Helping your child

Helping your child

Many parents want to help their child or children with their English but are not sure what they can do to help. In this section you'll find lots of expert advice about helping your child learn English.

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How children learn

Your child is an individual and different from all others. The way your child learns best depends on many factors: age; learning style, personality.

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How young children learn English as another language

Young children are natural language acquirers; they are self-motivated to pick up language without conscious learning, unlike adolescents and adults.

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Learning English through picture books

Every year thousands of children’s picture books are published in the UK. Children’s corners in bookshops offer a bewildering choice of new and old favourites, illustrated by some of the best artists working in Britain today.

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Learning English through sharing rhymes

Simple rhymes are thought to be innate in most cultures. From the time young children begin to talk, many enjoy playing and experimenting with sounds by themselves – a precursor to later enjoyment of rhymes.

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Practical tips

Young children learn English differently from most adults. Most have an innate ability to pick up English while taking part in activities, by making sense of what they are doing and picking up the adult’s language that accompanies the activity.

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Video tips

Making a birthday card

Watch this video to see how the family makes a birthday card.

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Making puppets

This video shows how to make simple puppets at home.

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Memory game

Watch a family playing the memory game and pracitising their English.

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Preparing food

Preparing food in English can be a fun way to practise the language.

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Simon says

Watch the family play a fun action game called Simon says.

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