So I have a really good friend who actually was my freshman math teacher in high school! We have kept in touch ever since and she has become an important part of my life. She has a 3 year old and a brand new baby and their whole family is absolutely adorable! She has a Persian background and because of this, she teaches her daughter Farsi. However, this is not the only language she is teaching her. There is also French and English. I have spent a lot of time with that family and I always find Iman reading talking books and listening to musical tapes that teach her these different languages. She hears the words spoken from the book and then reads them herself as she flips the pages. On the musical tape, she learns songs in French and can sing them back with the translation (Her parents mostly teach her Farsi). It's amazing to me how such simple sources of media can be such an effective tool for a 3 year old! She is extremely smart already and her parents have been great influences on her. Iman is on her way to having a trilingual life. If only all of us could take advantage of the media the way this family has :)
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