Suggestions for Parents
Some suggestions to help your child during his or her journey to English Proficiency:
Note: you do not need to be proficient in English in order to help your child!
--be involved in your child's education!
--use your first language at home to discuss books, talk about family experiences, dicuss your child's day at school, review school work, etc.
--read to and with your child on a daily basis (in your first languageand/or English, if you are comfortable reading in English) to support children’s cognitive development and the development of literacy skills.
--communicate with the classroom teacher, interpreters are available
--contact the ESL teacher if you have any questions about the support your child is receiving
--be patient, it may take your child more than 5 years to become proficient in English