Exploring Bengali - Kids Learn Bengali
I created this DVD because language is a living reminder of one’s heritage and identity. It helps preserve the richness of our culture and is a valuable tool to help your child connect with grandparents and other relatives. Learning a second language is also a great life skill. When the children are older and independent, this knowledge will help them communicate as they travel within India and explore their roots. Hence, give your child the priceless gift of understanding and speaking an Indian language.It is important to continue talking to your child in your native language whenever possible. However, it’s hard to maintain a language rich environment, especially when one lives outside India. Visual aids play an important role in filling this void. When a child hears his parents speak the language, he learns at a subconscious level, but when he sees the object in a book or onscreen, he makes a conscious connection between the object and the word. It also helps to learn from a video that is designed for young children, at their level, and that features other children with whom they can relate.I chose Mozart for a variety of reasons. First of all, there has been a lot of research on the Mozart Effect, which indicates that exposure to Mozart’s music may stimulate a child’s verbal and creative skills and improve cognitive (intellectual) and spatial (visual) development. This effect may hold true for some other composers, but it’s not as well documented. As this DVD was designed for young children, we wanted to provide music that they are more likely to be familiar with. In fact, the well-loved rhyme "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" is actually a Mozart composition!