Becoming a bilingual family [electronic resource] : help your kids learn Spanish (and learn Spanish yourself in the process) / by Stephen Marks and Jeffrey Marks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marks, Stephen G. (Stephen Gary), 1952-

Contributor:

Marks, Jeffrey R. (Jeffery Robert), 1957-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bilingualism in children.

Parenting.

Children--Language.

Children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (254 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Austin : University of Texas Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Would you like your children to grow up bilingual, even if you aren’t yet? Then speak to your kids in Spanish as you learn the language along with them. Becoming a Bilingual Family gives English-speaking parents the tools to start speaking Spanish with their kids in their earliest years, when children are most receptive to learning languages. It teaches the vocabulary and idioms for speaking to children in Spanish and offers practical, proven ways to create a language-learning environment at home. The first part of the book introduces parents to many resources—books, audio books, music, television, computer programs, childcare workers, school, and friends—that can help you establish a home environment conducive to the acquisition of Spanish. The second part is a Spanish phrasebook that takes you through all the typical activities that parents and children share, from getting up in the morning to going to bed at night. Few, if any, other Spanish study aids provide this much vocabulary and guidance for talking to small children about common daily activities. The authors also include a quick course in Spanish pronunciation and enough grammar to get a parent started. Spanish-language resources, kids’ names in Spanish, and an easy-to-use index and glossary complete the book. Take the Markses’ advice and start talking to your kids in Spanish, even if it’s not perfect. You’ll learn the language together and share the excitement of discovering the peoples and cultures that make up the Spanish-speaking world.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""The Journey to Bilingualism""; ""What This Book Is About . . . and Other Thoughts""; ""The Bilingual Home""; ""A Few Things about Spanish""; ""A Phrase Book for Talking to Kids""; ""How to Use This Phrase Book""; ""Getting Up, Getting Going""; ""Good Morning!""; ""The Weather""; ""Getting Dressed""; ""Accessories, Hair, and Makeup""; ""Moving About""; ""In the Bathroom""; ""Going to the Bathroom""; ""Brushing Teeth""; ""Bath and Body""; ""Feelings""; ""Where Does It Hurt?""; ""Emotions""; ""Family and Friends""; ""Family""; ""Describing People""; ""Visits and Sleepovers""

""Our Animal Friends""""Behaving and Manners""; ""Getting Along""; ""Helping Out""; ""Talking on the Telephone""; ""Play, Preschool, and School""; ""Just Playing""; ""Drawing, Coloring, Cutting, and Pasting""; ""School and Extracurriculars""; ""Television, Movies, and Music""; ""Computers and the Internet""; ""Family Excursions""; ""Getting out the Door""; ""Car, Bus, Train, Plane""; ""Holidays""; ""In the Kitchen""; ""Cooking""; ""Mealtime""; ""Bedtime""; ""Goodnight!""; ""Story Time""; ""Especially for Baby""; ""A Quick Course in Spanish Pronunciation ""

""Grammar Enough to Get You Started""""Numbers and Counting""; ""Nouns""; ""Adjectives""; ""Colors""; ""Possessives""; ""Demonstratives""; ""Comparatives and Superlatives""; ""Personal Pronouns (and the Personal a) ""; ""Regular Verbs""; ""Irregular Verbs""; ""Compound Tenses""; ""Continuous Forms""; ""To Be or Not to Be (ser, estar)""; ""To Be or Not to Be (tener, hay)""; ""Commands""; ""Pronominal Verbs""; ""Forming Negatives""; ""Asking Questions""; ""Por and Para""; ""Time""; ""Spanish Language Resources""; ""Kid Names in Spanish""; ""Index / Glossary""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-292-74364-5

OCLC:

932314319