William Walsworth: Spanish Guru? Not quite, but he is able to greet me in the morning with a simple one word phrase. Yes, I know, most people are able to use the word "hola" correctly, but before I introduced the Spanish language to my little brother Will, he had no clue what it meant. Now, he uses it with ease and even includes a cute wave and quick smile.
But that's not all! He also knows words like "gracias", "de nada", "por favor", "muy bien", and "amigo/a" (even though he still hasn't totally grasped the concept of gender agreement). Even though it's not much yet, I'm proud of him. He's becoming more and more comfortable inserting simple phrases into his everyday life. In the beginning I had to push him to use Spanish because he wasn't familiar with it. Now, you'd think we lived in Milan (well not really, but this is the internet, and exaggeration is a common as the flu at daycare).
When we read our books, he has exponentially improved at deciphering what the pictures represent, and in turn discovering what the Spanish captioning means. We started with early early reader books, and now we've moved on to regular children's books. He may not be a mucho español guru, but he's trying and he's improving, and I am such a proud sister because of it.
In the future, I'm planning on keeping up at our pace with the books and hopefully we'll move on to more challenging material. We've been listening to Spanish children music in the car and he's recognized Spanish versions of traditional songs he knows and loves.
Learning a language is a marathon, not a sprint, so it's a good thing Will can run a mile and not be tired. Teaching is also a marathon not a sprint, so it looks like I have some working out to do if I want to able to keep up with this little guy.
But that's not all! He also knows words like "gracias", "de nada", "por favor", "muy bien", and "amigo/a" (even though he still hasn't totally grasped the concept of gender agreement). Even though it's not much yet, I'm proud of him. He's becoming more and more comfortable inserting simple phrases into his everyday life. In the beginning I had to push him to use Spanish because he wasn't familiar with it. Now, you'd think we lived in Milan (well not really, but this is the internet, and exaggeration is a common as the flu at daycare).
When we read our books, he has exponentially improved at deciphering what the pictures represent, and in turn discovering what the Spanish captioning means. We started with early early reader books, and now we've moved on to regular children's books. He may not be a mucho español guru, but he's trying and he's improving, and I am such a proud sister because of it.
In the future, I'm planning on keeping up at our pace with the books and hopefully we'll move on to more challenging material. We've been listening to Spanish children music in the car and he's recognized Spanish versions of traditional songs he knows and loves.
Learning a language is a marathon, not a sprint, so it's a good thing Will can run a mile and not be tired. Teaching is also a marathon not a sprint, so it looks like I have some working out to do if I want to able to keep up with this little guy.