Ways to Help Your Child with French At Home
- Encourage your child to talk to you about school French language learning experiences and progress.
- Speak positively about the value of second language learning.
- Create opportunities to practice language skills. For example, include conversations and second language reading into the daily routine. Children are able to transfer the skills they have learned in their first language to French.
- Keep a French/English dictionary at home and encourage your child to use it.
- Borrow French picture books, French audio books, French comic books, French magazines, French movies, and French music from the public library. Take time to review the materials with your child.
- Watch French T.V. programs together.
- Purchase French computer software or use the Internet to access a variety of French learning experiences.
- Take part in local French cultural opportunities, such as, plays, concerts, and festivals. Check this website for event dates and times:
- Continually check my school website: for information regarding current French projects, unit themes, upcoming quizzes, and for your child to play interactive vocabulary and verb games.
- Celebrate your child’s success in learning French!
Ways to Help Your Child with French At Home
- Encourage your child to talk to you about school French language learning experiences and progress.
- Speak positively about the value of second language learning.
- Create opportunities to practice language skills. For example, include conversations and second language reading into the daily routine. Children are able to transfer the skills they have learned in their first language to French.
- Keep a French/English dictionary at home and encourage your child to use it.
- Borrow French picture books, French audio books, French comic books, French magazines, French movies, and French music from the public library. Take time to review the materials with your child.
- Watch French T.V. programs together.
- Purchase French computer software or use the Internet to access a variety of French learning experiences.
- Take part in local French cultural opportunities, such as, plays, concerts and festivals. Check this website for event dates and times:
- Continually check my school website: for information regarding current French projects, unit themes, upcoming quizzes, and for your child to play interactive vocabulary and verb games.
- Celebrate your child’s success in learning French!