What are some ways to reinforce outside the classroom?

Yak Academy provides take-home reinforcement materials. Additionally, there are several steps parents and caregivers can take to further a child’s foreign language education and acquisition.

• Carve out small pieces of the day exclusively for the foreign language. After your child has mastered the concepts for that part of the day, add a second, third and so on (bath time, snack time, story time, morning play, pre-nap, etc.)
• Introduce your child to foreign-language picture books, audio and video tapes with dialogues and songs geared toward young children. 
• Have your child watch his or her favorite DVD in the target language. Most DVDs come with at least a few language options available, usually accessible from an options or preferences area of the DVD.
• If you have a bilingual nanny or housekeeper, encourage them to speak their native tongue exclusively, or at least exclusively on certain days.
• Watch cable-television cartoons and shows broadcast in other languages. (Set a “wish list” in your TIVO or other DVR recording device using keywords like “language and cartoon.”)