I just want to create a safe space for little kids,” she said. “And my older kids, I follow up with them until they graduate.

“The idea was time on task: put ’em in there, and they’ll learn English by osmosis,” Coady says. “Sometimes that works for very young kids. But for a 10th grader coming into high school ...

I'm a mom of three kids ages 6, 4, and 4. Since they were born I've been speaking to them exclusively in Spanish. My oldest can switch between English and Spanish depending who he is talking to.

English language support can look different ... “I’m not an expert by any means, I’m just learning what’s working for my kids and my school,” she said. “And I always start off with ...