Black Children Learning Different Languages, Thanks to This Program

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 ENTREPRENEUR DESIGNS MULTILINGUAL PROGRAM AND CREATES 6 BOOKS TO HELP BLACK CHILDREN LEARN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES

Charlotte, NC -- Shylene Santiago, a self-published author and homeschool mother of eight, has created six multilingual books that bring excitement, song, and dance to many different languages. "The mission of these multilingual books not only help children gain the confidence of speaking in new languages, it also helps parents strengthen their language skills as well," Santiago said in an interview with Black Connections.

In six short months after the launch of Learn A Language 4 Fun, LLC, her business has gained a tremendous amount of exposure and support from educators and parents all around the world.

Santiago's youngest was born with a heart defect that required her to step away from her teaching position with Bright Horizons. This sacrifice was necessary to give young Emilio the attention and care he needed.

While staying home and focusing on his health she started to homeschool her other children and designed a Spanish lesson plan. The wealth of diversity in their own neighborhood inspired her nine-year-old to request that multiple languages be added to their daily lesson plans.

"I want to say 'Hello' and 'How are you?' in their native language to make them feel comfortable living around us," urged Anita.