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Seeking Picture Book Recommendations: What's Your Favourite?
They are raised bilingually (English/German). We have plenty of German books, and my son drinks in the words. We are short on English ones. ...
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- Hello! My boys LOVE books and, like yours, drink in the words. They love repetition, so that they can "read along" or add in the words that I leave out. So FUN and edu...
- I second the vote for Sandra Boynton books! My kids (and I) LOVED her books, especially "Not the Hippopotamus" and "Moo, Baa, La, La, La". Any Dr. Seuss is also a mu...
- Anything by Eric Carle is wonderful we also like Goodnight Moon, Counting Kisses, Goodnight Gorilla, and my older son started enjoying dr. Seus books around the age of 3.
Anyone Raising Bilingual or Multilingual Children?
She has a lot of playdates and it was pretty easy for her to pick up English. Between them, the girls speak Romanian and some English words. ...
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- There are several books out there on bilingualism in children and language acquisition. We did a lot of reading before our first child, as we had decided to raise our...
- We have a bilingual household. The whole family is fluent in English & Polish. My 18 month old son picked up both languages. We speak both languages to him constant...
- R., I own a foreign language school for young children and I commend what you are doing! In the modern age our children will need to be bilingual. Any exposure is good...
What Do You Think About It?
My teenager uses incorrect english at times. To be honest with you, I do ... Spelling Words & Reading- How Difficult Is It for Your Soon to Be 2Nd Grader? ...
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- I agree with what you are saying, but it's not just affecting the younger kids. Older kids and even adults have gotten so used to writing this way that they do it wit...
- I agree C., but it isn't only the young kids. My teenager uses incorrect english at times. To be honest with you, I do sometimes just by not thinking before I speak an...
- Personally, I think alot of that problem is with the parents who don't properly monitor their kids on the computer and what their doing.If your child is to young to un...
Language Development
Each day he added a new word and his sentences started getting longer. Now, at 30 months, he talks better than some 3 ..... english words · learning english ...
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- Hmm. Sounds like he is developing at his own rate . I have 4 girls . My oldest was my only one to speak full sentences by the time she was one . After that the other g...
- If you are worried, seek early intervention to have the child screened and it will put your mind at ease. Every child developes differently, so ask the professional...
- It's actually very common for babies to develop more quickly in one area and lag behind in another. My son was advanced in his intellectual skills but lagged behind i...
Trying to Get My 4 Year Old to Do Alphabets and Numbers?
My daughter could do alot of colors, words, letters and numbers in Spanish/ English by the time she was 4 thanks to Dora, and that and other programs(Blue's ...
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- I would definitely not pressure her. For most kids, 4 is too young for formal learning. At this age, learning should be informal and fun. If your daughter starts to a...
- I wouldn't worry about pushing "school!" I would absolutely read as much as possible to her. As long as her interest for reading and stories stays strong and interesti...
- Hi C., I agree with all the other responses that said to keep it fun and don't force or rush it. I did most everything(or something similar) with my now 9 year o...
My 21 Month Old Son Can Read....
He also is bilingual English and Farsi), so he can tell me what the number is in two languages. Now, don't get me wrong, he's not reading words, ...
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- P., Wow! It's always amazing when they can do cool stuff like this. You just might have a very very bright boy on your hands. I don't know a whole lot about yo...
- sounds like he is very ahead of the game...thats awesome...i would ask your pediatrician what he thinks...
- I think that your son is, at the very least, advanced for his age. My daughter started counting and saying the alphabet at about 20 months. She started recognizing sha...
Helping a 4Th Grader Learn How to Spell
If she needs help with the basics of how English words are put together, I'd try www.starfall.com first. It's meant for k-1 graders learning how to read, ...
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- a fun game to play is Upwords. the board is a scrabble board but the letters can be "built on top of" previous words. this helps with rhyming and also keeping the vo...
- M., My son learned how to spell with the Spalding Phonogram method at his school. There is a book and a CD with Flash cards. I can not say enough good about this prog...
- I'm working with my 3rd grader on spelling now. When you say "rules of how to spell", do you mean phonics? If she needs help with the basics of how English words are p...
Preschool Snacks
Maybe you can use the words extra special or extreme and put it together with cookies or trailmix (raisins, ..... english words · printable birthday cards ...
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- How about elephant animal crackers--depending on how many kids there are, you could actually go through animal crackers and pick out all the elephants? Not sure if th...
- How about Edamame? (Soy beans) They're healthy and they can even learn a little culture... They're in the freezer section. You can eat them raw or cook them.
- Maybe the rice cripy treats in an elephant shape. The cereal is good for you! That or make a bunch of E's!
Techniques to Help My Son with His Spelling Words
My sons struggles so badly with learning his words each week, I just simply don' t know what else ... but math, English, etc. it is for grades through 12th. ...
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- My son and i review his spelling words by me reading him the word and he writes it down on the erase a board. He also hated reviewing spelling words. He chooses the c...
- Does he like typing on the computer. A few years ago I tried that with my daughter and it really helped. Good Luck
- Oh my gosh! I am so glad you asked. When I taught 2nd grade my kids got high scores on spelling tests because I used this technique every day of the week before the t...
2 Year Old Not Talking
I work during the day and he is at home with a nanny who talks English to him. .... My son had said a few more words by the age of 25 mos but by no means ...
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- My son is behind speaking-wise as well. We are doing ECI (for feeding problems) and so far, so good. We found out that my son loves the computer so we show him picture...
- Ester, You may want to ask your pediatrician or whoever diagnosed him at Presby Plano about getting speech for your son, without the insurance coverage. If you live ...
- Hi E., I'm not a professional yet but I have taken a few courses on child development and just as a general rule, at two years of age children should be talking in tw...
