Comments on: Write on Mia! http://writerdad.com/education/write-on-mia/ Life is better with the right words. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:24:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Teaching Language to Children | Cindy Platt http://writerdad.com/education/write-on-mia/comment-page-1/#comment-26178 Teaching Language to Children | Cindy Platt Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:48:12 +0000 http://writerdad.com/?p=1535#comment-26178 [...] And now they do it in Spanish. [...] [...] And now they do it in Spanish. [...]

]]> By: Multilingual Mania http://writerdad.com/education/write-on-mia/comment-page-1/#comment-6978 Multilingual Mania Fri, 10 Apr 2009 03:48:25 +0000 http://writerdad.com/?p=1535#comment-6978 Yay, for having your daughter in a dual language program!! Yay, for having your daughter in a dual language program!!

]]> By: Mindful Mimi http://writerdad.com/education/write-on-mia/comment-page-1/#comment-3553 Mindful Mimi Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:05:46 +0000 http://writerdad.com/?p=1535#comment-3553 <a href="http://mindfulmimi.blogspot.com/2007/09/on-raising-bilingual-children.html" title="here" </a> <abbr><em>Mindful Mimis last blog post..<a href="http://mindfulmimi.blogspot.com/2008/11/eus-bureaucracy-keeps-money-away-from.html" rel="nofollow">EU's bureaucracy keeps money away from developing countries</a></abbr></em> <a href=”http://mindfulmimi.blogspot.com/2007/09/on-raising-bilingual-children.html” title=”here”

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]]> By: Mindful Mimi http://writerdad.com/education/write-on-mia/comment-page-1/#comment-3552 Mindful Mimi Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:04:01 +0000 http://writerdad.com/?p=1535#comment-3552 Hi again, For the moment my son speaks mainly Dutch (being in contact with that language through me and my parents the most) and French (via his dad and daycare). He is 2 and a half and when he goes to kindergarten next year he will learn Luxembourgish (the official language of Luxembourg where we live). Later in primary school, classes are mainly taught in German and French is taken up as a first foreign language (so he will have an advantage on other kids there). Later on in high school English is added. I went through this system myself and speak now 7 languages. I must admit I also have a 'language brain' and my brother, who is more of a mathematics/technical brain is less eloquent in languages - still he gets by. We go with the OPOL system (one language one parent) - I have written about it <a href="http://mindfulmimi.blogspot.com/2007/09/on-raising-bilingual-children.html" title="here" rel="nofollow"> <abbr><em>Mindful Mimis last blog post..<a href="http://mindfulmimi.blogspot.com/2008/11/eus-bureaucracy-keeps-money-away-from.html" rel="nofollow">EU's bureaucracy keeps money away from developing countries</a></abbr></em> Hi again,
For the moment my son speaks mainly Dutch (being in contact with that language through me and my parents the most) and French (via his dad and daycare). He is 2 and a half and when he goes to kindergarten next year he will learn Luxembourgish (the official language of Luxembourg where we live). Later in primary school, classes are mainly taught in German and French is taken up as a first foreign language (so he will have an advantage on other kids there). Later on in high school English is added. I went through this system myself and speak now 7 languages. I must admit I also have a ‘language brain’ and my brother, who is more of a mathematics/technical brain is less eloquent in languages – still he gets by.
We go with the OPOL system (one language one parent) – I have written about it

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]]> By: Bamboo Forest http://writerdad.com/education/write-on-mia/comment-page-1/#comment-3551 Bamboo Forest Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:22:51 +0000 http://writerdad.com/?p=1535#comment-3551 I think that is wonderful that you're seeing to it that your daughter learns another language. In all my life, I've never heard anyone say: "you know - I really do have a regret... "Oh yeah, Charlie, what is it?" "Well, you know - I'm bilingual because my parents saw to it when I was young that I become proficient in another tongue." "That's terrible Charlie." "Yeah, I know." Doesn't happen. <abbr><em>Bamboo Forests last blog post..<a href="http://punintended.com/blog/choose-not-to-get-on-the-negativity-train/" rel="nofollow">Choose NOT To Get on The Negativity Train</a></abbr></em> I think that is wonderful that you’re seeing to it that your daughter learns another language.

In all my life, I’ve never heard anyone say: “you know – I really do have a regret… “Oh yeah, Charlie, what is it?”

“Well, you know – I’m bilingual because my parents saw to it when I was young that I become proficient in another tongue.”

“That’s terrible Charlie.”

“Yeah, I know.”

Doesn’t happen.

Bamboo Forests last blog post..Choose NOT To Get on The Negativity Train

]]> By: Jamie Simmerman http://writerdad.com/education/write-on-mia/comment-page-1/#comment-3550 Jamie Simmerman Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:53:09 +0000 http://writerdad.com/?p=1535#comment-3550 She has a fondness for question marks, eh? :D I think she and my little guy would get along famously. he makes wonderful contraptions. We should arrange a play date. How's Wyoming? ;) <abbr><em>Jamie Simmermans last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/BlueDuckCopy/~3/458315848/" rel="nofollow">The Lobby or the Lounge</a></abbr></em> She has a fondness for question marks, eh? :D

I think she and my little guy would get along famously. he makes wonderful contraptions. We should arrange a play date. How’s Wyoming? ;)

Jamie Simmermans last blog post..The Lobby or the Lounge

]]> By: Vered - MomGrind http://writerdad.com/education/write-on-mia/comment-page-1/#comment-3549 Vered - MomGrind Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:54:23 +0000 http://writerdad.com/?p=1535#comment-3549 I can sense how proud you are that some day, Mia might follow in your footsteps and become a professional writer. My own daughter has a natural talent for writing too. I couldn't be more proud. :) I can sense how proud you are that some day, Mia might follow in your footsteps and become a professional writer. My own daughter has a natural talent for writing too. I couldn’t be more proud. :)

]]> By: Writer Dad http://writerdad.com/education/write-on-mia/comment-page-1/#comment-3548 Writer Dad Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:38:57 +0000 http://writerdad.com/?p=1535#comment-3548 Marelisa: You're absolutely right. There is no valid reason why we shouldn't expose our children to more than one language at a time. NONE. And what you said about teachers is a home run landing atop a bulls-eye. KittyTown: You may call her a genius, and I will smile. If I do it, I'm bragging. Green Jello: There's only three schools in our (large) city, all with long waiting lists. We were very fortunate, and it shouldn't be so hard. It should be as regular an option as sack lunch or cafeteria. Janice: WORD. Marelisa: You’re absolutely right. There is no valid reason why we shouldn’t expose our children to more than one language at a time. NONE. And what you said about teachers is a home run landing atop a bulls-eye.

KittyTown: You may call her a genius, and I will smile. If I do it, I’m bragging.

Green Jello: There’s only three schools in our (large) city, all with long waiting lists. We were very fortunate, and it shouldn’t be so hard. It should be as regular an option as sack lunch or cafeteria.

Janice: WORD.

]]> By: Janice Cartier http://writerdad.com/education/write-on-mia/comment-page-1/#comment-3547 Janice Cartier Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:49:49 +0000 http://writerdad.com/?p=1535#comment-3547 You know before the age ten , children don't actually relate foreign language sounds as foreign. Just more sounds to make. The muscles that do those things only start becoming a little more inflexible after ten. Tigre contra tigre. Try rolling those r's. Like a purr or a growl. Now ask a 7 year old to do it. If you're southern it's easier too. Okay , how many of you did I get to play? I am so FOR second languages in schools here in the states. We are put to shame internationally and have been for decades. It's just silly. Our children can do it while they play and learn everything else, just like sponges. <abbr><em>Janice Cartiers last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cartier/paintings/~3/451863578/hi-ho-hi-ho.html" rel="nofollow">Hi Ho Hi Ho</a></abbr></em> You know before the age ten , children don’t actually relate foreign language sounds as foreign. Just more sounds to make. The muscles that do those things only start becoming a little more inflexible after ten.
Tigre contra tigre. Try rolling those r’s. Like a purr or a growl. Now ask a 7 year old to do it. If you’re southern it’s easier too.

Okay , how many of you did I get to play?

I am so FOR second languages in schools here in the states. We are put to shame internationally and have been for decades. It’s just silly. Our children can do it while they play and learn everything else, just like sponges.

Janice Cartiers last blog post..Hi Ho Hi Ho

]]> By: GreenJello http://writerdad.com/education/write-on-mia/comment-page-1/#comment-3546 GreenJello Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:31:07 +0000 http://writerdad.com/?p=1535#comment-3546 Beautiful post. Thanks for sharing. I wish my children had the opportunity of an immersion program. Lucky her. Instead I will settle for at least Spanish class once a day for my olders, and once a week for my younger. <abbr><em>GreenJellos last blog post..<a href="http://greenjelloland.blogspot.com/2008/11/wordless-wednesday_19.html" rel="nofollow">Wordless Wednesday</a></abbr></em> Beautiful post. Thanks for sharing.

I wish my children had the opportunity of an immersion program. Lucky her. Instead I will settle for at least Spanish class once a day for my olders, and once a week for my younger.

GreenJellos last blog post..Wordless Wednesday

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