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Reading to a child in another language

Why reading to children in your mother tongue helps THEIR new language too.

Build the home language first

Research is overwhelming: children whose home language is rich and well-supported acquire the school language FASTER and more deeply. Don't switch entirely to the school language at home, you'll just impoverish both. For parents working in a new country: • KEEP reading bedtime stories in your mother tongue. • BORROW books in your home language from the library, most EU…

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