Re: Teaching Spanish to 5 year old

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Posted on 11/15/09

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On 7/01/04, Vicki wrote:
> I have a 21 month old nephew and his father is from Mexico and
> his mother is from the states. She and the baby's father
> speak Spanish to the child but my parents and myself speak
> English to the child. He undestands both languages although
> he is not able to speak much. He mumbles a few words in
> Spanish when he is around his mother and father, but he
> mumbles words in English when he is around my parents and me.
>
> When my nephew was younger he would see and hear Hispanics
> speak Spanish and just stare trying to comprehend their
> sentences. Moments later he would hear an Asian couple speak
> and turn around away from them, knowing it was not his 1st or
> 2nd language.
>
> 5 is not too young to teach a child Spanish. That is about
> the age they start school. Do not have the child learn a lot
> though. It can confuse them while they are in school, but
> basic words such as colors and numbers is a great start. I
> started taking Spanish classes when I lived in Wisconsin in
> 1st grade after school. My second grade I went to a school
> with a large percentage of Hispanics so I learned Spanish
> during regular school hours. I had been taking it since then,
> but most of my childhood Spanish has been a lot of repition
> and review.
>
> Has your child watched Dora the Explorer? Some of the words
> she uses are basic words a child can pick up on without over
> doing it.
>
> I hope you will find someone to teach your child Spanish. It
> is a wonderful language and is on the rise.

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