Parents of today have become responsible. Today they pay great attention to the all-round development of their children: they attend classes with babies who have just taken their first steps, enroll them in sports sections and teach English. And, perhaps, they are doing the right thing, because scientists have proved: the earlier a child gets acquainted with foreign languages, the better his brain develops and the more efficient and effective the learning itself.
This is understandable: the structure of the brain in young children is plastic, and thinking is tuned in such a way that the baby absorbs any information like a sponge. In addition, if in school-age children all the knowledge gained about phonetics, grammar, and syntax of a foreign language occurs with the participation of only the left hemisphere, then in children the right hemisphere also takes part in the work. As it is loaded with information, the hemisphere develops, and with it, the child's creativity.
So, you have decided: it's time to teach a baby, say, English. Where to start learning?
- Speak with him in this language. This is the best, most effective way of teaching for both children and adults. It is clear that this one assumes excellent knowledge of the language and good pronunciation. However, the basics - the simplest words - can be given to him by you.
- Include cartoons in the original language. Since the essence of what is happening is clear to each of us without words, the child begins to subconsciously correlate what he saw and heard (albeit completely incomprehensible).
- Listen to songs in foreign languages, discuss their meaning, pronounce individual phrases and explain the translation.
- Get some colorful books with fairy tales in a foreign language.
- Stock up on colorful flashcards with pictures, spelling and transcription. You can easily find these in bookstores, in online stores, or even make yourself.
As the baby grows, his knowledge of his native language improves, as he begins to understand the alphabet and the difference between "native" and "foreign language", complicate the learning: learn letters, spelling words in a foreign language, etc.
- Sign up your child for special classes: specialist teachers know a lot about teaching and, of course, you cannot do without their help.
Of course, let's admit right away: not everything will go smoothly in home schooling. Children catch new words on the fly, but after a minute they forget them. You will need a lot of patience - even more than teaching your baby to read and write in your native language … Remind your child of a forgotten word or phrase as many times as necessary. Never raise your voice! On the contrary, praise your child as often as possible.
And, of course, remember that toddlers learn with visual-figurative thinking and better assimilate the information gained during the game. This is exactly how learning should be, playful. No coercion - otherwise, the crumbs will only cause a negative reaction. If a child does not want to study, do not insist or come up with a new, more interesting, form of work … Never reproach a child for the fact that he "does not work as it should." After all, you love him not for his successes, but for the fact that you have him - the smartest and most developed child in the world!
