- Raising Bilingual
Children
As my teacher always stressed: "Prior planning
prevents poor performance". This great little
introductory article helps parents understand the
development of bilingualism, learn how to maintain a
balanced bilingual family as well as how to sustain
bilingualism in their lives:
http://iteslj.org/Articles/Rosenberg-Bilingual.html
- Raising
Polyglot Kids
Want your child to speak multiple languages by the
time they're 20 years old? Here is some
general advice as well as methods (inexpensive &
expensive) to show you the way to raise polyglot
kids. Some of the tips are obvious, like
trying to keep things fun and exciting, but these
tips all approach this challenging task with a
can-do attitude that most parents can only be
inspired by!
http://language.bin.org/FXM/le/howyour.htm
- Raising
Bilingual Children: The first Five Steps to
Success
From Omniglot: Writing Systems and Languages of
the World, this site offers 5 "do it yourself"
steps that parents can take to raise bilingual children,
as well as offer more articles and other links
related to raising bilingual children that every parent
should have and read. A very practical guide
that helps to prepare families for this new
undertaking:
http://www.omniglot.com/language/articles/bilingualkids1.htm
- Taking
Your Horse to the Water
For families who are living abroad, this website
discusses some of the methods parents can use to
speak their minority language to their children,
despite the forces of majority language dominance.
One must first be aware of these forces before one
can fight them. This article also addresses
issues including parental steering, the power
struggles kids have with language, how to combat
peer pressure, dealing with divorce as well as
remind parents of the long term benefits and
advantages of keeping up with your child's
bilingualism.
http://www.familylifeabroad.com/bilingual.html
- Excellent
Bilingual Early Childhood Programs - Parent Guide
The Intercultural Development Research Association
provides a checklist for parents wanting to ensure
that the characteristics of a bilingual preschool
program would be successful and effective.
They also tell parents what they can to do involve
themselves with this process.
http://www.idra.org/newslttr/2004/May/checklist_eng.pdf
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