Use dual-language books to boost your child's literacy. Part 1
A fun way for a child or independent reader to enjoy and succeed with “reading” and learning a second language is with the use of dual books.
These unique books have same text in two different languages in each page and while readers explore a second language compare it with their own they start out on a path toward fluency in their new language.
Readers soon discover that they don’t need to learn every single new word that they encounter in the second language. As unfamiliar words reappear in the context of the story, readers will pick up their meaning effortlessly just as they pick up and understand new words in their own language.
Learn about the many benefits of dual-language books. Find out HOW you can use your first language to boost your child’s English and/or Spanish reading and comprehension.
Is English your second language?
How does knowledge of first language help my child learn English?
1. Continued development of the first language supports linguistic and cognitive development in English; some experts warn that children who stop developing their first language before they have become fluent in the second may not have enough proficiency in either language to perform academic tasks
What is Linguistic development? Linguistic development, also known as language development, refers to a process that begins VERY EARLY IN LIFE and every leads to the development of a child's language skills. As an adult, this process is more structured as you learn the second and 3rd language.
What is Cognitive development? Cognitive development refers to the construction of a thought process that includes problem solving, remembering and the ability to make decisions from childhood up to the adulthood stage. This ability to learn, reason and analyze the fact that a process begins from infancy and progresses as the individual grows. It involves activities that are concious intellectual like thinking and remembering.
2. It allows children to think, talk, read and write at a higher level than if they were limited to using English only
3. Children who already have knowledge of one language have a useful tool when learning a new language
Source: Peel District School Board and Barron’s Educational
To learn more about the interesting bilingual stories in Lets Read! in Spanish and English series. CLICK HERE
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