When a baby is growing up, especially the first-born, parents often make a commitment to write a diary in order to record the first teeth, the first steps, the first fever, the first syllables, the first words. It is certainly … Continue reading →

As parents, grandparents and other important members of the child’s social circle, we ‘plant the seeds’ and try to provide all the necessary ‘nutrients’ for the growth of the child’s language. We then expect her to follow a series of … Continue reading →

  Hello everyone, Olga Steklova worked at ISB for many years as an EAL teacher. Currently she is observing her grand-daughter develop a number of languages simultaneously. She has kindly offered to keep an observational diary of this development and … Continue reading →