Dr Sabine Little
@sabinelittle.bsky.social
#multilingualism, #identity, heritage languages, #children, #school, multilingual #libraries, #books, #reading, #makerspaces, #co-production and participatory research, at University of Sheffield, UK. Occasional multilingual storyteller
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“There’s a Sense of Pride”: The Multilingual Children's Library as Perezhivanie
Many libraries serve multilingual communities, however, research around multilingual libraries remains sparse. This study provides a theorized understanding of how a multilingual library is experie...
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Pst - it's out! "“There’s a Sense of Pride”: The Multilingual Children's Library as Perezhivanie" www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #langsky (also, fastest *ever* turnaround for a paper I ever had) #libraries #library #multilingualism @sheffielduni.bsky.social
Under my sewing needle this morning, this plea: „Everybody don’t be afraid of our langu[ag]e - مرحبًا - hello - Arabic“ #quiltofwelcome #multilingual #quilting #belonging
October 24, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Under my sewing needle this morning, this plea: „Everybody don’t be afraid of our langu[ag]e - مرحبًا - hello - Arabic“ #quiltofwelcome #multilingual #quilting #belonging
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Over 20% of pupils are now officially recorded as having a 1st language other than English. Read our blog with Anna Leaman, Soofia Amin, Dr Sabine Little Nic Ponsford 🥊 GEC (Global Equality Collective) featuring practical tips to value linguistic diversity in your setting https://ow.ly/4XpX50XgRKA
October 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Over 20% of pupils are now officially recorded as having a 1st language other than English. Read our blog with Anna Leaman, Soofia Amin, Dr Sabine Little Nic Ponsford 🥊 GEC (Global Equality Collective) featuring practical tips to value linguistic diversity in your setting https://ow.ly/4XpX50XgRKA
Sharing a little fun that came up via Facebook Memories today: this was my son's Spanish homework from 9 years ago, and I love how he simply decided to bring his German to the party/task. It was absolutely his idea, and what a fab example of a bilingual child's full linguistic repertoire thriving.
October 4, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Sharing a little fun that came up via Facebook Memories today: this was my son's Spanish homework from 9 years ago, and I love how he simply decided to bring his German to the party/task. It was absolutely his idea, and what a fab example of a bilingual child's full linguistic repertoire thriving.
Happy #EDL! While children's reading for pleasure is declining, the National Literacy Survey 2021 shows multilingual kids are more likely to read for fun. Let's learn from them and boost reading for pleasure for all! @sheffielduni.bsky.social @uklitassociation.bsky.social @literacy-trust.bsky.social
September 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Happy #EDL! While children's reading for pleasure is declining, the National Literacy Survey 2021 shows multilingual kids are more likely to read for fun. Let's learn from them and boost reading for pleasure for all! @sheffielduni.bsky.social @uklitassociation.bsky.social @literacy-trust.bsky.social
Happy European Day of Languages! I've been working with 13 schools and 3 hospital settings to create Sheffield's "Quilt of Welcome", with words that make children feel happy, welcome, and safe in their various languages. What words make you happy - in any language? @sheffielduni.bsky.social
September 26, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Happy European Day of Languages! I've been working with 13 schools and 3 hospital settings to create Sheffield's "Quilt of Welcome", with words that make children feel happy, welcome, and safe in their various languages. What words make you happy - in any language? @sheffielduni.bsky.social
Happy European Day of Languages! I'll be sharing posts throughout the day to celebrate, starting with the amazing collaboration with Twinkl for #Sheffield City of #Languages. Free resources for teachers and schools, celebrating multilingualism! www.twinkl.co.uk/l/iij38 @sheffielduni.bsky.social
Sheffield City of Languages Partnerships - - Twinkl
A collection of resources for teachers and schools to celebrate the Sheffield: City of Languages initiative.
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September 26, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Happy European Day of Languages! I'll be sharing posts throughout the day to celebrate, starting with the amazing collaboration with Twinkl for #Sheffield City of #Languages. Free resources for teachers and schools, celebrating multilingualism! www.twinkl.co.uk/l/iij38 @sheffielduni.bsky.social
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The 1st paper is out in the SI I am co-editing w/ Myra Garces-Bacsal, @sabinelittle.bsky.social & @naashia.bsky.social 🗣💬
#Books, 책들, livres, vitabu, βιβλία: Exploring diverse #picturebooks for multilingual literacy, inclusivity, and belonging
More to come!
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#Books, 책들, livres, vitabu, βιβλία: Exploring diverse #picturebooks for multilingual literacy, inclusivity, and belonging
More to come!
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/SZ3XW...
Diverse picturebooks for diverse children: a booklist of linguistic diversities and pluralities for inclusivity, belonging, and resistance
This paper proposes a curated booklist which foregrounds linguistic diversities and pluralities as powerful catalysts for inclusivity, belonging, and resistance. Drawing on an extensive document an...
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September 18, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The 1st paper is out in the SI I am co-editing w/ Myra Garces-Bacsal, @sabinelittle.bsky.social & @naashia.bsky.social 🗣💬
#Books, 책들, livres, vitabu, βιβλία: Exploring diverse #picturebooks for multilingual literacy, inclusivity, and belonging
More to come!
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/SZ3XW...
#Books, 책들, livres, vitabu, βιβλία: Exploring diverse #picturebooks for multilingual literacy, inclusivity, and belonging
More to come!
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/SZ3XW...
Dropped this little multilingual library starter pack off at a deserving location today - huge thanks to authors, illustrators and publishers who have been donating many of these books!
September 11, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Dropped this little multilingual library starter pack off at a deserving location today - huge thanks to authors, illustrators and publishers who have been donating many of these books!
Look at the amazing logo for Sheffield: City of Languages! Read all about it here: www.sheffieldcityoflanguages.org/logo-competi... @clareallison.bsky.social #langsky #sheffieldcityoflanguages
Sheffield City of Languages - Logo Competition
Logo Competition
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July 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Look at the amazing logo for Sheffield: City of Languages! Read all about it here: www.sheffieldcityoflanguages.org/logo-competi... @clareallison.bsky.social #langsky #sheffieldcityoflanguages
Day 30 of #30dayswildmultilingual. Time to reflect on your journey - how has the month been for you? If you are a teacher and have used the activities in your setting, please share what you did, I'd love to hear what impact it had on you and/or your learners! Thanks for joining!
June 30, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Day 30 of #30dayswildmultilingual. Time to reflect on your journey - how has the month been for you? If you are a teacher and have used the activities in your setting, please share what you did, I'd love to hear what impact it had on you and/or your learners! Thanks for joining!
Day 29 - penultimate day - of #30dayswildmultilingual. Go outside, and find three creatures that can fly, naming them in different languages. #30dayswild
June 29, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Day 29 - penultimate day - of #30dayswildmultilingual. Go outside, and find three creatures that can fly, naming them in different languages. #30dayswild
Day 28 of #30dayswildmultilingual - can you draw your favourite spot in nature, and describe it? #30dayswild
June 28, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Day 28 of #30dayswildmultilingual - can you draw your favourite spot in nature, and describe it? #30dayswild
Day 27 of #30dayswildmultilingual - a favourite of mine, so get making! Make a face out of found items in nature, and describe the facial expression in any language :) #30dayswild
June 27, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Day 27 of #30dayswildmultilingual - a favourite of mine, so get making! Make a face out of found items in nature, and describe the facial expression in any language :) #30dayswild
Day 26 of #30dayswildmultilingual - take a photo of something you like in nature, and describe it in any language. #30dayswild
June 26, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Day 26 of #30dayswildmultilingual - take a photo of something you like in nature, and describe it in any language. #30dayswild
Day 25 of #30dayswildmultilingual - it's picnic time! Head for a meal outside, and tell us what you are eating :) #30dayswild
June 25, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Day 25 of #30dayswildmultilingual - it's picnic time! Head for a meal outside, and tell us what you are eating :) #30dayswild
Day 24 of #30dayswildmultilingual - is the wind blowing where you are? Find three things blowing in the breeze, and name them in any language :) #30dayswild
June 24, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Day 24 of #30dayswildmultilingual - is the wind blowing where you are? Find three things blowing in the breeze, and name them in any language :) #30dayswild
"Who Owns the Tales We Tell?" - free online workshop on 16th July!
FREE CFRC online storytelling workshop 16 July led by Anna Milon @hexnhart.bsky.social and Rory Waterman @rorywaterman.bsky.social of the @lincsfolk.bsky.social study and Sabine Little @sabinelittle.bsky.social of Traditional Tales, Untraditionally Told! Details👇
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CFRC Storytelling Workshop: Who Owns the Tales We Tell?
Free online workshop on 16th July, 12.00 - 1.30pm with storytelling experts from Nottingham Trent University and The University of Sheffield
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June 23, 2025 at 12:44 PM
"Who Owns the Tales We Tell?" - free online workshop on 16th July!
Day 23 of #30dayswildmultilingual, and it's time to look at the night sky. What can you see, and what languages can you name it in? #30dayswild
June 23, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Day 23 of #30dayswildmultilingual, and it's time to look at the night sky. What can you see, and what languages can you name it in? #30dayswild
Day 22 of #30dayswildmultilingual, and one of my favourites: write an acrostic poem to spell the word "wild" (or any other word, in any language :) #30dayswild
June 22, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Day 22 of #30dayswildmultilingual, and one of my favourites: write an acrostic poem to spell the word "wild" (or any other word, in any language :) #30dayswild
Back to colours today: purple/pink, white and green :) Name the colours, and/or what you found! #30dayswild #30dayswildmultilingual
June 21, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Back to colours today: purple/pink, white and green :) Name the colours, and/or what you found! #30dayswild #30dayswildmultilingual
An easy one today, unless you pick a leaf from a linden tree or hazelnut! Find leaves and count the points in any language :)
June 20, 2025 at 7:01 AM
An easy one today, unless you pick a leaf from a linden tree or hazelnut! Find leaves and count the points in any language :)
Two tricky days in a row! Can you think of a nature song in different languages, and share it?
June 19, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Two tricky days in a row! Can you think of a nature song in different languages, and share it?
A low-engagement day each year, lol! Plant something, and tell me what it is - in any language!
June 18, 2025 at 7:02 AM
A low-engagement day each year, lol! Plant something, and tell me what it is - in any language!
Always a favourite, as people go and look for elephants! Go outside, and name the biggest and smallest creature you can find - in any language :)
June 17, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Always a favourite, as people go and look for elephants! Go outside, and name the biggest and smallest creature you can find - in any language :)
Today can go in many directions - name what you can smell....or name what you smell with, and other bodyparts!
June 16, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Today can go in many directions - name what you can smell....or name what you smell with, and other bodyparts!