How to Learn Three Languages as a Baby

 27 novembre 2013
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According to a 2000 U.S. Census, 18 percent of Americans speak a language other than English in the home. The benefits of language learning for people of all ages cannot be overlooked. Foreign language learning is much easier for children than adults, and "USA Today" reports that these children "do better in school, score higher on standardized tests, are better problem-solvers and are more open to diversity." You can teach your baby three languages with the right techniques.

Instructions

Read books written in different languages to your child. Visit the local library or buy a few books in each language you are interested in teaching to your baby, and read one or two with her each day. Whether you are completely fluent in the languages yourself or not, working on basic words and pronunciation will be very helpful. Although your baby will probably not be able to read along with you at this young age, she will follow along as you point out words and start to make associations, remembering what the different words mean and what they sound like.

Purchase toys and games that work in multiple languages. For instance, find a telephone toy for baby that speaks in English but which can also convert to French or Spanish with the turn of a switch. Bilingual and multilingual children's toys are becoming a popular trend, and are an ideal way to introduce your child to new languages.

Play music in foreign languages. Playing gentle music or language tapes in the background while baby is playing or eating can help in teaching him linguistic skills. Even if it seems sometimes as though your child is not really listening, his mind is absorbing the information and over time, if you play the tapes regularly, you will see noticeable results and know how effective a method this is of presenting language material to the child.

Incorporate audio language-learning tools into your day. Children, even under the age of 1 year old, are very visual, and television shows such as "Dora the Explorer" and "Go, Diego, Go!" teach kids basic words in the Spanish language and can make a great addition to baby's language-learning plan along with books, toys and CDs.

Tell other people who are a primary part of the baby's life to speak in different languages. For instance, if you hire a nanny to help out through the week, hire one that is fluent in French, Spanish or any other language you are trying to get baby to learn. Children absorb information like a sponge at this young age, and in order to best instill the use of foreign languages, you need to have people around the child who speak fluently in other languages. This helps baby pick up the language more easily because she has people who are constantly speaking the different language around her.

By Diana Prince, eHow Contributor
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