For Families / Family Language Planner

Family Language Planner

Plan the languages in your home, whether you live in an Arabic-speaking country or abroad

Written by Bodour Imseeh, BSc (Hons) Speech and Language Therapy (UEA), MSc Speech Difficulties (Sheffield), Speech and Language Therapist

Raising your child with Arabic, English or more? Answer six quick questions about where you live, who speaks what with your child, and which languages you’d like them to keep. You’ll see where your child hears each language, which one may need more support, and approaches that could suit your family.

This is a starting point for thinking it through. It isn’t a test or a personal recommendation, and your answers aren’t saved or sent anywhere.

Family language planner

Want to know more about what’s normal for bilingual children, how Arabic dialect and Standard Arabic fit in, and the common myths about raising a bilingual child? Read Raising a Bilingual Child →

References

Byers-Heinlein, K., & Lew-Williams, C. (2013). Bilingualism in the early years: What the science says. LEARNing Landscapes, 7(1), 95–112. https://doi.org/10.36510/learnland.v7i1.632
De Houwer, A. (2007). Parental language input patterns and children’s bilingual use. Applied Psycholinguistics, 28(3), 411–424. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0142716407070221
Place, S., & Hoff, E. (2011). Properties of dual language exposure that influence 2-year-olds’ bilingual proficiency. Child Development, 82(6), 1834–1849. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2011.01660.x