Organizing the bookshelf

A few youtube videos I found about how other language learners organize their book shelves.

foreign language poster for children

http://papoulemanchot.com

Teaching my little boy French with this website. Finding these sites is not an easy task. I am planning on using this site with my son.

http://papoulemanchot.com/dictionnaires.html

How much exposure?

For the summer of 2015, my three year old son will be taking some private French lessons with a charming young girl. His teacher is only about fifteen years old, but she is a native French speaker and very enthusiastic about teaching children French. 

This leads me to the question, how much time should a toddler spend on foreign languages? Should there be a certain daily allotment to foreign language learning? The amount of daily exposure depends on your goal. My goal is simple, I want my son to naturally absorb syntax (natural arrangement of words) and phonological awareness (basic sound units). A systematic exposure to language is more important than huge amounts of time surrounded by the language because the toddler  brain works on QUALITY more than quantity. Therefor, regular systematic exposure with stable speakers will help a child reach my goals.

Where to buy French Books in the United States

365 histoires pour le soir Tome 2 (1 livre + 1 CD)

I've been having a hard time finding French books for my children. Recently, I found a website French Books Online, and placed an order. I bought 365 stories for bedtime. The stories are all one page in length, and not exactly what I was hoping for. I wanted something with more age appropriate text and better , the illustrations. 

Over all website offers a lot of great selections and I would recommend purchasing French books from this site. LINK Would you like to order French language posters and exercise books? LINK

King County Library - World Language Storytime for babies and toddlers

Hello All,

If you live in the King County Area, you can bring your toddler to any of the free world language story times! I have been taking my son's to Spanish storytime, tomorrow we will be doing French at the Redmond library, and Chinese at either Bothell or Redmond.

Need more information?  LINK

Enjoy the following videos regarding how children learn foreign language.

Bilingualism makes you more intelligent

Originally Published in the New York Times

SPEAKING two languages rather than just one has obvious practical benefits in an increasingly globalized world. But in recent years, scientists have begun to show that the advantages of bilingualism are even more fundamental than being able to converse with a wider range of people. Being bilingual, it turns out, makes you smarter. It can have a profound effect on your brain, improving cognitive skills not related to language and even shielding against dementia in old age.