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Techniques To Teach Children Different Languages

Are workbooks and instructional videos not working for your child? A few techniques to teach children different languages are repetition, using the web in a more specified way, and allowing your child the privilege of being immersed in other cultures. All you need is to combine some resources and make a few minor changes. Making transformations in your home and actions will be a great help to your child!
Using Active Learning
By using active learning, you allow your child to engage in their learning in a hands-on manner. You can do research together, role play, let your child teach you, or work through translation issues together. They will watch you learn and research, ultimately enhancing their skills in the process.
Practicing Repetition
Repetition is one of the best practices to use when studying repetitive languages. The more your child writes, speaks, and hears a language, the swifter it will become embedded in their memory. A great way to do this is by having site words labeled on things around the house. Or you can create worksheets with the sight words and have your child write them out five or ten times.
Making Big Gestures
In addition to verbal repetition, using big hand gestures is recommended, too. Big gestures will allow for a more expansive vocabulary later in life. In addition, by creating gestures, you allow associations to occur and possibly better nonverbal communication between your child and other parties if they are not yet speaking.
Using the Web
Using the web allows children to use additional interactive apps, watch their favorite program in a different language, and use the translator when necessary. Making the web an accessible tool for your child is an excellent resource for them to access in their downtime.
Embracing Cultural Immersion
A great technique to teach children different languages is to immerse them fully in the culture. After you think about what language you want to teach your child, think about the trustworthy people you know who take pride in their culture and language. If they don’t mind sharing the knowledge and taking your child in for a few hours here or there, all the better.
Your child will be speaking a different language in no time once you start playing versions of their favorite songs and televisions shows in the new language. Of course, being well-traveled always helps, but having a diverse array of people in your life and community will be beneficial too!
 
 
 
 
 

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