If you would like your children to experience the benefits of becoming bilingual, but you aren't sure how to teach them a second language, then Raising a Bilingual Child is the perfect step-by-step guide for you. <br>Raising a Bilingual Child provides parents with information, encouragement, and practical advice for creating a positive bilingual environment. It offers both an overview of why parents should raise their children to speak more than one language and detailed steps parents can take to integrate two languages into their child's daily routine. <br>Raising a Bilingual Child also includes inspirational first-hand accounts from parents. It dispels the myth that bilingualism may hinder a child's academic performance and explains that learning languages at a young age can actually enhance a child's overall intellectual development.

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By:   Barbara Zurer Pearson
Imprint:   Living Language
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 211mm,  Width: 141mm,  Spine: 19mm
Weight:   395g
ISBN:  

9781400023349

ISBN 10:   1400023343
Series:   Living Language Series
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   April 2008
Audience:   General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock at Language Book Centre
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The scientific literature rarely discusses total unconsciousness, but this valuable book recounts 100 hospital patients' lived experiences of being unconscious.,. .Lawrence does a commendable job of summarizing explanatory mechanisms from studies in sensory deprivation, personality theory, pharmacology, biophysiology, and parapsychology....[T]here is much welcome information here. -Choice

A timely and well-written book! ... [It] helps parents prepare their children for the future.... <br> --J. Kevin Nugent, Ph.D., Director, The Brazelton Institute, Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard University; Professor, Child and Family Studies, University of Massachusetts Amherst<br> <br> This book is sure to become a classic! ... Parents should appreciate this important book. Pearson ... inspire[s] all of us to celebrate the richness of linguistic diversity in our lives. <br> --Kenji Hakuta, Ph.D., Lee L. Jacks Professor of Education, Stanford University, Author of Mirror of Language: The Debate on Bilingualism <br> <br> This is a book that inspires confidence that the choice of bilingualism is a good one for parents, for children, and for our society. <br> --Donna Christian, Ph.D., President, Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington D.C. <br> Pearson has used her keen insights about the issues that parents are concerned about to paint an in-depth and interesting-to-read handbook. <br> --Fred Genesee, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, McGill University, Co-author of Dual Language Instruction: A Handbook for Enriched Education <br> Barbara Pearson' s [book] is a wonderfully written, sparkling composite of research results, personal narratives, practical advice, and wise enthusiasm for the project of bilingualism [...]. <br> --Thomas Roeper, Ph.D., Professor of Linguistics, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Author of The Prism of Gramma <br> I thoroughly agree with the author's insights and recommendations which are both research-based and flexible and comprehensive enough to accommodate different family situations. <br>--Lourdes C. Rovira, Ed.D., AssociateSuperintendent, Curriculum and Instructional Support, Miami-Dade County Public Schools <br> <br> I enjoyed reading Raising a Bilingual Child and found it informative and accessible. <br> --Chris Rosenberg, Principal, Starr King Elementary School, San Francisco