Language Programs
Riette
Does anybody know of any GOOD language programs out there
for early learners (age 4+). I'm looking for French and Spanish
programs.
I've seen some good & bad reviews on the "Muzzy" programs form BBC,
but would like to have more options to choose from.
Any info would be appreciated
Riette
for early learners (age 4+). I'm looking for French and Spanish
programs.
I've seen some good & bad reviews on the "Muzzy" programs form BBC,
but would like to have more options to choose from.
Any info would be appreciated
Riette
ENSEMBLE S-WAYNFORTH
Both Simon and Linnaea really liked the Usborne picture dictionaries for English. They were sort of find the object books, maybe the French and Spanish books are equally fun to cuddle up with and wander through.
Is your 4 year old plus interested in learning a foreign language? You may want to think about why you are wanting to get a 4 year old to master a foreign language, or at least to acquire some knowledge of a foreign language. I took years and years of foreign language and the words that stick the best are the ones I used in Japan when we lived there, and I never studied Japanese, and I was 31 when we went there. Simon and Linnaea like to play with the sounds of other languages, and David and I know a couple of words here and there of a few different languages, but they don't have any desire to learn anything other than who to get by in the UK, the US and Australia at the moment.
Schuyler
www.waynforth.blogspot.com
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From: Riette <riettesa@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, 23 January, 2008 4:43:15 PM
Subject: [AlwaysLearning] Language Programs
Does anybody know of any GOOD language programs out there
for early learners (age 4+). I'm looking for French and Spanish
programs.
I've seen some good & bad reviews on the "Muzzy" programs form BBC,
but would like to have more options to choose from.
Any info would be appreciated
Riette
Yahoo! Groups Links
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Is your 4 year old plus interested in learning a foreign language? You may want to think about why you are wanting to get a 4 year old to master a foreign language, or at least to acquire some knowledge of a foreign language. I took years and years of foreign language and the words that stick the best are the ones I used in Japan when we lived there, and I never studied Japanese, and I was 31 when we went there. Simon and Linnaea like to play with the sounds of other languages, and David and I know a couple of words here and there of a few different languages, but they don't have any desire to learn anything other than who to get by in the UK, the US and Australia at the moment.
Schuyler
www.waynforth.blogspot.com
----- Original Message ----
From: Riette <riettesa@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, 23 January, 2008 4:43:15 PM
Subject: [AlwaysLearning] Language Programs
Does anybody know of any GOOD language programs out there
for early learners (age 4+). I'm looking for French and Spanish
programs.
I've seen some good & bad reviews on the "Muzzy" programs form BBC,
but would like to have more options to choose from.
Any info would be appreciated
Riette
Yahoo! Groups Links
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Laureen
Heya!
On Jan 23, 2008 11:58 AM, ENSEMBLE S-WAYNFORTH <s.waynforth@...>
wrote:
fortuitously with a trip to Puerto Rico (when he was four), and the moment
he connected the dots and realized that the words he sorta kinda was
learning a little in Dora could be used to actually talk to and interact
with the people in Puerto Rico, the lightbulb was just amazing. =) He
insisted on being spoken to in Spanish, learning vocabulary, and just
generally being a sponge.
That was a year ago. He still is completely obsessed with Spanish language
learning, by way of Dora, talking to people, and asking people to look words
up for him in a spanish-english dictionary we have. He's not learning
structure so much, just vocab, pronunciation, and social use. I'm totally
impressed, because being a book learner myself, words don't stick in my head
unless I see them written down. Rowan is doing his thing completely by ear,
and his retention of what he hears is just amazing. But this has been a
really valuable lesson to me in not assuming my kids need what I needed to
cover the same territory.
What's interesting is that this has given him a confidence about language.
When we were discussing Japan, and listening to Japanese 101 podcasts, he
was sorta interested, but his take was that "I'll learn that when we get
there." Because he has gone someplace, and picked up enough language to be
conversational, he knows he can do it no matter where he goes or what they
speak there. It's pretty cool.
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On Jan 23, 2008 11:58 AM, ENSEMBLE S-WAYNFORTH <s.waynforth@...>
wrote:
> Is your 4 year old plus interested in learning a foreign language? You mayFor what it's worth, Rowan's discovery of Dora the Explorer coincided
> want to think about why you are wanting to get a 4 year old to master a
> foreign language, or at least to acquire some knowledge of a foreign
> language.
fortuitously with a trip to Puerto Rico (when he was four), and the moment
he connected the dots and realized that the words he sorta kinda was
learning a little in Dora could be used to actually talk to and interact
with the people in Puerto Rico, the lightbulb was just amazing. =) He
insisted on being spoken to in Spanish, learning vocabulary, and just
generally being a sponge.
That was a year ago. He still is completely obsessed with Spanish language
learning, by way of Dora, talking to people, and asking people to look words
up for him in a spanish-english dictionary we have. He's not learning
structure so much, just vocab, pronunciation, and social use. I'm totally
impressed, because being a book learner myself, words don't stick in my head
unless I see them written down. Rowan is doing his thing completely by ear,
and his retention of what he hears is just amazing. But this has been a
really valuable lesson to me in not assuming my kids need what I needed to
cover the same territory.
What's interesting is that this has given him a confidence about language.
When we were discussing Japan, and listening to Japanese 101 podcasts, he
was sorta interested, but his take was that "I'll learn that when we get
there." Because he has gone someplace, and picked up enough language to be
conversational, he knows he can do it no matter where he goes or what they
speak there. It's pretty cool.
--
~~L!
~ * ~ ~ * ~ ~ * ~ ~ * ~ ~ * ~
Sailing here:
s/v Excellent Adventure
Writing here:
http://www.theexcellentadventure.com/
http://lifewithoutschool.typepad.com/
Publishing here:
http://huntpress.com/
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Sandra Dodd
Don't forget language options on DVDs!
Lara Miller
Don't know about for younger children, but I recently got the Rosetta
Stone (spanish) for myself and love it. The kids are only mildly
interested, so time will tell if they want to pick it up. You do
need to be able to read to use it. Wasn't sure if you were referring
to computer or TV programs. :)
Blessings,
Lara Miller
Currently in Sunny Bradenton, FL!
http://www.mytripjournal.com/millerfamily
Stone (spanish) for myself and love it. The kids are only mildly
interested, so time will tell if they want to pick it up. You do
need to be able to read to use it. Wasn't sure if you were referring
to computer or TV programs. :)
Blessings,
Lara Miller
Currently in Sunny Bradenton, FL!
http://www.mytripjournal.com/millerfamily
On Jan 23, 2008, at 11:43 AM, Riette wrote:
> Does anybody know of any GOOD language programs out there
> for early learners (age 4+). I'm looking for French and Spanish
> programs.
>
> I've seen some good & bad reviews on the "Muzzy" programs form BBC,
> but would like to have more options to choose from.
>
> Any info would be appreciated
> Riette
>
>
>
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janellewrock
Hi,
I've been a member here for a while -- "lurking" -- I guess. My name is
Janelle and my 2 1/2 year old daughter is Winter. I found this group by
looking for some homeschooling information, and I've learned a lot, and
ordered "Moving a Puddle" and "Learning all the Time," which I haven't
read yet. I had never heard of unschooling before, so I don't feel like
I am ready to add anything yet. I'm still soaking it all up. It's been
great reading everyone's messages. Thanks a lot.
I wanted to reply to this post because I do have "Muzzy" in Spanish.
Since my daughter is so young, we just watch the DVD's and read the
book, which is the script. I've checked out the CD-ROM with her, but so
far it's nothing she's been able to really do. I do like it, though,
and think it can be handy in the future if she's interested. She likes
me to read the script to her, too, and has asked to watch the DVD's
MANY times over. I think they can soak up a lot from those. It's pretty
expensive overall, I think, for what you get -- maybe Ebay would have
some for better.
I also got some French and Spanish audio CD's from a catalog called
Magic Cabin. They have a website, and I ordered them on-line. They
are "Magic French (Spanish) for Kids" and "Fun French (Spanish) for
Kids." So far, I like these, too, they have dialog and music, and I
think they can pick all of this up from just listening to it. I also
got their books "First 100 Words in Spanish (French)." This is only
basic vocabulary, but I like the books.
One more thing -- if you can find a cute picture dictionary -- I dug up
an old one while cleaning my garage -- my sister's. Every word has a
picture and a sentence. My daughter likes me to read it to her, just
like a story. I guess it helps with the book readings if you can speak
the languages enough to model it for them. I've also checked out really
simple story books and fairy tales from the library. These are great.
One of them came with an audio tape, which she could listen to, and
when I got the book without the tape and was unsure of some of the
pronunciations, I checked it out again to refresh myself.
I know this is really long -- sorry -- and my first post!! But I hope
it helps. I know I love getting good information from other people and
maybe I've passed on a little something.
Thanks everybody for this group!
Janelle
I've been a member here for a while -- "lurking" -- I guess. My name is
Janelle and my 2 1/2 year old daughter is Winter. I found this group by
looking for some homeschooling information, and I've learned a lot, and
ordered "Moving a Puddle" and "Learning all the Time," which I haven't
read yet. I had never heard of unschooling before, so I don't feel like
I am ready to add anything yet. I'm still soaking it all up. It's been
great reading everyone's messages. Thanks a lot.
I wanted to reply to this post because I do have "Muzzy" in Spanish.
Since my daughter is so young, we just watch the DVD's and read the
book, which is the script. I've checked out the CD-ROM with her, but so
far it's nothing she's been able to really do. I do like it, though,
and think it can be handy in the future if she's interested. She likes
me to read the script to her, too, and has asked to watch the DVD's
MANY times over. I think they can soak up a lot from those. It's pretty
expensive overall, I think, for what you get -- maybe Ebay would have
some for better.
I also got some French and Spanish audio CD's from a catalog called
Magic Cabin. They have a website, and I ordered them on-line. They
are "Magic French (Spanish) for Kids" and "Fun French (Spanish) for
Kids." So far, I like these, too, they have dialog and music, and I
think they can pick all of this up from just listening to it. I also
got their books "First 100 Words in Spanish (French)." This is only
basic vocabulary, but I like the books.
One more thing -- if you can find a cute picture dictionary -- I dug up
an old one while cleaning my garage -- my sister's. Every word has a
picture and a sentence. My daughter likes me to read it to her, just
like a story. I guess it helps with the book readings if you can speak
the languages enough to model it for them. I've also checked out really
simple story books and fairy tales from the library. These are great.
One of them came with an audio tape, which she could listen to, and
when I got the book without the tape and was unsure of some of the
pronunciations, I checked it out again to refresh myself.
I know this is really long -- sorry -- and my first post!! But I hope
it helps. I know I love getting good information from other people and
maybe I've passed on a little something.
Thanks everybody for this group!
Janelle
--- In [email protected], "Riette" <riettesa@...> wrote:
>
> Does anybody know of any GOOD language programs out there
> for early learners (age 4+). I'm looking for French and Spanish
> programs.
>
> I've seen some good & bad reviews on the "Muzzy" programs form BBC,
> but would like to have more options to choose from.
>
> Any info would be appreciated
> Riette
>
Bea
Do you know this great website for kids zero to ten years old?:
http://www.uptoten.com/
the site is entirely bilingual (french and English): you can listen to
a video in French and then switch to English, or vice-versa.
Depending on what kind of learner your kid is, that might be a really
good way to pick up some French.
hth
Bea
http://www.uptoten.com/
the site is entirely bilingual (french and English): you can listen to
a video in French and then switch to English, or vice-versa.
Depending on what kind of learner your kid is, that might be a really
good way to pick up some French.
hth
Bea
--- In [email protected], "Riette" <riettesa@...> wrote:
>
> Does anybody know of any GOOD language programs out there
> for early learners (age 4+). I'm looking for French and Spanish
> programs.
>
Chris
"Does anybody know of any GOOD language programs out there"
Hi Rietta,
When our ds was little he was crazy for Spanish. We did
try "programs" - all of them frustrated him and none of them worked.
My hubby learned German from living in Germany so he suggested we
just do immersion and that did work!
DVD language options like Sandra said.
Spanish setting on the TV, Spanish channels on the TV, Spanish music
channels on the radio and TV.
Spanish storybooks from the library - especially stories he already
knew and loved in English because he loved translating them back to
us.
Full Spanish versions of all of his favorite shows.
We ordered the Spanish newspaper (mostly did the funnies :)
Bought all of our products with bi-lingual labels.
We taped the Spanish names of things to everything in our house and
kept an oral journal (tape recorder) of everything we saw outside and
that's how he learned most of his nouns and vocabulary.
My husbands boss at the time was a native Spanish speaker and our guy
loved going to the shop and hanging out with him and his kids.
We never told ds we were "doing a Spanish lesson" or "having Spanish
class", we just had these things on, around, etc. all the time. He
learned to read Spanish before English and was incredibly fluent in
his early years. Later he kind of lost interest but at 12 he wanted
to pick it back up and wanted (and got) Rosetta Stone which he thinks
is pretty cool. He's now at 14 learning German in much the same way
as he did the Spanish and talks of doing French next. German is not
as widely spoken in our area but he has no trouble finding German
things on the internet. He does say it was MUCH easier when he was
young and has learned all about how his younger brain learned
languages easier than his "older" one, lol!
Good luck to you!
Chris
Hi Rietta,
When our ds was little he was crazy for Spanish. We did
try "programs" - all of them frustrated him and none of them worked.
My hubby learned German from living in Germany so he suggested we
just do immersion and that did work!
DVD language options like Sandra said.
Spanish setting on the TV, Spanish channels on the TV, Spanish music
channels on the radio and TV.
Spanish storybooks from the library - especially stories he already
knew and loved in English because he loved translating them back to
us.
Full Spanish versions of all of his favorite shows.
We ordered the Spanish newspaper (mostly did the funnies :)
Bought all of our products with bi-lingual labels.
We taped the Spanish names of things to everything in our house and
kept an oral journal (tape recorder) of everything we saw outside and
that's how he learned most of his nouns and vocabulary.
My husbands boss at the time was a native Spanish speaker and our guy
loved going to the shop and hanging out with him and his kids.
We never told ds we were "doing a Spanish lesson" or "having Spanish
class", we just had these things on, around, etc. all the time. He
learned to read Spanish before English and was incredibly fluent in
his early years. Later he kind of lost interest but at 12 he wanted
to pick it back up and wanted (and got) Rosetta Stone which he thinks
is pretty cool. He's now at 14 learning German in much the same way
as he did the Spanish and talks of doing French next. German is not
as widely spoken in our area but he has no trouble finding German
things on the internet. He does say it was MUCH easier when he was
young and has learned all about how his younger brain learned
languages easier than his "older" one, lol!
Good luck to you!
Chris
Rebecca
>>>In [email protected], "Bea" <bmantovani@...> wrote:Do you know this great website for kids zero to ten years old?:
http://www.uptoten.com/
the site is entirely bilingual (french and English): you can listen to
a video in French and then switch to English, or vice-versa.
Depending on what kind of learner your kid is, that might be a really
good way to pick up some French.
hth
Bea<<<
This may sound like a silly question, however, the site says that it
is free. I hate to sign up for stuff to only find out that it
is "free" for 30 days or something like that. Is this site really
free or is there some catch. I think it looks likes like an
interesting site, but I wanted to check before I went to the
registration section.
Thanks,
Rebecca Miller
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