Increase your child's vocabulary with dialogic reading

Separate books by language (part 1)

Kids like when things are organized (although they can sometimes create chaos). Here's the first way you can keep their book selections organized by language.

A strong predictor of reading success: Phonological Awareness

Phonological awareness, the ability to identify and repeat rhymes, can be taught at home with lots of song and rhyme books in your language.

The benefits of re-reading books to a bilingual child

Why should I re-read the same books?  Re-reading exposes your child to the same words over and over again.  It gives them time to hear the word, understand it, and eventually use it.

Increase your child's vocabulary with dialogic reading

Using words and illustrations in books, teach some of that missing vocabulary in an enjoyable, shared experience.  No more forced speaking or disparaging.  Subtle teaching, reviewing in context, and careful encouragements.