I'd like to expose my toddler to a second language (other than english) when he is young. Since I speak a little french, I thought he would be in the best position to learn french. Does anyone have any experience teaching their child a second language? Did anyone have a good experience with a class for toddlers and small children, such as Gift of Language in La Canada-Flintridge? Thanks!
My granddaughter took toddler Spanish. Her mother was a Spanish major and parts of our family are hispanic . She is very bright, but it didn't do a thing for her despite lots of encouragement. She did like the dancing and social contacts.
You could get the French TV which I am told is excellent and have it on all the time.
Later knowing a second language is needed for getting an advanced degree.
Art lessons are fun too.
B. v. O.
There is an Alliance Francaise in Pasadena (Old Town)that has classes for children of all ages. I hope to do a mommy and me later in the year.
Hello,
My girlfriend speaks fluent french she's Morrocan and tought French in Kuwait to an all girl school. She has a bachelors degree libral arts. I have to say that the more languages you learn the better. My 12 year old and 3 1/2 speak fluent English, Spanish and Armenian. I personally believe that if you live in the USA your 2nd language should be Spanish and the third language should be the language of your parents or any other language that is used around the world. This is my opinion.
If you'd like to contact my friend Leila let me know.
Trish
The only way I know to teach a little person a new language is to use that language at home exclusively. No english at home/when the child is with you no matter what. They'll be fluent very quickly. Just as a side note, they'll take longer to speak any language. My son didn't start speaking until he was 2 1/2 because he had 2 languages floating around in his head.
Your child will learn to speak english no matter what you do, but the 2nd language only works if you work it.
Hi, L.,
Since my first child was born three years ago, I have tried to teach my children Spanish (Castilian), Portuguese and some Italian, French and Vietnamese, along with English, of course. To my kids, now 3 and almost 2, I read Spanish children's books I check out from my local library. My part-time nanny speaks and reads to my kids in Spanish and Portuguese, my husband reads to my kids in French once in a while, and my mother speaks to my kids in Vietnamese on rare occasion. I would love to put my kids in El Marino, a bilingual elementary school in Culver City, to fluently learn Spanish, but my kids' odds of getting in are virtually nil as we do not reside in Culver City proper. (We have a Culver City address but live in unincorporated Los
Angeles, even though our closest elementary school is El Marino!)
Good luck in your search!
Lynne E
I know the Treehouse Social Club on Robertson has a Mommy and Me french class. I don't know anything about it. But you can check it out!
