I don't speak Spanish! How do I support my child in a bilingual preschool program?

Ask the teacher if s/he will be able to provide a weekly summary of the subject matter taught (i.e. colours, animals, etc). You review it with your child at home and have her "teach" it to you. You child will like that. As well, ask the teacher if s/he can recommend books or any materials how you can support your child. Just because you don't know the language, doesn't mean you can't review it with her and learn some as well.

It is potent what kids appreciate from context in a language they dont appreciate. He will quite often choose up plenty of tutorial language, please, thanks, etc very speedily. Buy a few Spanish books and a few new toys like puzzles, and reserve for Spanish assessment time most effective. He will be trained it's 'Spanish time' at residence, so although you dont talk Spanish and ask him in English "Whats this animal?" you'll be able to inspire him to arise with the Spanish phrase for it. Keep a record of phrases that you'll be able to be trained in combination. Learn the fundamentals like please and thanks, and use them in the course of your Spanish time. It doesnt have got to be decades both, even only one recreation an afternoon will aid improve. Keep in brain that as quickly as he leaves the bilingual university atmosphere, he's going to lose what he found out instead speedily. So if his subsequent university is English most effective, there isn't a lot you'll be able to do until one father or mother is a Spanish speaker.

Have him bring his lessons home and then share them with him. Best lesson you can teach the child is how to share such things. And allowing him to feel important by being able to teach Mommy will be another of the most nurturing things you can do for him. The two of you will become bilingual together. Muy bueno, Mamacita!

Great opportunity for you to learn too! Let him teach you. He is a good age to be learning a second language and will probably pick it up very quickly. Get words and spellings from the teacher, and correct pronunciation, but listen to him and let him be YOUR teacher. What a great way to support and encourage him.