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7 Steps to Raising a Bilingual Child | 
 enlarge | Authors: Naomi Steiner, Susan L. Hayes
Creator: Steven Parker
Publisher: AMACOM
Category: Book
List Price: $14.95
Buy New: $7.98
You Save: $6.97 (47%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 23659
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.7
ISBN: 0814400469
Dewey Decimal Number: 404.2083
EAN: 9780814400463
ASIN: 0814400469
Publication Date: November 13, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
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Product Description
The best time to learn a second language is as a child. This book helps parents in both monolingual and multilingual families determine and achieve bilingual goals for their children.
Book Description
The best time to learn a second language is as a child. During childhood, the brain is more receptive to language learning than at any other time in life. Aware that a second language can enrich their child’s understanding of other cultures and bring future job opportunities in a world drawn ever closer by globalization, many parents today are motivated to raise their children bilingual. This book helps parents in both monolingual and multilingual families determine and achieve their bilingual goals for their child, whether those goals are understanding others, the ability to speak a second language, reading and/or writing in two languages, or some combination of all of these. The authors explain how the brain learns more than one language, explode common myths, address frequently asked questions, and reveal an array of resources available to families. Packed with insightful anecdotes and powerful strategies, this is a one-of-a-kind guidebook for those seeking to provide their children with a uniquely valuable experience.
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 Invaluable guide on bilingualism November 25, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is an excellent and easy to read step-by-step guide for anyone interested in raising children with a second (or multiple) language. It is an invaluable tool for parents and teachers alike. The guide is exceptionally rich in personal narratives and practical advices based on research results and Steiner's personal experience as a mother and pediatrician who raises her own children multilingual. The author demystifies bilingualism and encourages parents to participate in second language education at any child age. If parents do not speak a second language, she suggests for example to incorporate the language experience of the babysitter or others. She inspires to introduce world languages to young and older children as well as to their parents (e.g. to the husband who is not fluent in his wife's first language). One very important point that the author makes is that language is a tool serving the communication.
Having been raised monolingual by my parents in a non-English speaking country, I was introduced to world languages during middle and high school, but at that time I never really used the languages actively, mostly in fear to say something wrong and make mistakes (but still it helped having this basis). After having come to the U.S. at an "older age", I needed to communicate in English which I did not speak or understand fluently. At the same time, I had to raise my children in-between languages. Steiner encourages me that it is perfectly normal when my children (or I) sometimes for example mix a foreign, primary language word into their (or my) dialogue, not because we are "confused", but because that is an easier way of communication and part of a learning process. Thank you, Dr. Steiner, for all your great realistic recommendations.
 Raising your children to be bilingual November 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It's not always easy for us "Monoglots." Finding a language program for your child -- and then persuading the child to engage in it -- is sometimes hard. Dr. Steiner has researched and proven why learning a second (or more)language as a young child is important. Her book makes a compelling case for finding language programs for your child (if not offered in their elementary school)and gives some valuable tools for sticking with your bilingual goals. I walked away from this book convinced that making another language available to my children was a valuable gift and one worth pursuing.
An indispensable guide to raising a bilingual child October 23, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Naomi Steiner's book makes a very compelling case for the great benefits that come from knowing a second language. The book is an empowering and invaluable tool for parents who want to expose their children to a second language. The author breaks down the bilingual action plan into small steps that make the goal of raising bilingual children seem completely attainable and, of course, absolutely worthwhile. The book also offers plenty of real-life examples of different approaches parents can use when raising bilingual kids as well as practical solutions to the inevitable challenges parents encounter in raising bilingual children. I highly recommend it!
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