Diglot Bilingual Books for Children - Dutch English ABC

Diglot Bilingual books for toddlers.


Alison O' Dornan of Diglot Books is on Twitter if you are hunting for new multilingual language resources.

You will be impressed by her books, also by her drive to make excellent products for the bilingual children’s market.

Alison’s concept is simple, produce quality books and products which support language learning in bilingual children.

What makes Diglot different is the attention to detail. There are lots of books which give you the alphabet in English or Dutch, but Diglot produce the only A-Z where the word in both languages is the same, promoting word recognition equally in both languages.

Diglot Books are also stocked in Waterstones, Amsterdam.

Diglot Books also provide Dutch-English A-Z Going Shopping Flash Cards as well as their ever popular Nederlands English ABC.

NB: Unfortunately at this point in time their website is experiencing difficulties and is under maintenance.

Infographics: Why do Flash Cards work so well?

Flashcards–one of the oldest study methods around–is actually one of the most effective and now, with the proliferation of mobile devices, you can take advantage of the same benefits of flashcards in a new digitized form.

So how do flashcards work and why are they so effective? Take a look at our latest infographic, and get ready to ace your next exam.

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Dyslexia: Build 3-Dimensional Words and Make them Real

Once your child gets the idea of words having sounds inside them can be connected in rhyme e.g. I sa a bear at the fair that had no hair or underwear, then they are ready and willing to match sounds to letters.

Make Letters Real
You have to make letters and words as real and tactile as possible. This will really help children to be able to fully grasp their usefulness, their usage and the subtle differences between them.

Flash Card
Flash cards with pictures and words on them are a good start but you need go further than this. You need to create a more 3-dimensional 'picture' for the children to fully embrace.

Shapes and Sounds
Your job is simply to try and help your child recognise the shapes and sounds of letters. How do you do that? Well, let's say that you do that in as many ways as possible.

Use their Senses
Remember, children who suffer dyslexia are able to learn better if they apply all their sense to the subject. Allow them to see, hear, touch, smell, taste, sense the letters and words.

Sculpt the Words
Help them to not only draw the letters but also sculpt them in the snow, in paint, in clay, in lipstick, in whatever substance will hold the shapes. Trace the shape of letters on their skin, with or without colour. They will be able to visualise or sense the letter in their own way, even if you don't know why.

Prepare to be lead
You need to start by leading them on this voyage of discovery and they need to be content or willing to join you. hopefully, at some time alomg the way they will take over the lead and you should slip back and let them take over control.