The support of every parent is critical in assuring quality world languages programs in every school. Parent organizations and community groups are encouraged to request additional information from their child's school. Parents might want to ask their child's world language teacher questions about the program sequence, curriculum and language options available in grades K-12. Special programs and activities that provide additional instruction in world languages may be available on Saturdays and after school. Parents are also encouraged in enroll in world language classes, where they can experience first-hand how second languages are being taught and share with their children the excitement of learning a second language.
Parents are central to motivating their children to learn and use a second language.
It is important for parents to encourage and praise their children for communicating in the second language they are learning. Encourage children to use the second language to order in restaurants. Discuss places where other languages are used such as billboards, ballots, and advertisements. Ask children to look at the similarities and differences between English and the second language they are learning. Explore other languages in the supermarket by looking at foreign food aisles and reading labels.