To+the+parents

You can help your child study even if you don't speak the language



You can:

1. Watch television on cable or DVD's of movies with a foerign-language track with your child.

2. Listen to radio stations or music in the foreign language. [|La Mega]

3. Take your child to museums, plays, or restaurants which deal with the culture being studied. __**Museums **__ [|The Hispanic Society Of America Museum and Library] [|El Repretorio] [|El Mueso del Barrio]

__**Plays **__ [|In the Heights]

[|La Fonda Boricua] [|La Esquina] [|Cuba V.I.P] [|Don Coqui's]
 * __<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 200%;">Restaurants __**

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 26px; line-height: 39px;">4. Give your child vocabulary in English that can be written in the foreign language, and then you can check the spelling from the textbooks or other sources.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 26px; line-height: 39px;">5. Listen to your child read an assignment aloud or practice an oral presentation. Even if you don't understand it all, you can still help with the stage presence. In addition, it will give you child an opportunity to practice before an audience.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 26px; line-height: 39px;">6. Discuss visual projects and poster and give helpful hints

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 26px; line-height: 39px;">7. Help your child get organized and keep a timetable for due dates