I son is taught at home and wants to learn french, spainish & sign language. How do I go about this? Most of what I have found are for travelers. He is seven but very smart.
2007-03-24 13:40:35 · 7 answers · asked by Barbara 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Home Schooling
Look for native speakers in your community. We sought out native Chinese, Spanish and French teachers for our homeschool group. They were not certified teachers, but all of them are doing a fantastic job teaching our kids to speak the languages. Do it yourself - put an ad on a board at the library, talk to your neighbors about what you are looking for.
2007-03-25 00:53:26 · answer #1 · answered by NJRoadie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would not recommend Power Glide. I have not been happy at all with their program. I have heard that Rosetta Stone has a great language program.
I would also suggest that you take on teaching him one new language at a time. It can be overwhelming to learn a new language when you're still mastering the English language! It's a great idea to get started early.
Also - instead of a formal "program", you could look up some basic words in other languages for things around the house & start with that! Teach him to count from 1-10 in Spanish, then French. How about the word for table? Even at that basic level, kids can really enjoy foreign languages.
2007-03-24 21:46:08 · answer #2 · answered by pica 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The sign language you can probably find out about by contacting a school for the deaf, or a speech pathologist's office. Your local school board knows about services for deaf kids, and so could point to you where you could get lessons in sign language.
Better hurry on the French and Spanish. If you go online, you can find out that the window of opportunity for a child to become fluent in a second language ends at about age 7. could you hire a French maid or au pair or get a French exchange student? Ditto for Spanish. Since the 2 languages are so similar, fluency in one would probably lead to fluency in the other.
2007-03-24 20:50:35 · answer #3 · answered by Roberta S 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are two highly-acclaimed homeschool language programs (both have French and Spanish). One is PowerGlide, the other is Rosetta Stone. Both are pretty expensive. Check with your local library - some have Rosetta Stone for "free".
I don't know of any "programs" for sign language, but the local signing school (community college, school for the deaf) should have a recommendation.
You might also check the local teacher's college or university. Many college students supplement their income by tutoring and I'm sure the foreign language department can guide you to a willing tutor.
2007-03-24 21:30:05 · answer #4 · answered by homeschoolmom 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
How much money do you have? Rosetta Stone is very popular and can be used with children. There are other programs designed for kids, too. I've heard of Learnables and Power-Glide.
As for sign language, check around your community. We've had local homeschooling support groups have classes, but I know that I've seen sign language classes for kids or families through rec centres, community leagues and through community colleges and continuing education classes through the school boards.
2007-03-24 23:00:02 · answer #5 · answered by glurpy 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If you go to education shops (Jacaranda in Australia) you should find books on this. Also, check out libraries for sign language. On the Internet, there are some sites you can go to that make learning fun. keep researching and you should find what you want
2007-03-24 20:46:03 · answer #6 · answered by rainbow fun 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Place him at schools hes at a young age and young kids learn differnt languages better than older ones. Put him in schools that could teach him but not engulp his life he only 7.
2007-03-24 20:45:11 · answer #7 · answered by SpudMuffin622 1 · 0⤊ 4⤋