When:
February 3, 2023 @ 9:30 am – 11:30 am
2023-02-03T09:30:00-05:00
2023-02-03T11:30:00-05:00
Where:
Community Wellness Centre in the Jeffery Hale Pavilion
1270 chemin Sainte-Foy
1270 chemin Sainte-Foy
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Bilingualism and early childhood
In this session, our guest speaker, a speech and language pathologist from the Centre Mosaïque de Québec will talk about bilingualism, myths about learning multiple languages and supporting the communication needs of children from 0-5 growing up in a multicultural context.
Topics covered:
- How bilingualism and multilingualism impact language development
- What is expected in bilingual language development
- Why it is important to support the home language in a minority-language context
And how to :
- Recognize potential challenges and support bilingualism for children living with difficulties
- Prepare children for school entry in a language other than what’s spoken at home
Take-A-Break at the Wellness Centre!
A great chance to meet and chat with other English-speaking parents of preschool-aged children.
- Hear guest speakers on topics of interest to parents.
- Talk about being a parent and get support.
- Exchange ideas and share information.
Let us know if you are coming so that we can best prepare our space to welcome you. To let us know you will be joining us, please email Jessica Price, Family Matters Program Coordinator.
