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- Oliver Tu- Authority of CHINESE Language Ecosysterm
- https://cebilingual.org/page/2/
- https://cebilingual.org/2015/10/31/dear-parents-of-toddlers-and-preschoolers/
- stages
- Stage 1 (priming): 0 to 4 years old. Difficulty level: moderate
- II. Stage 2 (Induction): ~ 4 to 8 years old. Difficult level: high
- III. Stage 3 (Consolidation): ~8 to 12-14 years old. Difficulty level: extremely high.
- IV. Stage 4 (maintenance): ~12-14 to 18 years old. Difficulty level: medium.
- stage 5 or dormant stage, with typically gradual regression in Chinese proficiency
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https://youtu.be/TudoQfzdK9Q
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So What is your situation? Parents who want their kids to learn Chinese?
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- Non Speaking -Non Heritage Parents?
- Non Speaking Heritage Parents ?
- One Chinese Speaking Parent?
- Both Chinese Speaking Parents?
- Only speak to your child in Chinese
- Find playmates for your child- fob immigrant children (3 to 6 months they learn english) sunset at the park,
- Find a bigger sister
- Pay for a Nanny or tutor…
- Change all their media into chinese… IPAD youtube kids, only chinese channels – i swear by this.
- Find special interests, hobbies or interesting thing in Chinese. DIscussions, speciality classes, video game channels…
- Go to immersion school(their common tongue is still english- but instruction will be in Chinese- good for the induction phase)
- Finding the “right’ chinese school.. Low expectation… no pressure, fun based
- JOin the facebook group…
- Internet Cirrculum- lingobus, lingoace, wukong,
- IPAD apps- wukong shizi, ihuman, galaxykids
- Build a chinese LIbrary- buy the reading robot- Luka
- Chinese afterschool programs…
- Chinese cirrculum- Sage 500
- Chinese Karoke- still figuring this out
- Chinese book club…
- Play with them in Chinese- hide and seek, rock paper sissors, ice cream shop, kitchenette… whatever games
- Chinese church
- Chinese weekend school- Saturday or Sunday…