“…There is increasing scholarly attention on translanguaging practices and pedagogies, and they often focus on translanguaging as an alternative or supplementary way of expression employed by linguistically minoritized children. Research has extensively explored the translanguaging practices of young children, emphasizing its adaptable use across two or more languages Kirsch & Mortini, 2023), connectedness to play, stories, and beyond text (Seltzer et al, 2020), and pedagogical possibilities (Gort & Ponier, 2013;Kirsch, 2021). This perspective of translanguaging is commonly associated with individuals whose native languages are marginalized (Vogel & García, 2017), and scholarly discourse often portrays translanguaging as an embodiment of these children's linguistic practices and identities.…”