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Sound BEginnings Listening Directions
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Sound Beginnings® Gives Babies a Sound Background.
While babies are visually stimulated just by being awake and looking around, it’s up to parents and caregivers to provide auditory stimulation. Sound Beginnings lets you do your best by giving your little one tonal memories that can be used later in life.
Suggestions for Using Sound Beginnings with Babies
Sound Beginnings suggests that you play one language segment per day during a period when your baby is quietly alert. This period varies from baby to baby.
Some caregivers enjoy playing the tape during feeding times as this is a peaceful time of togetherness, and others have found that babies will fall asleep while listening to the soothing melodies.
Play the tape only when baby is calm to ensure a pleasurable experience. Discontinue usage if the baby becomes fussy or over stimulated.
To maximize your enjoyment, follow along with the translation of each language section while playing it to your little one. You will be amazed how quickly you will be able to understand many of the words.
Great for Older Children
Sound Beginnings is great for older children. Encourage them to repeat the sounds and move to the rhythm of the music. It is fun for them to learn to identify the names of the languages. Remember that Sound Beginnings is not trying to teach the language to your little one, only to create tonal memories on the rapidly growing brain cells that will enhance language acquisition possibilities at a later time in life. Sound Beginnings’ unique presentation of languages is beneficial for children and adults of all ages, so listen and enjoy.
Sound Beginnings® Gives Babies a Sound Background.
While babies are visually stimulated just by being awake and looking around, it’s up to parents and caregivers to provide auditory stimulation. Sound Beginnings lets you do your best by giving your little one tonal memories that can be used later in life.
Suggestions for Using Sound Beginnings with Babies
Sound Beginnings suggests that you play one language segment per day during a period when your baby is quietly alert. This period varies from baby to baby.
Some caregivers enjoy playing the tape during feeding times as this is a peaceful time of togetherness, and others have found that babies will fall asleep while listening to the soothing melodies.
Play the tape only when baby is calm to ensure a pleasurable experience. Discontinue usage if the baby becomes fussy or over stimulated.
To maximize your enjoyment, follow along with the translation of each language section while playing it to your little one. You will be amazed how quickly you will be able to understand many of the words.
Great for Older Children
Sound Beginnings is great for older children. Encourage them to repeat the sounds and move to the rhythm of the music. It is fun for them to learn to identify the names of the languages. Remember that Sound Beginnings is not trying to teach the language to your little one, only to create tonal memories on the rapidly growing brain cells that will enhance language acquisition possibilities at a later time in life. Sound Beginnings’ unique presentation of languages is beneficial for children and adults of all ages, so listen and enjoy.
SOUND BEGINNINGS TRANSLATION GUIDE
PRofessor Parrot SPEAKS SPANISH INstructions
INSTRUCTIONS
The system is based on the principles of fun, interaction and repetition to learn a language. Each word or phrase
is said first in English and then Spanish, and is repeated in Spanish at least three times throughout the video.
Before watching the Professor Parrot Speaks Spanish video tape, read Goldilocks and Three Bears in English
with your child. This step will give your child a familiarity with the words and story content.
The DVD is divided into active and passive learning sections, and the active and passive sections reinforce
one another. The active sections include the songs, dances and games with the puppets. Listening to
Goldilocks and Three Bears is the passive section where your child will “experience” the new language.
While playing the DVD, encourage your child to interact with Professor Parrot and the children, and assist your child in using his/her favorite puppet to play along with the action. Sing and dance with your child to the musical
sections, and play the audio cassette as often as possible to reinforce comprehension and pronunciation.
Your child will not understand all of the words in the DVD at first, but after experiencing it several times, the
meaning will begin to emerge. So relax and enjoy.
Remember learning a new language is really fun and games!
The system is based on the principles of fun, interaction and repetition to learn a language. Each word or phrase
is said first in English and then Spanish, and is repeated in Spanish at least three times throughout the video.
Before watching the Professor Parrot Speaks Spanish video tape, read Goldilocks and Three Bears in English
with your child. This step will give your child a familiarity with the words and story content.
The DVD is divided into active and passive learning sections, and the active and passive sections reinforce
one another. The active sections include the songs, dances and games with the puppets. Listening to
Goldilocks and Three Bears is the passive section where your child will “experience” the new language.
While playing the DVD, encourage your child to interact with Professor Parrot and the children, and assist your child in using his/her favorite puppet to play along with the action. Sing and dance with your child to the musical
sections, and play the audio cassette as often as possible to reinforce comprehension and pronunciation.
Your child will not understand all of the words in the DVD at first, but after experiencing it several times, the
meaning will begin to emerge. So relax and enjoy.
Remember learning a new language is really fun and games!
Professor parrot SPEAKS SPANISH translation guide & ACtivities BOOKLET
