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Migdalia Pinto Miranda Language Timeline

  • From Birth

    Expose to Spanish language by parents
  • Expose to English Language

    Started at Nursery School, because both parents worked.
  • Started in Head Start

    Expose to English Language fully in school and at home by mother
  • Expose to Spanish Language

    Parents moved to Puerto Rico and was expose to Spanish language fully by grandparents and relatives because they didn't know how to speak English
  • Started School

    Expose fully to Spanish language in school. Grades were a disaster. Didn't know how to read or write in Spanish.
  • Moved back to United States

    Mother moved back to United States, to work and earn money to construct a better home.
  • Moved back to Puerto Rico

    Exposed again to Spanish language, but with better results. I've learned to read and write Spanish before leaving P.R.
  • Graduate High School

    Finally graduated High School in Puerto Rico. With better grades and having both languages develop at the same time.
  • Visit United States after several years

    Went to visit my relatives at United States for vacation and had my own children be expose to English Language.