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how can i teach english to my child?

i am a vernacular student. Next year my girl goes for an english medium school.

how can i teach her english in simple way? can you guide me?

Question applies to ages: 2, 3

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avatarRusty
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Learning Styles # of Thumbs Up Received (2)		 Languages come easily to many children, especially if they start young. Bilingualism will give them opportunities to communicate with a broader range of people around the world, and will serve them well throughout their lives.

Step1
Start immediately. Language acquisition comes quite easily to children who are just learning to speak, and they can pick up more than one language simultaneously.

Step2
Begin with simple words and phrases, just as you would with a first language, then move on to simple sentences when your child seems comfortable with a basic vocabulary.

Step3
Try the "one parent, one language" system ' if your goal is complete bilingualism, one parent consistently speaks to the child in one language, while the other parent always uses the other. This will help prevent the child from getting confused.

Step4
Be consistent. Set aside a certain time of day, or a certain set of activities, for the second language. It doesn't matter what you do ' read books, sing songs or bake cookies ' as long as you do it all in the second language.

Step5
Get books, videos and music in both languages to share with your child. The more reinforcement he gets in both languages, the faster and more thoroughly he'll learn them.

Step6
Find out if your school system offers a second-language immersion program, and ask to see the curriculum.

Step7
Immerse your child in the second language whenever possible. Take trips to places where he can speak to and listen to native speakers, and where the language will seem real and alive to her.



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# of Thumbs Up Received (1)		 As far as kids go, you don't really "teach" them languages, they just learn them. There is a difference. I love the "one parent, one language" approach. If your daughter is in an English speaking environment, she will learn, simple as that. Additionally, there are a few things I think would be helpful: Music in English - pick songs that are easy to sing - even if she doesn't understand what she's singing at first, she eventually will. Books in English - choose books with enough pictures that the words aren't necessary to follow the story and point to the words as you read them to her. The idea is to let her become an expert at hearing, recognizing, and eventually producing the sounds of English. Also, any bilingual books (English on one side/her native language on the other) are fantastically helpful - especially if you yourself are trying to learn another language. Finally, and I understand completely if others don't agree with this method (the tv watching, that is), let her watch Sesame Street. The monsters will hold her attention, the skits are all educational (mostly focusing on language acquisition, actually!), and she may even pick up some Spanish at the same time! Some more internet research on second-language acquisition should be helpful to you. It will be a lot easier than you think

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Mom of 15 month old, student of linguistics, raising daughter in English/Russian speaking household (while I quickly learn Russian!)
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