Comments on: OPOL Week–Ask an Expert: How do I Prevent My Son from Feeling Self-Conscious? http://spanglishbaby.com/ask-an-expert/opol-week-ask-an-expert-how-do-i-prevent-my-son-from-feeling-self-conscious/ Raising bilingual and bicultural kids Thu, 26 Jul 2018 07:12:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2 By: Bilingual Readers recomienda: semana OPOL en Spanglish Baby | bilingualreaders.es http://spanglishbaby.com/ask-an-expert/opol-week-ask-an-expert-how-do-i-prevent-my-son-from-feeling-self-conscious/#comment-2256 Bilingual Readers recomienda: semana OPOL en Spanglish Baby | bilingualreaders.es Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:21:14 +0000 http://www.spanglishbaby.com/?p=4491#comment-2256 [...] OPOL incluyen casos reales sobre los pros y los contras  de usar este método en el día a día y consejos prácticos para hacer que tu hijo hable en el idioma minoritario. Asimismo, hay un gran artículo de la [...]

]]> By: Bilingual Readers Recommends: OPOL Week at Spanglish Baby | bilingualreaders.com http://spanglishbaby.com/ask-an-expert/opol-week-ask-an-expert-how-do-i-prevent-my-son-from-feeling-self-conscious/#comment-2252 Bilingual Readers Recommends: OPOL Week at Spanglish Baby | bilingualreaders.com Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:14:21 +0000 http://www.spanglishbaby.com/?p=4491#comment-2252 [...] OPOL week posts include real life stories about the ins and outs of daily life in a OPOL home and expert advice on how to encourage kids to speak in the minority language. There’s also a great article by [...]

]]> By: OPOL WEEK: Why and How this Method Works for Our Family http://spanglishbaby.com/ask-an-expert/opol-week-ask-an-expert-how-do-i-prevent-my-son-from-feeling-self-conscious/#comment-2222 OPOL WEEK: Why and How this Method Works for Our Family Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:09:16 +0000 http://www.spanglishbaby.com/?p=4491#comment-2222 [...] promised yesterday, the following is a guest post by AnaGloria Rodriguez-Wilkinson, one of our loyal readers and the [...]

]]> By: AnaGloria Rodriguez http://spanglishbaby.com/ask-an-expert/opol-week-ask-an-expert-how-do-i-prevent-my-son-from-feeling-self-conscious/#comment-2221 AnaGloria Rodriguez Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:32:38 +0000 http://www.spanglishbaby.com/?p=4491#comment-2221 Valerie R: I would say day to day tasks and in a natural way. I think there is a previous post about this that’s prob in the archives.
It has to be meaningful interactions in the target language.

]]> By: AnaGloria Rodriguez http://spanglishbaby.com/ask-an-expert/opol-week-ask-an-expert-how-do-i-prevent-my-son-from-feeling-self-conscious/#comment-2220 AnaGloria Rodriguez Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:30:51 +0000 http://www.spanglishbaby.com/?p=4491#comment-2220 “Try not to ask easy questions that require ‘yes/no’ answers. Instead, say ‘Do you want chocolate or strawberry ice-cream?’ or ‘Would you like a cup or a cone?’ Don’t accept pointing or gestures, and ask him to try to make a short sentence. ”
I really like this strategy because it “forces” children to talk to you and not just answer. The more you expand on a conversation, the better because then they are hearing more of the language you want them to speak with you.

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]]> By: Valerie R http://spanglishbaby.com/ask-an-expert/opol-week-ask-an-expert-how-do-i-prevent-my-son-from-feeling-self-conscious/#comment-2218 Valerie R Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:52:33 +0000 http://www.spanglishbaby.com/?p=4491#comment-2218 What is the best time to find teachable moments when teaching a second language? Is it during day to day tasks or an alloted time?

]]> By: Susan http://spanglishbaby.com/ask-an-expert/opol-week-ask-an-expert-how-do-i-prevent-my-son-from-feeling-self-conscious/#comment-2217 Susan Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:13:40 +0000 http://www.spanglishbaby.com/?p=4491#comment-2217 I am not a native speaker of Spanish, but consider myself very proficient. I have studied Spanish formally, lived in Spain, and read in Spanish regularly. I have been speaking to my son exclusively in Spanish since the day he was born, and he now speaks quite well. I worry though because I know that sometimes I do make grammar mistakes, and my accent is not native like. Will my deficiencies in Spanish harm my son’s language development. What would be the best way to help him acquire a more native-like grasp of Spanish?

]]> By: Silvia http://spanglishbaby.com/ask-an-expert/opol-week-ask-an-expert-how-do-i-prevent-my-son-from-feeling-self-conscious/#comment-2216 Silvia Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:43:44 +0000 http://www.spanglishbaby.com/?p=4491#comment-2216 My son is 5 years old and he is reading in English, and making a lot of effort to read in Spanish (which I think is easier, I tell him this every day! I think he is getting it though) he is also writing in English and he will start kindergarten in the Fall. So my question for the expert will be. At what age or school grade should I start working at home with him, to improve his writing and reading skills in Spanish?

Thanks
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]]> By: Kathleen http://spanglishbaby.com/ask-an-expert/opol-week-ask-an-expert-how-do-i-prevent-my-son-from-feeling-self-conscious/#comment-2215 Kathleen Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:05:13 +0000 http://www.spanglishbaby.com/?p=4491#comment-2215 My first language is English and my husband’s is Spanish. We live in the US. When I met my husband, I didn’t know any Spanish. So, now, even though I have learned a lot of Spanish in the last 16 years, even when we try very hard to stick to Spanish, we find our conversations revert back to English without our even realizing it, because we most naturally relate to each other in English. And since I am the one who will be spending the most time with the kids, I am afraid they won’t have enough exposure to Spanish. We really want our children to speak both languages, since my husband’s family only speaks Spanish, and my family only speaks English. And unfortunately we don’t live near our families, so we aren’t able to see them as often as we would wish.
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