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Hoe meertalige kinderen meedoen in het wetenschapsmuseum (in Dutch)
PhD candidate Lucía Chisari is researching multilingual children's participation in science museums. Interviews with children, their families and museum staff revealed great insights: for instance, how important the role of parents is. And that, above all, you have to listen carefully to the children themselves.
Jouw taal mag er zijn, dus jij mag er zijn (in Ducth)
"The home language of multilingual children is insufficiently exploited in Dutch education." How to make good use of that home language, Elma Blom investigates in the Multi-STEM project.
Met succes NWA-subsidie aanvragen: een kijkje achter de schermen bij het Multi-STEM-project (in Dutch)
Elma Blom, together with other researchers, successfully submitted an NWA-ORC application and built a consortium. How did that work?
A home filled with languages
Utrecht University linguists (among them Elma Blom) work to debunk the myths about multilingualism to make room for knowledge and practical tools for every child’s language development.
Taal in uitvoering: Passend onderwijs voor taal en TOS (in Dutch)
Inaugural lecture Elise de Bree.

Re-Imagining Education
Young People’s Learning in Digital Worlds.
Early Years blog (in Dutch)
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Multi-STEM
Multi-STEM is a research project that aims to promote the participation of multilingual children in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education.
De Chinese papiermolen (in Dutch)
A North American student suspected of fraud was later found to have a language development disorder. Elma Blom in a blog on 'Taaldoetmeer'.
Tweetaligheid: over voordelen en veelkoppige draken (in Ducth)
Is bilingualism good for the human brain or not? For instance, bilinguals' executive functions are said to be extra well developed. What about it?
Elma Blom in a blog on 'Taaldoetmeer'.

Is het praten van twee talen door elkaar reden tot zorg? (in Dutch)
KletsHeads, season 1, episode 1.
Zijn meertalige kinderen slimmer dan eentalige kinderen? (in Dutch)
KletsHeads, season 1, episode 5.
Boeken over meertalige kinderen (in Dutch)
KletsHeads, extra episode 2,
TikTok: How to keep it safe for youth? (in Dutch)
Online youth get the opportunity to develop themselves outside of the mainstream. Even though the media tend to focus on negative consequences, these online spaces can also offer youth opportunities for learning they cannot find at school or at home. PhD candidate Zowi Vermeire joins 'De Nieuws BV' on NPO Radio 1.

Experts aan het woord (in Dutch)
Elma Blom about the importance in working together with parents?
Chronic stress, enemy of development (in Dutch)
Lex Wijnroks on the CCE stage. How to recognise, prevent and reduce chronic stress. Especially in children with intellectual disabilities, it is important to identify chronic stressors in time.