HI Tracy,
I am Polish native speaker. There are some Little reader LIbrary files available here I translated some time ago. They have Polish pronunciation. I hope to produce some more soon. I think it is quite tricky with the Polish recources. I do not know if you can download anythink Audio for free; and the webpages of bookstores are in Polish only (but I am sure you can order anywhere in the world)
My children adore Audiobooks - tales and stories with songs and music (I used to listen to them as a child and now they are available on CDs) - they are called ‘Bajki grajki’ http://www.audiobook.pl/c/pl/52_32/-5/1/0/long/bajki-grajki.html
songs for children in Polish; book and CD (‘What Granny and Grandpa sang when they were children’) - ‘Co Babcia i dziadek spiewali kiedy byli mali’ http://www.edukacyjna.pl/ksiazka.php?id=6475
Don’t forget the materials made for the babies and kids to learn the language of the land that they are living in. They are much more cheaper, than DVDs especially made to learn a foreign language and in addtion they often have different language settings (english, german, french, italian, spanish) because it’s cheaper for the DVD-makers.
But where can I find spanish, italian and dutch DVDs?
What are popular and nice series in these countries?
(For adult learning: Watching kids DVDs is such a fun way to learn new languages. The language is very simple and you can see and hear the word when using subtitles and you see the pictures.)
I am teaching my son Spanish. I found a wonderful children singer that he likes - Miss Rosi. She has a beautiful voice and her songs are often pretty simple. You can go onto YouTube and there are lots of videos with her songs. Just search Miss Rosi (or often people who put up her songs spell it Miss Rossi) This video in particular I made from one of her songs. Hopefully it will help some of you who are trying to teach Spanish like me. I plan to make more from her more basic songs.
ok i know it doesn’t look like a kid program , no flash and whistles but i am really considering it myself it can give me a plan from which i can develop my lessons , and playing the mp3 sound recording is excellent to expose the kids to the language . than we can make it a bit more interractive and child friendly
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[size=10pt][size=10pt]Since Spanish and English are the two most widely spoken languages in my country, the United States of America, I have chosen to raise our three children knowing those two fluently.
For ages two - ten: www.OnLineFreeSpanish.com (computer generated games, printables, songs, and more all for FREE)
For ages 11 and beyond: www.MyPLT.com (a personal tutor is assigned to help your child with the dialect of Spanish you wish to introduce, and the cost is so affordable for one hour)
I have found interaction with music and movement fun to be the key for the younger kids ages birth - around 8-10, then a more immersion approach with a one-on-one tutor setting for 11 to 12 years old and up.
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Hi，
Someone told me that we could the toddlers up to 10 mutiple languages easily.
Is it true & any research to back this up ?
We Malaysians can easily speak 3-5 languages; malay being our national language,
english int’l language, chinese mother tongue + some dialects.
This is due to our environment influences + necessity :mad:
For teaching Spanish, I’ve had great luck with programs such as Peep http://peepandthebigwideworld.com/guide/vid_fishmuseum_es.html, also available on youtube (you might want to avoid googling “peep show” lol ). They used to show it on Discovery Kids, but have taken it off the air for some reason. It’s a very simple and entertaining show which is key at this stage.
When teaching in any language, the important thing to keep in mind is that children pay attention to not just flash, colors, loud/funny noises, but they also have a need to understand what is going on. Children pay more attention when they can understand what’s going on. Researchers studying Sesame Street found this out 30+ years ago (see my blog for more on the Sesame Street research) http://www.readingamigo.com/blog/children-are-not-zombies and it will be very helpful when you are trying to select the most effective way to spend your time with your child. Ensuring that the child understands what is being communicated happens naturally when parents are talking to and interacting with their child. The child’s engagement is not necessarily as easy to judge when you’re talking about a TV program or other forms of teaching, this can lead to frustration in the child and (worse!) boredom. Programs such as Reading Amigo http://www.readingamigo.com fit perfectly into this equation by helping Parents build a language foundation that the child will then use to understand more advanced vocabulary in the foreign language. This will have a snowball effect to help the child understand ever more complex concepts and enjoy their learning more and more.
I will be happy to help with French if anyone is interested.
I am looking to introduce one or two other foreign languages to my daughter (we speak French and English at home) but I am not
sure which one. I was thinking Spanish or Italian.
as I would like to start in September…