Furthering Language Learning

Outside of school hours, we encourage all families to further their child's foreign language learning.  Some ways you can do this are:

• read books in the foreign language to your child if you are able to do this
• have your child read books to you
• attend community cultural events and activities
• arrange playdates with other children who speak the same foreign language as your child
• purchase books on tape that your child can listen to and follow along
• listen to music cds in the foreign language in your car and home
• set the language track to French or Spanish if your child watches a dvd
• travel to communities and/or countries where your child can have exposure to the foreign language
• search the internet for websites that can provide your child with extra practice in the foreign language
• purchase children's computer software educational games to reinforce the language and specific content areas
• participate in extra-curricular activities that provide additional exposure to the foreign language
• hire a tutor to help your child practice the language
• start a children's conversation group to gain additional practice in the language
• subscribe to a book club that will deliver a new book or magazine in the foreign language each month to your child
• check out books and audio cds in the foreign language from local libraries