Dear Members,

We have happily agreed to host an exchange student from Spain this summer. When my husband and I agreed, we had no idea how amazing the experience would be!

The idea of having a foreign child in your home, who usually doesn’t speak the language spoken in the household and has our culture and environment as a whole new world to explore, made us rethink our values and appreciate more our lives and culture.

Amazing moments such as when he saw a squirrel for the first time in his life or when he made a yucky face to peanut butter; see him hugging my son as a brother and have him by my side 24/7 because I’m the only person in the household who really speaks his language, has been to his country and understands his fears and anxiety….all those moments make the experience priceless for a family and for the children in the household.

I must confess my only dilemma is use the Spanish to help him, when I’m really not helping him because he is here to learn English….

I wanted to share our experience with other parents who might be searching for feedback from parents who had done it.

I strongly encourage parents to do it!!!

Saludos,

Claudia Krusch

CK Translations LLC

Director

I was pleasantly surprised today when my youngest student, 12 months old, said her first word, uno!

Many articles published discuss the effects of Early Foreign Language Learning on the child’s native language development and other skills, such as early reading, better test taking skills, math and reasoning skills highly improved and the list goes on and on.

If your goal is to improve or boost one of those areas or just bring  a joyful experience to your child, early foreign language learning is definitely an educational and fun experience I would recommend!

If you wish to read some of the articles on studies published about Early Foreign Language learning and their effects on children’s development, please log on www.easylearnlanguages.com/resources

Saludos!

Claudia Krusch

CK Translations LLC

My own son is the topic of this post. I took him to take the kindergarten test last week and I must admit I was more nervous than he was. He has that cute way of saying I’m here, pay attention to me! When the teacher who was testing him asked: Could you please tell me the ABCs? He answered: Would you like to hear it in English, Portuguese or Spanish? She was speechless in a good way! He did the three versions of letters and numbers and passed the test with flying colors! When I heard the report from the teacher,  that he not only did that but that his language skills are way above normal for his age, I suddenly realized something I have been talking about for years! My “AHA” moment came and I was moved to see my son’s skills blossom and amazed by the impact of foreign languages in his life.

I’m extremely proud and happy to give you this report because I have been a strong advocate for early age foreign language teaching and I had only studies and some students to bring the knowledge of the effects of introducing a foreign language at early age. Now I have a much stronger sense of what can be accomplished and I wish to share my experience and expertise to moms all over the world and encourage them to start!

Contact me, if you wish to have some free materials and links to start or give me your e-mail address if you wish to be on our news list. We will be giving away copies of my highly expected Mommy and Me Little Red Riding Hood- ¡Come and have fun using Spanish!

Regards,

Claudia Krusch
CK Translations LLC

As I began the preparation involved in starting classes in Vineland, one of the largest Hispanic Communities in South Jersey, the information I recently received concerning that population made me think about using a different approach when offering and teaching our “Spanish foreign language classes for children” courses.

The NAHREP (National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals) Conference in Atlantic City this year revealed new data regarding the Hispanic Population which amazed me! The numbers showed that the third generation of Hispanic descendants don’t speak Spanish. I find this devastating because it signals a loss of the pride every Hispanic should carry in speaking their language and keeping their heritage alive. This unique diversity is quite often demonstrated through parties, food and stories handed down from one generation to the next which helps to keep this amazing culture alive!

Being Hispanic and a mother myself, I recognize as well as face the challenges of being a working mother and sharing my culture and language with my own son.

My new classes were born from my desire to share in this challenge with other moms who, Hispanic or not, have the same goal and are aware of how important it is to introduce a foreign language to children at an early age! I’ve made sure the culture, songs and stories so treasured in each language are shown and taught in our classrooms.

I am looking forward to the classes starting on May 22nd in the “Cafe of Life” in Vineland and I hope to see many parents at our open house on May 13th 6:30pm.

If you’d like to share in this vision, or would like more information on early language, foreign language, teaching articles and classes being offered in Vineland, please visit:

http://www.easylearnlanguages.com/

Saludos!

Claudia Krusch
Director - CK Translations LLC