with amazing guests and solo episodes, you will find the resources, guidance, and strategies needed to support you in your journey.
Latest episodes

Dec 13, 2022 • 47min
S1: Multiple literacies and supporting emergent multilingualism with Dr. Luz Yadira Herrera & Dr. Carla España of the En Comunidad Collective
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.

Nov 16, 2022 • 3min
S1: Introducing Talking to Grandma
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.
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