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  • Helping your child

    Many parents want to help their child or children with their English but are not sure what they can do to help. In this section you'll find lots of expert advice about helping your child learn English.

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  • Book review image How children learn

    Your child is an individual and different from all others. The way your child learns best depends on many factors including age, learning style and personality. Read this article and more to find out how to best help your child learn English.
  • Book review image How young children learn English as another language

    Young children are natural language acquirers; they are self-motivated to pick up language without conscious learning, unlike adolescents and adults.
  • Book review image Learning English through picture books

    Every year thousands of children’s picture books are published in the UK. Children’s corners in bookshops offer a bewildering choice of new and old favourites, illustrated by some of the best artists working in Britain today.
  • Book review image Learning English through sharing rhymes

    Simple rhymes are thought to be innate in most cultures. From the time young children begin to talk, many enjoy playing and experimenting with sounds by themselves – a precursor to later enjoyment of rhymes.
  • Book review image Practical tips

    Young children learn English differently from most adults. Most have an innate ability to pick up English while taking part in activities, by making sense of what they are doing and picking up the adult’s language that accompanies the activity.

Video tips

  • Making a birthday card

    Watch this video to see how the family makes a birthday card.
  • Making puppets

    This video shows how to make simple puppets at home.

  • Memory game

    Watch a family playing the memory game and pracitising their English.
  • Preparing food

    Preparing food in English can be a fun way to practise the language.

  • Simon says

    Watch the family play a fun action game called Simon says.

Apps

LearnEnglish Kids: Phonics Stories App Icon
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LearnEnglish Kids: Phonics Stories

Young learners of English will enjoy LearnEnglish Kids: Phonics Stories, a phonics-based, interactive storybook app that features audio narration and fun games. The story follows super space spies Sam and Pam as they arrive on Earth and learn how to speak and spell English words.

http://itunes.apple.com/app/learnenglish-kids-phonics/id523047824?mt=8

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LearnEnglish Kids: Videos

The LearnEnglish Kids: Stories app takes the most popular stories from the LearnEnglish Kids website and transforms them into fun, animated video stories for handheld devices.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.britishcouncil.avonmobility.learnenglishkids

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