Liza Sánchez

Ask an Expert: What is the best for my child to succeed in speaking both languages?

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010, by Ana Lilian

This week’s Ask an Expert question was sent by Katherine Chavez.
“Hello.  I am a Hispanic mother who lives in the USA. My husband and I speak Spanish at home, and I heard that teaching Spanish as a first language is convenient for my 2 year-old daughter. They said (friends of ours) that she will learn read more ...

Ask an Expert::What language should I read to my kids in?

Monday, September 21st, 2009, by Ana Lilian

This week’s Ask an Expert question was sent by Lisbeth Bosshart.
“I’d love an opportunity to Ask an Expert. I’m trying to develop a plan for teaching my children Spanish in addition to their learning English. Spanish is my second language (my parent’s first language which I learned growing up). I plan on speaking Spanish to read more ...

Ask an Expert::Should I Speak in Spanish to my Child if I’m not Fluent?

Monday, July 20th, 2009, by Ana Lilian

Welcome back to another Monday of Ask an Expert-our very popular weekly series where you get to have your questions answered by one of the outstanding experts on bilingual matters that have joined the SpanglishBaby panel.
We welcome any and all questions you might have regarding bilingual and cultural matters.  The experts are well-known educators, speech read more ...

Ask an Expert: Will my Toddler Miss Out in the Community if She doesn’t Speak English Yet?

Monday, May 25th, 2009, by Ana Lilian

Today in the U.S. we commemorate Memorial Day by paying honor to all the great men and woman who have passed away while in military service for our country.  Our thoughts and prayers are with all the families who have loved a lost one defending us.
Every Monday we bring you our Ask an Expert series read more ...

Ask an Expert:Will My Children Learn English?

Monday, April 13th, 2009, by Ana Lilian

We hope you all had a fun and relaxing Easter weekend. Camila got a hold of one too many M&M’s and now we know what a sugar-rush looks and sounds like! Nada divertido. Now back to business. Today, like every Monday, we invite an expert in bilingual issues to answer one of your questions. If read more ...

Ask an Expert: Should I Translate for my Daughter?

Monday, March 9th, 2009, by Roxana S.

As we announced last week, a new expert has joined the SpanglishBaby family and we couldn’t be more excited! Her name is Liza Sánchez and her area of expertise is bilingual education. She received her MA in Education at UC Berkeley and has spent many years teaching in both public and independent schools. She is read more ...