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/
Check out this article with free downloaded material:
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.
Blogs:
The world of the internet offers a great variety of blogs and websites related to Bilingualism, although I have to say that one needs to be quite selective and critical when finding information:
Adam from Bilingual Monkeys
– Japanese, English
Ana from PreK12Plaza
– Spanish, Italian, English
Annabelle from The Piri-Piri Lexicon
– French, Portuguese, English, German
Audrey from Españolita…¡Sobre la Marcha!
– Spanish, English
Eowyn from On Raising Bilingual Children
– French, English, Dutch
Esther from Third Culture Mama
– French, English, (Mandarin Chinese)
Galina from Raising a Trilingual Child
– Russian, English, Italian
Ilze from Let the Journey Begin
– German, Latvian, English
Jonathan from Dad’s The Way I Like It
– Welsh, English
Leanna from All Done Monkey
– Spanish, English
Maria from Trilingual Mama
– Spanish, French, English
Marianna from Bilingual Avenue
– Spanish, English, German
Olga from The European Mama
– Polish, German, Dutch
and Rita, from Multilingual Parenting
– Swedish, Punjabi, Finnish, English
