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7 Steps To Raising A Bilingual Child (2008)

by Naomi Steiner(Favorite Author)

3.62 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0814400469 (ISBN13: 9780814400463)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

AMACOM/American Management Association

review 1: This book had good information, but missed the mark, somewhat, for me. I'm not sure it's a shortcoming of the author, frankly. This is an enormous topic, and families who choose to raise children bilingually may be in very different situations. It's hard to write a book that will universally be considered useful when some families have two native speakers for parents, others have one, and others have zero. In my family's case, neither my husband nor I are native speakers of our second language, but both of us had significant exposure to the language and, in my case, I lived abroad and became functionally fluent. What I needed most was advice around how to improve my own skills and find resources to nurture my child's learning.I agree with reviews that said much of thi... mores was common sense. I would have liked to see more information that offered ideas related to parents' level of fluency and comfort with the target language, as well as common struggles of parents, such as finding bilingual playmates and other resources. That said, I am glad that books like this exist in any form. They are needed!
review 2: I just happened upon this book while wandering in the library and started glancing through it. the next thing I knew I had just finished the introduction. So I checked it out.This book is so well written. I have had the desire to raise my sons to be bilingual but had no clue where to start. This gave me so many starting points and ideas, excellent statistics, and even some troubleshooting tips. I especially liked the examples from other families as to what worked or didn't work for them.I recommend this book to anyone who has even the slightest possibility of raising their child to be bilingual. less

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