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amother
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Post Thu, Jul 11 2024, 1:31 am
amother OP wrote:
Is 7 considered young enough?


For sure. My DD had a girl from France join her class in 5th grade (10 yrs old) and by Chanuka she was speaking Hebrew pretty confidently - 100 times better than her parents.
I don't know how much extra help she had - probably did have.
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imaima  




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Jul 11 2024, 1:35 am
amother OP wrote:
And is there anything I could do now in the summer to help prepare them?


Yes
Teach them basic conversation words.
Of course 7 is young enough
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Post Thu, Jul 11 2024, 1:38 am
amother Hydrangea wrote:
My daughter is 3.5 and we live in NY but moving back to israel next year. My husband only speaks to her in ivrit but she answers in english!! I really want her to be able to speak I am getting nervous since she answers in English unless my husband prompts her to respond in ivrit


She does what’s easiest like all of us
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  Elfrida




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Jul 11 2024, 2:04 am
amother Hydrangea wrote:
My daughter is 3.5 and we live in NY but moving back to israel next year. My husband only speaks to her in ivrit but she answers in english!! I really want her to be able to speak I am getting nervous since she answers in English unless my husband prompts her to respond in ivrit


My youngest sister spoke her own language when she was little, and the rest of us would translate for my parents and anyone else. (Her hearing was fine. They tested everything they could think of, but it was just her idiosyncrasies.) When she started school, it took her about a week to realise that no one was translating for her. A week after that, she was speaking perfect English.

If your daughter already understands, that's a huge thing. The output will come when she needs it.
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