How to Create a Good Language Learning Environments for Preschoolers

Enjoy Reading with your Child

Reading with your children from an early age helps to foster strong learning habits

Start Simple Start with some simple greetings and every day words.E.g. good morning/ how are you? Be consistent, use

What to do when bilingual kids mix languages (code-switching, a.k.a. code-mixing)• Don’t worry if your child mixes languages—language mixing is

To investigate the question of whether baby signs programs help children acquire language earlier or advance their cognitive development, in

Creating Good Language Learning Environments for Very Young Children (Ages 0–2) (p. 63) • Direct lots of rich, meaningful speech toward

What to do when children reject to speak in the 2nd language (e.g. Spanish) Cases that worked (from Bilingual Edge

How to Create a Good Language Learning Environments for Preschoolers • Have fun integrating the language as a part of

Is speaking a minority language (e,g, Spanish) at home is better or worse? King and Mackey mention a very

TOP TEN MOST WIDELY SPOKEN LANGUAGES IN THE WORLD (PERCENT OF WORLD POPULATION) (CIA world fact book ) 1. Mandarin Chinese

Bilingual Edge: Why, When and How to Teach Your Child a Second Language by Kendall King, PhD & Alison Mackey, PhD