Children need to feel a sense of belonging in an early childhood setting. It has been known for children to be labelled as having 'no' language, when in fact they simply speak a different language from English. There is an advantage to grow up learning more than one language.
It is important that children feel their bilingualism is valued and that they see it as the advantage that it is. In most parts of the world, it is common to speak three or four languages fluently. In fact, if we take the world as a whole, it is normal to be fluent in at least two languages.
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