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 a common (and typically short-lived) phase of bilingual development.• Trust your child is not confused—she may not know (or be able to explain) that she’s using two languages, but there’s plenty of evidence to suggest […]
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To investigate the question of whether baby signs programs help children acquire language earlier or advance their cognitive development, in 2003 researchers J. C. Johnston and colleagues examined seventeen recent studies of baby signing. Johnston found that the studies did not support the big claims made by the infancy industry, that baby signs help make
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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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Top Ten Reasons Why Speaking Two Languages Is Cool 10. I can have private conversations in my second language. 9. When I told (friend, teacher, neighbor) that I speak two languages, s/he was thrilled/very impressed. 8. I can meet more people from around the world (list of potential places where your child can meet people
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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
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How to Create a Good Language Learning Environments for Preschoolers • Have fun integrating the language as a part of your daily routines. For example, sing morning songs in the language, play alphabet, and counting games, guessing games, and have a word of the day.• Read stories to your child in the language. Keep these
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Is speaking a minority language (e,g, Spanish) at home is better or worse? King and Mackey mention a very interesting study which found that it’s almost better to speak the minority language at homeAfter comparing two groups (group 1: mixed families speaking Engish at home , group 2: mixed families speaking Spanish at home)
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TOP TEN MOST WIDELY SPOKEN LANGUAGES IN THE WORLD (PERCENT OF WORLD POPULATION) (CIA world fact book ) 1. Mandarin Chinese – 882 million 2. Spanish – 325 million 3. English – 312-380 million 4. Arabic – 206-422 million 5. Hindi – 181 million 6. Portuguese – 178 million 7. Bengali – 173 million 8. Russian
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Bilingual Edge: Why, When and How to Teach Your Child a Second Language by Kendall King, PhD & Alison Mackey, PhD BOOK REVIEW Source: King, K., & Mackey, A. (2007). The bilingual edge: Why, when, and how to teach your child a second language. New York: Collins In the first chapter, King and Mackey list dozens if
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