Bilingual Connect

08/02/2022

Are you wondering which books to read with your German bilingual child? Have a look at which books other parents read 👇📄

The great things about picture books is that you have to use language to follow the story on the illustrations - the German bilingual child either uses language in its head or speaks out loud what he sees on the picture. For small children, picture book are

25/01/2022

For all those considering to use the language strategy Time & Place. This article is for you!👇👨‍👩‍👧👶
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Time and Place (T&P) is a great strategy should you wish to pass on multiple languages to your child. When using time and place one parent normally speaks more than one language to its child. I met several polyglot parents who use this method successfully. Parents who use the language strategy Time....

18/01/2022

In the process of choosing a language strategy for your bilingual child? Read more about the Minority Language at Home (ML@H) approach 👇💥✨

The Minority Language at Home (ML@H) approach is a great strategy when both parents speak the same minority language. Most couples who use the strategy are either Both native speakers of the same language Or one native and one proficient

11/01/2022

Happy New Year everyone!✨🎈
Are you using OPOL? Then this article if for you!

One parent one Language (OPOL) is a great language strategy for everyone raising a multilingual child. Usually, parents choose the One parent one Language (OPOL) strategy if they both speak different languages. Typically, you find OPOL in families where either one parent lives in the home country of...

14/12/2021

The success factors of raising a bilingual child: What has worked for you?


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07/12/2021

You can develop your child´s minority language with engaging interactions!

When embarking on a bilingual journey, parents would like their little one to become what researchers call balanced bilinguals: A child that can switch between his languages with ease. To read further please see What we wish for our bilingual child. Language quality Language exposure

30/11/2021

Does your bilingual child get enough language exposure?



https://bilingualconnect.club/drivers-of-a-successful-bilingual-upbringing-language-exposure/

A lot of parents ask themselves throughout their bilingual journey what they have to do to raise a confident bilingual child. One of the key success factors is language exposure. Since the 1990 thanks to the researchers Betty Hart and Todd Risley we know that language exposure and language developme...

23/11/2021

Another easy-to-use bilingual language development strategy. Parent friendly and easy to use 📣
https://bilingualconnect.club/strategy-naming-bilingual-childs-vocabulary/

Naming is a great easy-to-use parent friendly language development strategy to expand your bilingual child´s vocabulary. When you are with your child, observe him carefully. You may see him looking at an object. This is a perfect opportunity for you to name the object! For instance, you are playing...

17/11/2021

Great hack to encourage bilingual children to speak the minority language more!

Reading books in the minority language is not only a great way to build up vocabulary of bilingual children - it can also improve the language fluency in bilingual children. The method is simple and is called dialogic reading! Normally a child is passive and listens

16/11/2021

Here comes the 4th easy to use parent-friendly language development strategy for your bilingual child. Why not giving it a go? 📣🌈


https://bilingualconnect.club/2021/11/03/4-bilingual-language-strategy-verbalising

Verbalising is a great parent-friendly easy to use 4 bilingual language strategy any parent can use. Firstly, you must observe your bilingual child. Look what your little one is focusing on. Your child may be playing or looking at something. Alternatively, you may see in your child´s expressions wh...

09/11/2021

Calling all German bilingual children 8 - 10 years.🇩🇪🏫 Jost has one last place left in Thursday evenings class. For more info, see below 👇

I am teaching a German class on the Thursday evenings and one space became available. This class is for children of any Level of German (Beginners included) More Information: This class o runs 10 Thursdays per term o Thursdays 6-7pm (UK time) o is on Zoom o we use a workbook (parents need to purchas...

09/11/2021

Recasting: a parent-friendly, easy to implement language development strategy for parents of bilingual children. Try it out!🌈✨

Recasting a great parent-friendly bilingual language strategy. A recast occurs when the parent repeats something a child said in a more detailed or correct language. Your bilingual child´s language evolves during the first years of his life. Consequently, your little one needs to hear the correct s...