BILINGUALISM MATTERSBilingual Families: A Practical Language Planning Guide
Does your family or community speak more than one language? Do you wonder how to help your children successfully learn or keep those languages? Do you want your children to have the gift of bilingualism and aren’t sure where to start – or how to keep going?
- Learn about language goals – and how to set them
- Create a 'living' family language plan that develops and grows with your family
- Learn how to talk about multilingualism with your children and other key people in your children's life, like teachers and relatives
- Recognise when you might need further support
An indispensable guide for your family’s language journey.
The Bilingual Edge: Why, When, and How to Teach Your Child a Second Language
It's no secret that parents want their children to have the lifelong cultural and intellectual advantages that come from being bilingual. Parents spend millions of dollars every year on classes, computer programs, and toys, all of which promise to help children learn a second language. But many of their best efforts (and investments) end in disappointment.
In The Bilingual Edge, professors and parents King and Mackey wade through the hype and provide clear insights into what actually works. No matter what your language background is—whether you never passed Spanish in high school or you speak Mandarin fluently—King and Mackey will help you:
- select the language that will give your child the most benefits
- find materials and programs that will assist your child in achieving fluency
- identify and use your family's unique traits to maximize learning
Fancy private schools and expensive materials aren't needed. Instead, The Bilingual Edge translates the latest research into interactive strategies and quick tips that even the busiest parents can use.
Beck, a longtime practitioner of bilingual development in children, shares the best of his personal experience as an educator and parent, offering a wealth of actionable advice in this practical and comprehensive road map to greater success and joy raising bilingual and multilingual kids.
Maximize Your Child’s Bilingual Ability will enable you to...
- Deepen your grasp of the key factors (including the two “core conditions”) for successfully nurturing a bilingual child
- Strengthen your efforts by taking even more mindful and effective action on a regular basis
- Boost your child’s language development, day by day, and bilingual ability over the years of childhood
- Empower your spirit and feel greater motivation, enthusiasm, and perseverance
- Experience a more joyful adventure with your child and a richer, closer relationship
