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MB in MD
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Posted: Aug 24 2008 at 10:50pm | IP Logged Quote MB in MD
Since DH is a native Spanish speaker, we've tried to raise our children bilingually, most successfully with our oldest ds(age 10). I want to challenge him now in Spanish -- but I'm really puzzled as to how. Any suggestions for someone in his odd category -- not quite a native speaker yet certainly not a beginner. He has decent speaking and listening skills, but weak on writing, reading, and grammar. High school Spanish I is too easy and perhaps not age-appropriate.
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Posted: Aug 27 2008 at 2:17pm | IP Logged Quote Eleanor
Growing up in Canada, we had mandatory French classes from age 4 all the way through high school. By the time we graduated, we had tons of book learning, and could conjugate verbs and answer reading comprehension questions, but we still couldn't communicate in French outside the classroom with any level of confidence.   (What a phenomenal waste of time and tax dollars. ) It's great that your DS has the opportunity to develop his speaking and listening skills in a real-life situation.

I don't know about grammar -- you might need a formal program there, depending on your own knowledge and comfort level -- but here are some "everyday" activities that might help to develop his reading and writing skills:

- Read a Spanish-language children's book or magazine article, then do a written report/narration.

- Same as above, but with a movie or TV show, instead of a book.

- Using Spanish-language children's non-fiction books as reference, write a short research paper on a related historical, religious, or cultural topic. (This assumes that your local library is well-stocked in this area.)

I hope there's something there that's at least slightly helpful.
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