Who is actually bilingual? It is estimated that over half of the world’s population speak several languages! So the issue of bilingualism or multilingualism affects the majority of people in the world. Not sure if you are bilingual? Find your answer here.
We find many different terms to describe when and how we learn languages. We call those who learn to hear and speak different languages from birth (or shortly afterwards) simultaneous bilingual. If other languages are learnt at a later stage, we speak of successive or sequential bilingual language acquisition. Later in school, you find L2 learners, children who acquire a new language in class.
When does bilingual language acquisition begin? Weiterlesen »
5 questions that parents with multilingual children often ask – get the answers here! 1. What influences bi- or multilingual language development? 2. What are the advantages or disadvantages? 3. When should children start learning languages? 4. Which languages should we use and how? 5. My child makes many mistakes when speaking. Should we be worried? Should we be worried?
Bilingual language development: 5 questions parents often ask Weiterlesen »
In this blog I explain:
1. What is meant by cognition, 2. Which skills fall under the term cognition, 3. Using an everyday example of how different cognitive skills work together.
Language is part of cognition. But what is cognition? Weiterlesen »
Five tips for selecting a book: By the way: Books don’t always have to be new! Many cities have special childrens’ libraries – for example, here in Frankfurt. Oh, and the library membership
Early Reading: 5 tips for selecting books Weiterlesen »
This article outlines language development up to the age of 2: It covers babies’ first utterances up to their ability to string first words together. I talk about how their vocabulary expands and how it is structured within their brain. I also cover their early speech development (and which speech errors naturally occur during this time)
Early language development: the first 24 months Weiterlesen »
Books are a good way to build the parent-child communication and to practise turn-taking. A number of studies have shown that reading books aloud has a positive effect on language development.
It is useful to actively involve the child in choosing a book.
Reading books to babies: 3 things to keep in mind Weiterlesen »
This article is about what aspects are important in the 1st year of life to establish a successful interaction between you and your child:
I explain how you can help your child understand language,
You learn why it is so important to have a shared focus,
What it means to use a triangular gaze for shared attention and,
I write about why gestures are closely related to language development and how you can use them with your little ones.
Early Language Facilitation: 3 facts for parents and guardians Weiterlesen »
In order to master the many tasks of everyday life, we need our so-called executive functions, which are abilities such as attention, memory skills and flexible action.
Executive functions – without them our life wouldn’t work… Weiterlesen »
