2 Spaniards raising Eng-Spa bilingual children in Spain
Sept 12, 2018 20:53:48 GMT 9
Post by Raquel on Sept 12, 2018 20:53:48 GMT 9
Back to school and almost back to our usual schedule.
Reading: Our goal is for our daughter to read 1 page in each language every day. Last year we averaged 4 days/week reading 2 pages, so I'm hoping we can keep that up or hopefully do better. We keep following our reading lesson and sometimes reading some Bob Books on the side. We were given a trading card album (not sure about the right term for this) this summer, and my daughter gets new trading cards when reading both her pages. It works well as a reward and it also helps us practice numbers, as there are over 100 cards and I ask her to tell me the number while I look for its place in the album.
Native speaker: I found a Scot who could come home 1 day a week for 1.5h. We're meeting with her tomorrow before she plays with the kids. She gave me references and both families spoke highly of her, so I'm looking forward to meeting her!
Books: We bought quite a few this summer in England; most for the children, but also a couple for me! My daughter has already asked about the book I'm reading, hehe. I'm planning on rearranging some shelves in the living room that were supposed to be for books but are full of anything but.
ml@h: We need to work harder on speaking English between my husband and me. After over a week in England, we needed some Spanish, so we reverted to it. Now it's time to go back to English.
Son: After a summer with mom and dad and hearing only English, my daughter only spoke English. My son is still speaking both, but I'm glad! What I like most about this situation is that he switches depending on who he's speaking with. I love it! His English is still stronger at this point, and I think this past summer made it more so. We still have to work hard on some things he says in Spanish because it's easier for him. I'm also working on getting him to say things better (ie. if he says "n go with daddy", I tell him what he means to say is: "I'm going with daddy", and he always repeats it).
Reading: Our goal is for our daughter to read 1 page in each language every day. Last year we averaged 4 days/week reading 2 pages, so I'm hoping we can keep that up or hopefully do better. We keep following our reading lesson and sometimes reading some Bob Books on the side. We were given a trading card album (not sure about the right term for this) this summer, and my daughter gets new trading cards when reading both her pages. It works well as a reward and it also helps us practice numbers, as there are over 100 cards and I ask her to tell me the number while I look for its place in the album.
Native speaker: I found a Scot who could come home 1 day a week for 1.5h. We're meeting with her tomorrow before she plays with the kids. She gave me references and both families spoke highly of her, so I'm looking forward to meeting her!
Books: We bought quite a few this summer in England; most for the children, but also a couple for me! My daughter has already asked about the book I'm reading, hehe. I'm planning on rearranging some shelves in the living room that were supposed to be for books but are full of anything but.
ml@h: We need to work harder on speaking English between my husband and me. After over a week in England, we needed some Spanish, so we reverted to it. Now it's time to go back to English.
Son: After a summer with mom and dad and hearing only English, my daughter only spoke English. My son is still speaking both, but I'm glad! What I like most about this situation is that he switches depending on who he's speaking with. I love it! His English is still stronger at this point, and I think this past summer made it more so. We still have to work hard on some things he says in Spanish because it's easier for him. I'm also working on getting him to say things better (ie. if he says "n go with daddy", I tell him what he means to say is: "I'm going with daddy", and he always repeats it).