The following comment could be copied into a message to parents along with any relevant leaflets from those available below:
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Here are some translated information leaflets about supporting your child’s language development:
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وفيما يلي بعض المنشورات الإعلامية المترجمة بشأن دعم التطور اللغوي لدى طفلك:
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Šeit ir dažas iztulkotas informācijas brošūras par atbalstu bērna valodas attīstībā:
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Čia pateikiama kai kuri versta informacija, kaip padėti vaikui įsisavinti kalbą:
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Jest możliwość uzyskania różnych przetłumaczonych ulotek, dotycząych form wspierania rozwoju języka dziecka.
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Вот несколько переведенных информационных буклетов о поддержке языкового развития вашего ребенка:
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Play @ Home (Eng, Arabic and Pol)
These cards have a range of activities you can play with your child (in English, Arabic and Polish)
Advice for parents of young children – Talking with your baby (Literacy Trust)
May 2, 2018Arabic Talking with your baby 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 French Talking with your baby Gujarati Talking with your baby Norwegian Talking with your baby Polish… Read more
Advice for parents of young children – Talk to your baby in your own language (Literacy Trust)
May 2, 2018Arabic 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… Read more
Advice for parents of young children – (Literacy Trust)
May 2, 2018Arabic 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… Read more
Advice for parents of young children – Sharing books with your baby (Literacy Trust)
May 2, 2018Arabic 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… Read more
Translated advice for parents of young children – Say hello to your new baby (Literacy Trust)
May 2, 2018Arabic 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… Read more
Translated advice for parents of young children – Playing with your baby (Literacy Trust)
May 2, 2018Arabic Playing with your 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 French Playing with your baby Gujarati Playing with your baby Norwegian Playing with your baby Polish… Read more
Translated advice for parents of young children – Making the most of television (Literacy Trust)
May 2, 2018Arabic Making the most of television Bengali Making the most of television Chinese Making the most of television English only Making the most of television English with space for translation Making the most of television Estonian Making the most of television French Making the most of television Gujarati Making the… Read more
Translated advice for parents of young children – Dummies and Talking (Literacy Trust)
May 2, 2018Arabic Dummies and talking Bengali Dummies and talking Chinese Dummies and talking English Dummies and talking English with space for translation Dummies and talking Estonian Dummies and talking French Dummies and talking Gujarati Dummies and talking Norwegian Dummies and talking Panjabi Dummies and talking Polish Dummies and talking Portuguese Dummies… Read more
Books
- Baker, C. (2014) A Parent and Teacher’s Guide to Bilingualism, Bangor University
- Beck, A. (2016) Maximize your Child’s Bilingual Ability. Hiroshima: Bilingual Adventures
- Grosjean, F. (1982) Life with Two Languages: An Introduction to Bilingualism. Harvard University Press
- Koshy.V. (2010) Action Research for Improving Educational Practice. A Step-by-Step Guide. London: Sage
- Medina, J. (2014) Brain Rules for Baby. How to Raise a Smart and Happy Child from Zero to Five. Seattle: Pear Press
- Miller, J. (1983) Many Voices: Bilingualism, Culture and Education. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul
- Rosenback, R. (2014) Bringing up a Bilingual Child. Surrey: Filament Publishing LTD.
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
Dr. Grosjean Publishing in Psychology Today Blog
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
Benefits of reading
- Reading to young children sets them up to succeed
The more you read to your children, the more knowledge they absorb, and knowledge is important in all aspects of life.
- Reading develops language skills
3.Exposure to reading exercises your child’s brain
- Reading enhances a child’s concentration
- Reading together encourages a thirst for knowledge
- A range of books teaches children about different topics
- Reading develops a child’s imagination and creativity
- Reading books with children helps to develop empathy
- Books are a form of entertainment
- Reading together helps to create a bond
