What is the parents role in their childs education and what options are available for parents (those who know both languages and those who don ) to assist and continue their childs learning?
The parent’s role at the beginning is, first, to be committed to the difficult task of transporting their child to and from school every day if, as the majority do, they live outside the school zone! In kindergarten, the parent’s role is to encourage their child to pay attention to the second language teacher and not to get frustrated, to encourage them to use the language with which they are most comfortable to respond to the teacher (i.e., don’t be afraid to talk to the teacher in the other language), and to make sure they get lots of rest! It’s really tough that first month, and continues to be a long, demanding day for the children. As the children get older, they continue to need encouragement and support, but, obviously, the parents will have to rely on the child to understand the homework in the other language. When we had our initial 5-year grant, we were able to offer ESL and Spanish classes for parents, but this is no longer the case. However, many parents make the effort to
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