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Great vocabulary activities in the Vocabulaire and Ressources pour apprenants

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Select a section below to learn some French vocabulary, for help to understand forms and correspondence from your child's school, or to discover plenty other helpful resources.

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Tech giants Google, Microsoft and Facebook are all applying the lessons of machine learning to translation, but a small company called DeepL has outdone them all and raised the bar for the field.
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DeepL Translate: The world's most accurate translator

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Translate texts & full document files instantly. Accurate translations for individuals and Teams. Millions translate with DeepL every day.

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"BonPatron" Online Spelling and Grammar Checker for French as a Second Language

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BonPatron is a grammar checker that finds common spelling errors and grammatical mistakes in French.

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On iPhone 6s or later, and iPad, you can use dictation without being connected to the Internet. Earlier models of iPhone and iPad require an Internet connection. ¹

To enter text, tap the microphone button on your keyboard, then start speaking. As you speak, the text appears on the screen. To finish, stop speaking, then tap the keyboard button .

If dictation isn't sure what word it heard, you'll see a blue line under the transcribed word so you can check it for accuracy. To make corrections, tap the underlined word, then select the correct spelling. To replace a word, double-tap it, tap the microphone button , then say it again and tap the keyboard button .

To replace a section, select what you want to replace, then tap the microphone button and speak again. To add more text, tap where you want to add new text, tap the microphone button , then speak again.

To change the language that dictation uses, long press the microphone button , then select the language you want to use.

You can add punctuation by saying what you want. For example, "Hello John comma the cheque is in the post exclamation mark" becomes "Hello John, the cheque is in the post!"

Here are some common punctuation and formatting commands that you can use:

Quote/end quote: begin and end a quote

New paragraph: start a new paragraph

New line: begin a new line

Cap: capitalise the next word

Caps on/caps off: capitalise the first character of each word

Smiley: insert :-)

Frowny: insert :-(

Winky: insert ;-)

Not all languages are supported by offline dictation.

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Use Dictation on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch

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On iPhone 6s or later, and iPad, you can use dictation without being connected to the Internet. Earlier models of iPhone and iPad require an Internet connection. 1 To enter text, tap the microphone button on your keyboard, then start speaking. As you speak, the text appears on the screen.

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ADHD and Dyslexia Strategies: How to Turn on Text to Speech on Your Mobile Device

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For our younger students

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FLORA - FRENCH LANGUAGE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RURAL AREAS

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Click on the picture above to download and then view the FLORA modules on an iPad or Android tablet offline. Click on the picture above to view the FLORA modules on a tablet, desktop, or laptop using internet.

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The latest issue of the CPF Magazine is now available! Check it out! We are always looking for new volunteers! Volunteer With US

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The Power of Speaking in Either Language

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The Power of Speaking in Either Language

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How To Raise Bilingual Kids | Articles. Podcast. Community

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BilingualKidsRock is a community of parents raising their kids multilingual. Education for children and parents. Useful tips, articles and podcast.

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Designed for parents, this bilingual kit aims to develop children’s skills for listening comprehension of French while having fun.

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Designed for parents, this kit aims to develop children's skills for listening. Created by FLS teachers and based on the Ontario curriculum, it provides parents with strategies to support their children to improve their oral comprehension of French while having fun.

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Designed for parents, this kit aims to develop children's skills for listening. Created by FLS teachers and based on the Ontario curriculum, it provides parents with strategies to support their children to improve their oral comprehension of French while having fun.

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A Horse Named Jack
French Translation provided by students from École secondaire catholique Algonquin. Shared with permission from Sleeping Bear Press

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Bilingual stories

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CHICKEN LITTLE

The cautionary tale of un poulet tout à fait normal who unfortunately believes everything he reads on the internet. This story is written in the present tense, and the audio is a little faster than our other stories.

The Bird and the Whale

Our first ever original tale: A whale and a bird fall in love. Everything is perfect. But the world doesn't stop turning just because a bird and a whale fall in love. Soon they need to fight to stay together. A story for adults as much as children.

The Three Little Pigs

Once upon a time there were three pigs who decide to build their own houses, only to run afoul of a wolf with an insatiable love for des côtelettes de porc. Lots of helpful repetition and pork-related vocabulary in this story.

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

A precocious blonde girl breaks into the home of three bears, eats their food, destroys their furniture, and then falls asleep in one of their beds. Plenty of house vocabulary to enjoy in this story.

Little Red Riding Hood

Little Red Riding Hood ignores her mother's advice to "reste sur le chemin," and meets a cunning cross-dressing wolf while chasing butterflies. Are you afraid of Le Grand Méchant Loup?

The Ugly Duckling

The classic tale of a goofy-looking duckling who finds his place in the world (after he grows into his good looks, of course).

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Learn French with French Children's Stories - The French Experiment

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Well-known childrens stories translated into French and spoken by a native French speaker. Read along in French or English. Great for adults too!

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No need for a printer!

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How to write in a PDF file with Adobe Reader (Mac or PC)

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Did you know that many word endings can be used to determine the noun gender in French?

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Did you know that the spelling of a word ending often indicates noun gender?

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Did you know that the spelling at the end of a word often indicates the noun gender?

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BOTTE - BOOT       parby Chantal Mayer-Crittenden

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Here are a few resources that I have either created or come across. You will also find links to very useful websites! Feel free to send me an email at chantal@boot-botte.com if you would like me to share a resource on this page.

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Here are a few resources that I have either created or come across. You will also find links to very useful websites! Feel free to send me an email at chantal@boot-botte.com if you would like me to share a resource on this page.

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When it comes to raising bilingual children, the most common concern I hear-and this is a frustration felt by families in all parts of the world-involves strengthening the child's ability in the minority language and getting the child to use that ability more actively.

One of the most-read articles at this blog discusses this difficulty at some length and offers a variety of suggestions for addressing it:
What to Do When Your Bilingual Child Won't Speak Your Language
With this post, I hope to boil the problem down into 7 essential steps that will enable busy parents to conceptualize this issue clearly and take effective action in order to realize even greater success on their bilingual journey.

7 essential steps

1. Recognize the Problem
When a child is reluctant to actively use the minority language-instead, relying mostly on the majority language to communicate-this can invariably be traced to shortcomings in the two "core conditions" of exposure and need: there must be an ample amount of exposure in the target language and an organic need to actually use it. Exposure and need lie at the heart of the whole challenge of fostering active bilingual ability, and if these two conditions are adequately addressed, then stronger progress can be made. (In fact, if there is adequate exposure and need from the very start of this journey, the problem of reluctance to using the minority language will hopefully be prevented before it even occurs.)

Narrate the time you spend together in order to bathe your child in the minority language on a continuous basis.

Expand on your child's utterances in the minority language to model richer, fuller language use.

Recast utterances in the majority language to model appropriate usage in the minority language.

Offer choices when asking a question-as opposed to an open-ended question-so the child can more easily respond in the target language.

Establish the "rule" that all requests must be made in the minority language. If the "wrong" language is used, you don't respond. This sort of strategy could help pave the way for more active use of the language in general.

Respond to requests based on the language used. If the child makes a request in the majority language, you could respond, but very, very slowly, as if moving in slow-motion. If the child wants you to respond more quickly, the target language should be used.

Introduce a new toy (a puppet, stuffed animal, or doll), animal companion (a dog, cat, rabbit, etc.), or even a new baby and establish the idea that this toy, pet, or infant is "monolingual" and can only comprehend the target language.

Make "mystery" an ongoing part of your efforts to promote engagement and language use. For example, create a "mystery box," with items hidden inside on a regular basis, but establish that all guesses must be made in the minority language. Or announce a "mystery trip" and require that the target language be used to talk about it.

A pivotal challenge

Again, at the heart of language acquisition and active use lie the two "core conditions" of exposure and need. To get a bilingual child using the minority language more actively, it is these two areas that should be mindfully considered and proactively addressed. Meanwhile, despite the frustrations we may feel over this situation, we must continue to pursue our efforts as patiently and playfully as we can.

In this post I've offered an overview of how to approach the pivotal challenge of advancing and activating a child's ability in the minority language. For much, much more-since practically every aspect of my work is tied, in some way, to the fundamental aim of effectively addressing exposure and need in order to realize greater bilingual success-I encourage you to continue gathering ideas and inspiration by exploring this blog, my forum, and my book.

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7 Steps to Get Your Bilingual Child Using the Minority Language More Actively

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When it comes to raising bilingual children, the most common concern I hear-and this is a frustration felt by families in all parts of the world-involves strengthening the child's ability in the minority language and getting the child to use that ability more actively. One of the most-read artic...