Below, you will find suggestions and resources for ways to bring more French into your family’s life in order to support your child’s growing bilingualism.

NEW RESOURCE FOR EXPATS:

https://devenirbilingue.com/expatriation/apprendre-le-francais/13-facons-trouver-livres-en-francais-quand-on-vit-a-etranger/

Le site “Devenir bilingue,” créé par une Française installée dans le Connecticut, est une mine d’infos pour les parents francophones à l’étranger.

Resources for English Dominant Families

There are many ways that you as a parent can encourage your child to learn French. Read to your child in French, ask your child to teach you any songs he/she learned. Turn on the French language audio track the next time your child watches his or her favorite DVD, or Netflix, YouTube… Hearing or speaking French outside the classroom will reinforce French and will help him or her understand that French is important to you too. First and foremost, if French is your mother tongue, always speak French to your child. 

Here are some other ways to bring more French into your daily life.

This page is a work in progress, and we welcome your suggestions! Email us at bonjour@smithstreetmaternelle.com.

This page is a work in progress, and we welcome your suggestions!