What Are the Best Spanish Learning Websites and Apps For Kids?
DinoLingo explains which websites and apps are best to help your child learn Spanish.
Bilingualism
Is It Okay for My Child to Learn Two or More Languages at the Same Time?
Can your child learn two or more languages at the same time? The answer is yes. It’s easier for kids to become bilingual when they learn languages at the same time, rather than learning later in life. However, their development may look a little different than a child learning only one language. The American Speech-Language-Hearing …
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Will Learning a New Language Cause a Speech Delay for My Child?
Every child learns at a different pace. For some, learning a new language is a breeze. But for many others, it can be challenging. Will learning a new language cause a speech delay for your child? Possibly, but they will catch up. What would this “delay” may look like? When a child learns two languages …
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The Best Language Learning Apps and Websites For Every Age
DInoLingo knows the market is saturated with websites and apps that promise to teach another language. Which are effective? We list 10 options for you.
What Are the Best French Learning Websites for Kids?
French is a great second language for English speaking children. It’s Latin based, so it’s relatively easy for kids to pick up! There are a lot of websites that promise to teach French easily, but which are the best? We’ve created a list of the best French learning websites for kids below. DinoLingo: DinoLingo uses …
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What Are the Best Methods to Learn a Second Language?
Most high schools and colleges require students to take foreign language classes. But, only 20 percent of United States citizens can converse in two or more languages, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Obviously, these statistics show the classes are not working. So how does someone learn a second language? We listed some fun and …
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Advantages of Learning a Foreign Language for Kids
DinoLingo helps parents understand the advantages their children could have by learning a foreign language.
Why Should Children Learn a Second Language At an Early Age?
Many high schools and colleges in the United States require students to learn a second language. But typically when they graduate, they can hardly remember anything from their classes. So, how do you guarantee your child will become bilingual? Teach them early. There are proven reasons why young kids are better equipped to learn a …
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What is the Easiest Language For Kids To Learn?
DinoLingo lists why Spanish is the easiest language for English speaking kids to learn.
The Social Advantages of Exposure to Other Languages
Recent studies show that “multilingual exposure improves not only children’s cognitive skills but also their social abilities” (“The Superior Social Skills of Bilinguals”, The New York Times, March 11, 2016). Whilst I’m wary of sound bites that may mistakenly encourage us to think that people are ‘superior’ simply by virtue of speaking more than one …
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What Parents Want to Know about Bilingualism
It’s generally recognized that most people across the globe are bilingual or multilingual and use 2 or more languages or dialects in everyday life. And the diversity of bilinguals within multicultural societies continues to grow. Beyond sharing fascinating facts about how this came to be (Bilingualism’s Best Kept Secret), Prof. Grosjean addresses 11 of the …
Benefits of Bilingualism
Have you ever wondered what benefits your child could receive by learning a second language while they are still young? There are some surprising and wonderful benefits of bilingualism. We have gathered 15 of them for you to consider. A child’s brain is better equipped to learn a new language. They have a higher number …
The Three Most Common Questions About Raising a Bilingual Child
DinoLingo explains how to raise a bilingual child by answering questions from parents.
How To Raise a Bilingual Child
DinoLingo tells multicultural families how to raise their children as bilingual. We have tips to help parents teach their children two languages as they grow.
How to Raise a Bilingual Child: The Key to a Happy Bilingual Family
So far there has been quite amount of literature on second language acquisition in bilingual families. In the past there was a widely held belief that learning a second language during very early childhood might cause speech delay or cause some mental impairments. After hundreds of scientific studies these both notions were proved to be …
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Bilingual Kids Differentiate Languages
According to Kansas University psychologist Michael Vivevitch, bilinguals do not confuse the languages they speak mostly because each language has a unique sound neighboring system. In other words, just like human DNA where A, T, G, C have an identifying order, the sounds that follow each other in Spanish and English are different. Thus, bilinguals …
What to do when children reject to speak in the 2nd language
What to do when children reject to speak in the 2nd language (e.g. Spanish) Cases that worked (from Bilingual Edge p. 244-245) “• Anna (mother of Javier, age five): “We’ve had the most success using reverse psychology. Javier is super strong-willed and it’s actually helped at times to say to him something like ‘Spanish is …
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Types of bilingual education
TYPES OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION “Maintenance bilingual education: These programs are to help children become both and biliterate. In the United States, students in such programs typically speak a language other than English at home. Transitional bilingual education: These programs aim to help children transition from their native language for example, Spanish, Cambodian, Portuguese, Arabic) to …
30+ Reasons Learning a Second Language is Good
1 A child’s brain has a higher number of synapses (compared with an adult brain) and greater plasticity. This means children naturally can learn languages better than adults. 2 A study which assessed math and language scores of 2 groups (1 group studied 30 minutes of Spanish for 1 semester and the other comparable group …
Top Ten Myths Regarding Bilingualism
THE TOP TEN MYTHS ABOUT SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING 1. Only bilingual parents can raise bilingual children and bilingual parents always raise bilingual children 2. I’m too late! You have to start very early for second language learning or you will miss the boat. 3. Only native speakers and teachers can teach children second 4. Children …