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Find out why early childhood is the best time to teach your child a second language and learn how to do it with this step-by-step guide.
The best time to learn a second language is as a child. During childhood, the brain is more receptive to language learning than at any other time in life. Aware that a second language can enrich their child's understanding of other cultures and bring future job opportunities in a world drawn ever closer by globalization, many parents today are motivated to raise their children bilingual.
7 Steps to Raising a Bilingual Child helps parents in both monolingual and multilingual families determine and achieve their bilingual goals for their child, whether those goals are understanding others, the ability to speak a second language, reading and/or writing in two languages, or some combination of all of these. The authors will:
explain how the brain learns more than one language,
explode common myths,
address frequently asked questions,
and reveal an array of resources available to families.
Packed with insightful anecdotes and powerful strategies, 7 Steps to Raising a Bilingual Child is a one-of-a-kind guidebook for those seeking to provide their children with a uniquely valuable experience.
Contents
CONTENTS
Foreword
Introduction
Step 1: Building the Foundation for Your Child's Bilingualism
What Does It Mean to Be a Bilingual Family
What Does It Mean to Be Bilingual?
7 Common Myths about Bilingualism
The Bilingual Advantage
Step 2: Making It Happen: Defining Your Goals
Decide Which Languages Are Important to You and Why
Identify Your Motivations for—and Your Reservations about—Bilingualism
Worksheet 1 Language Questionnaire
Choose Which Language(s) You and Your Partner Are Going to Speak to Your Child
Set a Start Date
Determine How Proficient You Hope Your Child Will Be in a Second Language
Do a Reality Check. Are Your Proficiency Goals Realistic for Your Family?
Take into Account That One Language Will Be Dominant
Worksheet 2 My Bilingual Goals and Choices
Step 3: Becoming a Bilingual Coach
Part One: Taking Charge
Part Two: Who Speaks Which Language When?
Step 4: Creating Your Bilingual Action Plan
Part One: Maximizing Language Input at Home
Part Two: Making The Most of Community and Family Resources
Part Three: FindingSchool Support
Part Four: How Three Families Are Raising Bilingual Children
Part Five: Create Your Own Bilingual Action Plan
Worksheet 3 What Are the Key Components to My Bilingual Action Plan?
Worksheet 4 Our Family's Weekly Bilingual Schedule
Step 5: Leaping over Predictable Obstacles
Predictable Obstacle 1: I'm Not Sure That I'm Speaking to My Child in a Way That Will Help Him Become Bilingual
Predictable Obstacle 2: My Child Does Not Want to Speak My Language Anymore—She Only Wants to Speak English
Predictable Obstacle 3: My Child Keeps Mixing Languages
Predictable Obstacle 4: I'm Self-Conscious about Speaking My Language to My Child in Public
Predictable Obstacle 5: Because I'm the One Who Speaks a Second Language, I Feel Like I'm the One Doing All the Work to Raise Our Child Bilingual
Predictable Obstacle 6: My Work Schedule Has Become Really Hectic, and There's Little Time for My Child's Bilingualism
Step 6: The "Two Rs": Reading and Writing in Two Languages
Reading in a Second Language
The Write Stuff
Step 7: Adapting to School: The Bilingual Child Goes to School
Part One: Public Bilingual Education Programs: Where We've Been, Where We're at, and Where We're Going
Part Two: Results May Vary: How to Handle Special Situations That Can Affect Your Child's Bilingual Academic Progress
Conclusion
Bilingual Resource List
