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is the most fun when everyone gets
involved!
You can support your child's learning, even if you do not speak the language:
~If you have fun singing a silly song in Spanish, so will your child.
~If you say "Oui!" when they try a new French word, they will say it again.
~If you challenge them to try all four tones, they just might do it!
Be enthusiastic and give positive reiforcement!
If possible, do a few activities at home or in the car for fun. We provide vocabulary and song lists for the younger levels. Older children often learn current topics that you can easily look up online or rent educational films about, like endangered species, famous people, an imaginary homestay, and more.
Some Specific Language Resources
SPANISH
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Dora the Explorer in Spanish on Nickelodeon Jr./Noggin
~ List of high-quality children's books written in Spanish or translated into Spanish, provided by the Barahona Center
~ Spanish-English version of "The Little Red Hen" is a fun iPad app.
~ Cute Baby Flash Cards app works on vocabulary and is for iPhone and iPad. (The free version only has English; the $2 version has Spanish).
MANDARIN
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Ni hao Kai-lan in Chinese on Nickelodeon Jr./Noggin
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Chinese simplified "pinyin" website that helps with pronunciation
~ Mandarin-English version of "The Little Red Hen" is a fun iPad app.
~ Cute Baby Flash Cards app works on vocabulary and is for iPhone and iPad. (The free version only has English; the $2 version has Chinese).
~ Piggy Picnic app has Chinese games for toddlers and young preschoolers that work on counting, matching, colors and sizes. Works for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad (not iPad2).
FRENCH
~ A French-English version of "The Little Red Hen" is a fun iPad app.
~ Cute Baby Flash Cards app works on vocabulary and is for iPhone and iPad. (The free version only has English; the $2 version has French).
~ www.uptoten.com has a huge variety of French games, songs and activities (Site defaults into English, but just click the French tri-color flag in the upper right to turn the entire site into French.)
Recommended Reading
Learning
a Second Language: Exposing Your Child to a New World of Words Boosts
Her Brainpower, Vocabulary, and Self-Esteem (PDF)
Foreign Learning as a Strategy for Closing the Achievement Gap (PDF)
Why Your Child Should Study Foreign Languages (PDF)
Learning a Foreign Language (PDF)
Kids Health (Check out "Communication” and “Learning & Play”.)
Building Preschool and Schools Skills and Getting Ready for Kindergarten
Building Speech and Language Skills
Fostering Second Language Development in Young Children
Encouraging Children's Language Development
Building a More Resiliant Brain (Wall Street Journal)
Being Bilingual Boosts Brain Power
Early Learning Library Insightful Articles on Language Learning
Learning Language & Becoming Multilingual
How Young Children Learn Language
What’s Going On In There? How the Brain and Mind Develop in the First Five Years of Life, Lise Eliot, PhD, Bantam Books: New York, 1999.
Magic Trees of the Mind: How to Nurture Your Child's Intelligence, Creativity, and Healthy Emotions from Birth through Adolescence, by Marian Diamond, PhD and Janet Hopson, Penguin: New York, 1999.
Einstein Never Used Flash Cards: How Our Children Really Learn -- and Why They Need to Play More and Memorize Less, by Kathy Hirsch-Pacek and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, Rodale Books: Emmaus, PA, 2003.
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