Many parents wonder how to best support their Spanish Immersion student over the summer, especially if they do not speak Spanish fluently. Here are five ways to support their growth and maintain some Spanish exposure:- Read to your child every day (in your native language). Also encourage daily 'read to self' time which, for emergent readers, will be looking through picture books and retelling familiar stories.
- Expand their vocabulary through hands-on experiences. Whether it's teaching them to identify trees on a nature walk, visiting an aquarium, having them help in the garden or kitchen, or trying a new science experiment at home, hands-on and experiential learning is so much more memorable for kids and they often learn new words while doing it.
- If you do screen time, do it in Spanish. Some programs in Spanish I recommend are Pocoyo and Cleo & Cuquin.
- Listen to Spanish music. Here is a playlist on Spotify.
- Play games! Card and dice games help students develop their number sense.
Lastly, here are some more
resources in Spanish if you are interested.
