"Why can't she remember that?" Meier

This author, Terry Meier, talks about bilingual and multicultural students around the United States that try hard every day to balance out their lives. As the years go by more and more children know more than one language. This is most definitely a good thing although as a child it can sometimes be very hard. There are so many children that are translators for their parents and other family members. They are usually the translator in between their parents/guardians and teachers. There are many things that a teacher can do that can help out children like this. One of the points they talk about in the reading is the importance of storytelling. Children are getting smarter and smarter. Entering a kindergarten classroom in the school I do my tutoring at, I was very surprised to see these children reading short books and understanding completely. This was only because I remember being in kindergarten and just playing in the sandbox and coloring for only half a day. I was also surprised in this article where it said, “Linguistic research reveals that, by the age of 3, the vast majority or children all over the world have mastered all of the sounds and most of the complex grammatical systems of their native language or languages”. Is it me, or does this sound young?

A very big part of a bilingual child’s development is social interactions. It seems that children are learning a lot from each other as well as parenting and educational matters. I grew up in a neighborhood filled with kids and when I think of my childhood I always think about the kids I grew up with. We all learned things from each other. Some things which were good learning experiences and others which were not. It’s really important for children to have social development because it can affect many things.