{"id":10,"date":"2017-03-30T13:09:34","date_gmt":"2017-03-30T13:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sen\/?p=10"},"modified":"2017-03-30T13:13:48","modified_gmt":"2017-03-30T13:13:48","slug":"helping-young-children-learn-language","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/sen\/2017\/03\/30\/helping-young-children-learn-language\/","title":{"rendered":"Helping Young Children Learn Language"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/Quinn-Dombrowski-baby-reading-200x300.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/>Being an au pair is an important role in a child\u2019s life. When you are caring for a young child up to 45 hours per week, there are lots of opportunities to help them learn language. Many host parents are eager for their children to be exposed to foreign language. If this is true of your host parents, you can try the suggestions below,\u00a0in both English and your native language.<\/p>\n<p>Below\u00a0are a few tips to start with, for more ideas, check out\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.readyatfive.org\/for-parents\/parent-tips.html#The%20Early%20Years%20Matter!%20(ParentTips)\">Ready at Five<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Read<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u2013 Read to them daily, point out pictures and ask questions. Even if they can\u2019t answer the questions, this is still modeling conversation.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Talk<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u2013 Point out objects around them,\u00a0names of their body parts, explain what you are doing and places you are going. Long before babies can speak, they benefit greatly from being spoken to.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Sing<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u2013 You can\u00a0sing childhood classics or make up your own silly songs. If you are looking for song ideas,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theteachersguide.com\/ChildrensSongs.htm\">HERE<\/a>\u00a0is a great website with lists of songs, lyrics and links to YouTube videos* of the songs. \u00a0Children\u2019s music is also available at the public library and even on iTunes.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Words<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u2013 As children move from toddlers to preschoolers begin to point out written language.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Writing<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u2013 Toddlers and preschoolers can begin\u00a0to learn pre-writing skills by drawing with crayons or doing finger paints.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends no screen time for babies under 18 months of age. For children 18 months to 5 years they recommend no more than 1 hour of high quality content. You can\u00a0play the songs on\u00a0youtube for the audio and not necessarily show the screen to the child.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Photo: Quinn Dombrowski (Flickr)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Being an au pair is an important role in a child\u2019s life. When you are caring for a young child up to 45 hours per week, there are lots of opportunities to help them learn language. Many host parents are eager for their children to be exposed to foreign language. 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