Book Detectives – Arabic, Bulgarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Russian, Spanish
These are translated tasks to support reading comprehension. If children are literate in first language they could read them to support their understanding of tasks.
Tip: To help learners understand the purpose for reading, set questions before reading the text to prevent decoding skills being solely used. Introduce question words gradually – Who? What? When? Where? Why? (Use Question Master – book detectives).
http://www.readingrockets.org/article/reading-tips-parents-multiple-languages#languages
A child’s success as a reader begins much earlier than the first day of school. Reading, and a love for reading, begins at home. Our one-page parent tips offer easy ways for parents to help kids become successful readers. Although we’ve divided these tips by age, many of them can be used with children at various ages and stages — we encourage you to choose the ones that work best for your child.
https://literacytrust.org.uk/early-years/bilingual-quick-tips/
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We have produced a series of bilingual quick tips for parents and practitioners to help children develop good talking and listening skills. There are lots of different languages.
The following tips are available in English and space for your own translation. Copies can be downloaded and photocopied free of charge to share with families.
Quick tips – say hello to your new baby
Talking to your baby from day one will help the two of you get to know each other, and gives your child a great start in life. These quick tips will help you enjoy “conversations” with your baby right from the start.
Quick tips – dummies and talking
Babies and young children like to suck, so dummies can help soothe at bedtime or when your baby is tired or cross. But regular and extended use of a dummy can create problems with your child’s speech. For more information download a copy of our quick tips below.
Quick tips – talk to your baby and child in your own language
The best way to help your child learn to talk is to talk to him as much as possible in your own language – it doesn’t have to be English.
Quick tips – making the most of television
Like adults, young children sometimes feel tired or stressed and want to relax by watching television. Used in the right way, television can be beneficial. But too much can be harmful, so use our quick tips to help find the right balance.
Quick tips – talking with your baby
Learning to talk is one of the most important and complex skills your child will accomplish. Talking helps your baby’s brain develop and is the foundation of literacy. It seems to happen naturally, but in fact you have a very important role to play.
Quick tips – sharing songs and rhymes
Babies and young children love songs and rhymes, especially hearing the sound of your voice. And they’re a great way to help your child’s talking and listening skills. Take a look at the quick tips below.
Quick tips – sharing books with your baby
Sharing books is a wonderful way to help your child learn to talk and hear new words, and it’s the ideal opportunity to share a cuddle at the same time.
Quick tips – playing with your baby
Play is the main way that babies and toddlers learn about the world. With your help, it’s also a wonderful way to support their language development. Find out how by downloading our quick tips.
Practitioners and professionals working with learners whose first language is not English should develop a good understanding of the child’s linguistic and cultural background when they enter a nursery or school and work collaboratively with families.
Bengali Talking with your baby
Chinese Talking with your baby
English Talking with your baby
English with space for translation Talking with your baby
Estonian Talking with your baby
Gujarati Talking with your baby
Norwegian Talking with your baby
Portuguese Talking with your baby
Punjabi Talking with your baby
Romanian Talking with your baby
Swedish Talking with your baby
Arabic Talk to your baby in your own language
Bengali Talk to your baby in your own language
Chinese Talk to your baby in your own language
English only Talk to your baby in your own language
English with space for translation Talk to your baby in your own language
Estonian Talk to your baby in your own language
French Talk to your baby in your own language
Gujarati Talk to your baby in your own language
Norwegian Talk to your baby in your own language
Polish Talk to your baby in your own language
Portuguese Talk to your baby in your own language
Punjabi Talk to your baby in your own language
Romanian Talk to your baby in your own language
Somali Talk to your baby in your own language
Swedish Talk to your baby in your own language
Tamil Talk to your baby in your own language
Turkish Talk to your baby in your own language
Arabic Sharing songs and rhymes
Bengali Sharing songs and rhymes
Chinese Sharing songs and rhymes
English Sharing songs and rhymes
English with space for translation Sharing songs and rhymes
Estonian Sharing songs and rhymes
French Sharing songs and rhymes
Gujarati Sharing songs and rhymes
Norwegian Sharing songs and rhymes
Polish Sharing songs and rhymes
Portuguese Sharing songs and rhymes
Punjabi Sharing songs and rhymes
Romanian Sharing songs and rhymes
Somali Sharing songs and rhymes
Swedish Sharing songs and rhymes
Tamil Sharing songs and rhymes
Arabic Sharing books with your baby
Bengali Sharing books with your baby
Chinese Sharing books with your baby
English Sharing books with your baby
English with space for translation Sharing books with your baby
Estonian Sharing books with your baby
French Sharing books with your baby
Gujarati Sharing books with your baby
Norwegian Sharing books with your baby
Polish Sharing books with your baby
Portuguese Sharing books with your baby
Punjabi Sharing books with your baby
Romanian Sharing books with your baby
Somali Sharing books with your baby
Swedish Sharing books with your baby
Tamil Sharing books with your baby
Turkish Sharing books with your baby
Arabic say hello to your new baby
Bengali say hello to your new baby
Chinese say hello to your new baby
English say hello to your new baby
English with space for translation say hello to your new baby
Estonian say hello to your new baby
French say hello to your new baby
Gujarati say hello to your new baby
Norwegian say hello to your new baby
Panjabi say hello to your new baby
Polish say hello to your new baby
Portuguese say hello to your new baby
Romanian say hello to your new baby
Somali say hello to your new baby
Swedish say hello to your new baby
Tamil say hello to your new baby
Turkish say hello to your new baby
Bengali Playing with your baby
Chinese Playing with your baby
English Playing with your baby
English with space for translation Playing with your baby
Estonian Playing with your baby
Gujarati Playing with your baby
Norwegian Playing with your baby
Portuguese Playing with your baby
Punjabi Playing with your baby
Romanian Playing with your baby
Swedish Playing with your baby
