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Spring calls for a walk, and the Russian stays silent: 5 park games to liven up your language
Grass is pushing through last year's leaves. A child is already running towards a puddle shouting «Puddle!», and you're standing there thinking, well, here we go...
Why Your Child Is Silent in Russian and Which Class Fits Best
Masha, 8 years old, from Seattle. Understands Russian cartoons without subtitles. Replies to her grandmother briefly: «Yes. Fine.» Remains silent during lessons. Her parents think: ...
«Is Russian the language of the past?» How to talk to a teenager who sees no point
A 13-year-old teenager in Seattle watches streams in English. Friends communicate in English. English is taught at school. Mom asks: «Tell Grandma,...
Online Russian School Palme School: April Group Intake for Children
The Palme School online Russian language school has opened registration for April groups for bilingual children in the USA, Canada, and other countries.
One Palme Lesson: Typical 40-Minute Structure
Parents who carefully choose a Russian language school for their children often ask a key question: «What exactly happens in the lesson every...
Why is it hard for bilingual children to read in Russian, even if they speak it well?
Your child chats fluently in Russian: tells jokes, argues with grandma, and even curses sometimes. But open a book, and the nightmare begins...
Russian on Weekends: How to Speak Russian When Your Whole Life is in English
Alarm clock on Monday. A seven-year-old child answers his mother in English. School, English. Friends, English. All day, English. Parents in despair:…
Easter in the USA and Canada: How to Explain it to a Child in Russian
Russian-speaking families in the U.S. and Canada often face questions from children about Easter. A child sees chocolate eggs, bunnies in stores...
«He understands everything, but stays silent or says «OK»: what's the reason?
At ages 6-11, children already perfectly understand the difference between languages. If a child switches to English or becomes silent, it's almost...
What can a child realistically learn in Russian in one month of study
You're signing your child up for Russian lessons and thinking, «What can they accomplish in a month?» It's a normal question. Especially when in...