Newcomer families: Vietnamese
Links to language resources and other information in for Burnaby families - translated into Vietnamese.
- stories, rhymes and songs
- help your child get ready to read
- your first language
- public library services
- child care
- elementary school
- parenting and child development
Stories, rhymes and songs
Mama Lisa’s World
Nursery rhymes in Vietnamese
Help your child get ready to read
Borrow from the library
Language is the Key
Two DVDs teach easy-to-learn, effective strategies that promote children's language development.
Your Home Language: Foundation for Success
Children who have a strong foundation in their home language do better at school. This DVD demonstrates family-based language activities to encourage children's language development and success at school.
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HOP: Healthy Opportunities for Preschoolers [PDF]
Download 12 activity cards that encourage early language development through play.
How Young Children Learn English as Another Language: Vietnamese [PDF]
Young children are natural language acquirers; they are self-motivated to pick up language without conscious learning, unlike adolescents and adults. Source: British Council
On-the-Go Resources [PDF]
Fourteen early language activities designed to be used outside the home. Source: Washington Learning Systems.
Reading Tips for Parents [PDF]
Five parent tip sheets offer easy ways for parents to help kids from pre-Kindergarten to Grade 3 become successful readers. Reading Rockets.
Ready, Set, Learn: Helping Your Preschooler Get Ready For School [PDF]
Helpful tips for supporting preschool learning and development. BC Ministry of Education.
Tips for Reading with Children [PDF]
One-page handout for parents and caregivers. Source: Minnesota Humanities Center.
Your first language
Your First Language: A Precious Gift to Your Child [PDF]
You help your child's language development when you speak in Vietnamese. Learn why in this one-page BPL handout.
Public library services
BPL Welcome to Your Library [PDF]
An introduction to library services for families with young children.
Child care
Finding Child Care in Burnaby [PDF]
Learn about child care options.
Westcoast Child Care Resource Centre - Brochures for Parents
Printer-friendly brochures [PDFs] about choosing child care, child care choices and other child care issues.
Elementary school
What is ESL Support? [PDF]
A brochure for parents of ESL students in BC.
Parenting and child development
Can Your Child Hear? [PDF]
Printer-friendly information about hearing.
Growth and Developmental Milestones [PDF]
A guide to child development from birth to 36 months. Source: Maryland Department of Education.
Multilingual Parent Resource Sheets
A set of five parent resource sheets [PDFs] for parents on topics that include: building active habits, family routines, supporting children’s play & promoting positive behaviour.
You and Your Child [PDF]
A questionnaire to help parents identify concerns in child development. A Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP) initiative.