Helping your child learn Polish at home, naturally
Tips on how parents can help in children’s oral Polish language development at home:
• shared reading – parents read books in Polish with their child
• grocery shopping and cooking together "in Polish" help develop everyday vocabulary
• role playing (with dolls or other toys) and board games are great and easy ways to speak Polish more often
• when talking in Polish use simple sentences supporting verbal interaction and active engagement
• explain words using interaction to promote understanding and good pronunciation
• after a storytelling or reading session – ask questions about the characters or events
• include activities to retell the stories
• switch language settings on movie subscription services to Polish, or find Polish youtube channels.
• shared reading – parents read books in Polish with their child
• grocery shopping and cooking together "in Polish" help develop everyday vocabulary
• role playing (with dolls or other toys) and board games are great and easy ways to speak Polish more often
• when talking in Polish use simple sentences supporting verbal interaction and active engagement
• explain words using interaction to promote understanding and good pronunciation
• after a storytelling or reading session – ask questions about the characters or events
• include activities to retell the stories
• switch language settings on movie subscription services to Polish, or find Polish youtube channels.
"Working with parents to support children’s learning" – this guidance report for parents is based on original content from a report of the same name produced by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF). Australian content for this Guidance Report was written by Danielle Toon, Matthew Deeble and Susannah Schoeffel (Evidence for Learning). The authors of the original Guidance Report are Dr Matthew can Poortvliet (EEF), Nick Axford (University of Plymouth), Dr Jenny Lloyd (University of Exeter).
Published November, 2019
Published November, 2019
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General Homework Guidelines
The homework guidelines by grade are summarised below. The activities indicated are examples of possible types of home learning rather than specific activities to be given every week. As some children work faster than others the weekly amounts are an approximate indication. The emphasis is on participating in your child's weekly tasks and building together the linguistic power to speak Polish.
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Year
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Time allocation per week
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Example activities
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Pre-K
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30 – 50 minutes including reading
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The emphasis is on practical activities to develop early language skills. These include, cooking, shopping, nature walks, rhymes and songs, role play, talking about their learning, etc.
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Year 1
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30 min – 1 hour including reading
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Children need to practice reading at home, and this may be listening to, reading or enjoying a book together.
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Year 2
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1 to 1.5 hours including reading
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Homework for older students may include discussing a book that has been read in class.
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Years 3-5
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1.5 to 2 hours plus reading
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Completing set tasks plus reading.
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Year 6
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2 to 2.5 hours plus reading
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Completing set tasks plus reading.
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Games, Activities, Films |
About Poland
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More Resources
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