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Zusatztext Virginie Raguenaud is bilingual by choice and wants her children to be so too. Bravo! Virginie! for showing us the way to helping our children retain their language heritage as they grow. Informationen zum Autor Born and raised in France, educated in the United States, Canada and Russia, Virginie Raguenaud is currently raising bilingual twin girls with her husband in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Klappentext More and more people-hundreds of millions around the world-are living in bilingual homes. In the U.S. alone, more than 54 million people over the age of 5 speak a language other than English at home. Yet once children enter school, the pull toward one language becomes stronger and maintaining the bilingual advantage requires a serious family commitment-a bilingual choice. The good news is it's worth it. Research shows that bilingual children are known to have more social, cultural and economic opportunities as they grow to adulthood and that learning a second language from birth can even result in protection against Alzheimer's later in life. Bilingual By Choice provides families with specific activities, games and insights that will show them how to not only teach their kids more than one language but also to help their kids retain and develop those language skills. For parents, educators, immigrants and expatriates, Bilingual by Choice deals directly with the obstacles to sustaining a second language, including unsupportive relatives, issues at school, frequent relocations and discrimination, countering each one with the author's firsthand experience with both sides of the growing-up-bilingual journey, as a child and as a parent. Commit to the choice, and help your children become bilingual-for life. Bilingual By Choice provides families with specific activities, games and insights that will show them how to not only teach their kids more than one language but also to help their kids retain and develop those language skills. Zusammenfassung Bilingual By Choice provides families with specific activities, games and insights that will show them how to not only teach their kids more than one language but also to help their kids retain and develop those language skills. Inhaltsverzeichnis * Getting Past the Misconceptions of Bilingualism * The Logistics of Raising Bilingual Children * Introducing a Second Language to a School-Age Child * Challenges at Home * Schooling Options * Bilingual and Recommended for English Honors * The Benefits of Bilingualism * Listen Up! - Helpful Insights from Experts in Childhood Bilingualism and Second Language * Acquisition and Encouraging Advice From Fellow Parents * From Puppet Shows to Bilingual Scrabble: 50 Activities to Enjoy with Your Kids at Home * From Bilingual Story Time to Kids' Language Clubs: 50 Activities in Your Local Community ...
