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Becoming Bilingual in an English Dominant Country | Latina Lounge — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 06:43:11 +0000

[...] of the things that really throw people off when they try to speak to Sabrina (my Spanish dominant toddler) is the fact that she really doesn’t understand English. In fact, I have to remind friends and [...]

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By: Mariana Sarceda

Mariana Sarceda — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 19:41:37 +0000

Hi Suzanne!
I’m fully bilingual myself in a Spanish speaking environment. I plan to make Valentín, my 3 months old baby, fully bilingual so I always interact with him in English and Spanish. From nursery rhymes to simple sentences I always make sure he has a good session of both English and Spanish. Buena suerte!

By: Noelle

Noelle — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 01:05:34 +0000

Hi Suzanne,
I am a bilingual special education teacher raising a 10 month old baby girl following the OPOL model. My little one is just starting to talk, but I have seen this at my school with my native Spanish speaking students as they learn English. One great way to encourage complete sentences is through songs. They can be real songs or you could just sing certain key phrases on a regular basis to encourage your daughter to mimic you. For example “Pásame la taza por favor, por favor, por favor. ¡Pásame la taza por favor, quiero tomar AGUA!” to the tune of “Mary had a little lamb”. For a GREAT youTube channel with real “canciones”, search for “Oso traposo”, under Guia infantil. I play it for my little one when I have to cut her fingernails, and she loves that oso so much, she doesn’t even notice!

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 19:25:24 +0000

I’ve only found them in English and since we only speak Spanish at home, I just translate the questions. Right now it isn’t a problem because Sofia’s interaction with the question is all in picture form. Down the road, when it comes time for her to read something, well…it will only be in English.

By: suzanne

suzanne — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 18:52:50 +0000

Thanks, Elizabeth! Do you translate the questions or do they come in Spanish, too?

By: suzanne

suzanne — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 18:50:38 +0000

Thank you, Elizabeth & Casey! Your tips are helpful reminders. Im going to try the card activity during breakfast, too!

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 18:38:32 +0000

I was thinking about your post this morning and wanted to make sure that I shared with you. First, as I’m sure that you well know, the best way for you to help Sabrina string words together to form sentences is to provide her with a language-rich environment. As she says a few words and you understand what she is saying, you narrate the entire sentence for her as naturally as possible. She doesn’t need to repeat after you, and you don’t have to say, “Se dice asi….” (As my husband does and drives me bananas in the meantime!) But I figure you know all this stuff! What I found to be a great tool are those little Brain Quest flashcard questions categorized by age. I pull them out at breakfast and ask Sofia the questions. We both love them! The scenes are already created as well as the questions. They touch on a variety of topics, some of which, we don’t normally have in our environment but are still important for youngsters to know. They totally help expand our daily vocabulary regardless of the language and the questions can be repeated because as time progresses, your child’s language develops more, so the responses will be varied. They are also a great tool to use to bridge the gap between a youngster and a visiting relative who may not really know how to talk to a toddler and provides something to help the conversation flow!
Buena suerte!