Information on French Immersion and Support Your Child In French:
Top 3 Tips For Parents Who Don't Speak French
http://www.emersonacademy.ca/top-3-tips-for-parents-who-don-t-speak-french.html
This short article provides some great tips for parents new to French Immersion.
Yes You Can Help! Information and Inspiration for Parents of French Immersion Students
https://education.alberta.ca/media/563591/yesyoucanhelp.pdf
This Alberta-document is a great resource that also applies to our non-french speaking parents, or parents with questions about French Immersion.
BC CPF - BC Canadian Parents for French
https://bc-yk.cpf.ca/resources/for-parents/
This includes information provided by the Canadian Parents for French association.
Resources for Learning French Online:
You do not need to be a fluent french speaker to support your child in French Immersion! Most parents do not know French, and through the program, pick up a basic understanding of letters, letter sounds, and some numbers. This can be helpful to learn along with your child. (Audio clips are available on this website!) However, children often love to correct their parents and show them how they are learning something new and exciting.
If you are interested in learning some French at home, please see the following links:
The French Experiment - Online Free Beginner French Lessons With Audio
https://www.thefrenchexperiment.com/
Follow this link and click "online french lessons"
Duolingo - Online French Learning, 5 minutes a day (also available on app)
https://www.duolingo.com/course/fr/en/Learn-French-Online
Audio Clips on This Website
Use this website as a learning tool! See:
- Common sight words (Grade 1-2 resources)
- French complex sounds (Grade 1-2 or Grade 3 resources)
- Counting in French (Kindergarten resources)