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Q&A: Does reading to a child in a third language work with OPOL?

Q&A: Does reading to a child in a third language work with OPOL?

by Rita Rosenback | May 12, 2016 | Coaches, Language development, Rita R

Question Hi there, I've found your website really helpful. Thank you very much for sharing all that info! I would like to ask for a bit of guidance. I am Spanish (fluent in French and English) and my husband is French (English fluent and good level of Spanish). We...

Q&A: When and how to introduce a third language to a small child who will attend a bilingual school?

Q&A: When and how to introduce a third language to a small child who will attend a bilingual school?

by Rita Rosenback | May 8, 2016 | Coaches, Q&A The trilingual+ child, Rita R, School-aged children

Question Hello, I have the following question. My mother language is Bulgarian, my husband is French and we live in France. I am also fluent in English. We have a one-year-old son and I have already start thinking about the number of languages he needs to speak....

Q&A: How to support a toddler’s minority language which a parent has not spoken with the child in the past?

Q&A: How to support a toddler’s minority language which a parent has not spoken with the child in the past?

by Rita Rosenback | May 5, 2016 | Coaches, Rita R, Toddlers

Question Hello Coaches! I grew up in the US, with a Colombian mother and a German father. It was always clear that English was not spoken at home, and my parents followed OPOL very closely. Because I never had formal schooling in Spanish, my spoken Spanish is fluent,...

Q&A: Should a parent switch to a non-native language to support a bilingual child’s  minority language?

Q&A: Should a parent switch to a non-native language to support a bilingual child’s minority language?

by Rita Rosenback | May 1, 2016 | Coaches, Non-native language, Rita R

Question Hello, My wife is bilingual in Mandarin (her first language) and English. We currently reside in the U.S. and would like to raise our 16-month old son to have a high degree of fluency in both languages. He goes to a Mandarin-speaking daycare and we plan on...

Q&A: How to define a bilingual child’s mother tongue and choose the right school language?

Q&A: How to define a bilingual child’s mother tongue and choose the right school language?

by Rita Rosenback | Apr 28, 2016 | Coaches, Language and bilingualism, Rita R, School-aged children

Question Hello, I am from a Gujarati family and till graduation I studied in Gujarati then I did my MBA. My wife's name is from Rajasthan and till graduation she studied in Hindi, then did her MBA. We have a 3-year-old daughter and we are planning her education. We...

Q&A: How to maintain the minority language for a child in shared custody?

Q&A: How to maintain the minority language for a child in shared custody?

by Rita Rosenback | Apr 24, 2016 | Coaches, Rita R

Question Hello, I live in France. I speak with my nearly 2 years old daughter only Russian. I am just in the beginning of learning French. Her father is French. After the divorce, the court decided to share the child's custody 50/50 (week with me, week - with him)....

Q&A: Speaking a non-native language with your child – how to plan it and what to speak when family is around?

Q&A: Speaking a non-native language with your child – how to plan it and what to speak when family is around?

by Rita Rosenback | Apr 17, 2016 | Babies, Coaches, Non-native language, Rita R, Toddlers

Question Dear sir or madam, my wife and I are both Czechs living in Czech Republic. Now we have 3-month-old son and I want to rise him bilingual, Czech and English. I speak fluent English, but as you can read, not really perfect. I lived in US for a while and have a...

Q&A: How to introduce another language to a small child with speech delay?

Q&A: How to introduce another language to a small child with speech delay?

by Rita Rosenback | Apr 7, 2016 | Coaches, Rita R

Question Hi there, I am the mother of a 3 and 1/2 year old son diagnosed with speech delay. With a lot of speech and language therapy practice at home he is now starting to string short sentences together finally. He is still probably about a year behind compared to...

Q&A: How can one parent pass on two languages?

Q&A: How can one parent pass on two languages?

by Rita Rosenback | Mar 31, 2016 | Babies, Coaches, Rita R

Question Hello! I have a challenge approaching with the birth of my daughter. My partner is Polish and will be speaking to her in Polish. I am half Czech and although was not spoken to as a child managed to learn the language enough to speak and maintain relationships...

Q&A: How can a nanny support and understand a  trilingual baby?

Q&A: How can a nanny support and understand a trilingual baby?

by Rita Rosenback | Mar 24, 2016 | Babies, Coaches, Q&A The trilingual+ child, Rita R

Question Hi, I am nannying for a family who are multilingual, the mother is Chinese, the father is German and I am English. Also they speak English to each other. The child is eight months old at the moment. I was wondering if you had any tips or the best way to...

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