The American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP)

—the largest professional organization in the United States dedicated to educators of Spanish and Portuguese.

For more than a century, The American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP) has been one of the leading professional organizations dedicated to advancing the teaching and learning of Spanish and Portuguese in the United States. Bringing together educators, researchers, and language specialists, the conference serves as a space where innovative ideas, research, and educational resources are shared to strengthen language education.

At the AATSP Conference, Ahvian The Creative™ bilingual series was featured through three presentations exploring bilingual storytelling, creativity, and social-emotional learning (SEL). Together, these sessions demonstrated how language learning can become more engaging, inclusive, and emotionally meaningful through storytelling, play, and hands-on experiences.
More importantly, the conference became the beginning of new collaborations. Today, the educators and specialists who presented alongside Ahvian The Creative™ continue to use the series in their own professional practice, bringing its strategies into classrooms, therapy sessions, and family literacy programs.

Featured AATSP Presentations

Creativity Across Tenses: Social-Emotional and Bilingual Learning with Ahvian The Creative™

Explored how storytelling across past, present, and future narratives helps strengthen both language acquisition and emotional awareness through creative, student-centered learning.

Bilingual Storytelling for Social-Emotional Growth: A Hands-On Approach with Ahvian The Creative™

Demonstrated practical, hands-on strategies that educators and specialists can immediately adapt to foster communication, empathy, and bilingual literacy.

Playful Bilingual Storytelling: Ahvian The Creative™ as a Bridge Between Language Learning and SEL

Highlighted how play-based and multisensory storytelling creates meaningful connections between language development, creativity, and social-emotional learning for diverse learners.

Continuing the Impact

What began as conference presentations has grown into an ongoing educational resource used by professionals across multiple disciplines.

Today, educators, bilingual specialists, and behavior analysts continue to integrate Ahvian The Creative™ into their work to:

• Support bilingual language development through storytelling
• Foster emotional awareness and meaningful conversations
• Encourage creativity and active participation
• Adapt learning for diverse abilities and educational settings
• Strengthen family engagement through bilingual literacy experiences

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Creativity Across Tenses: Social-Emotional and Bilingual Learning with Ahvian The Creative™

Bilingual Storytelling for Social-Emotional Growth: A Hands-On Approach with Ahvian The Creative™

Playful Bilingual Storytelling: Ahvian The Creative™ as a Bridge Between Language Learning and SEL

Because when learning feels joyful, connected, and human—language truly comes alive.

A Resource Designed for Diverse Learning Communities

Ahvian The Creative™ continues to support professionals working in:

• Dual-language and immersion programs
• Early childhood education
• Elementary classrooms
• Special education
• Behavior analysis (ABA)
• Occupational and speech therapy
• Libraries and literacy initiatives
• Homeschool and family learning environments

Because when language is experienced through storytelling, creativity, and emotional connection, learning becomes meaningful, memorable, and inclusive.

From the Author

“My intention has always been to create more than books. I wanted to create experiences where children can imagine, feel, create, and learn naturally in two languages. Seeing educators embrace these resources and adapt them to their own classrooms and communities is the greatest reward.”

Mahiette Tarrago
Author & Creator of Ahvian The Creative™