Download for Free: Use Cognates to Help Multilingual Children

My work focuses on language and communication development with a clear mission: to provide practical tools and research-based training to speech therapists, special educators, teachers, and language development practitioners.

Exploring Cognates for Bilingual Children

Using cognates is a valuable strategy to help non-native English-speaking or bilingual children develop their language skills. Cognates are words that share the same origin, definition, and have similar phonetics in different languages. They help in recognizing similarities between languages and building a rich and diverse vocabulary.

An Essential Resource for Language Education Professionals

In my work as a speech-language pathologist, I have compiled lists of cognates in French-English, French-Spanish, and French-Arabic. These lists are available for speech therapists, special educators, and speech therapy assistants, and can be used to create interesting and stimulating teaching activities for non-native English-speaking children.

It’s also crucial to pay attention to false cognates, words that look alike but do not share the same meaning. By exaggerating intonation and stress, you can help children understand these differences. For more on teaching strategies, you can visit teaching strategies for non-native English-speaking students.

Why Use Cognates?

I am convinced that using cognates can be beneficial for:

• Speech Therapists: Adapt your interventions for children with developmental language disorders.
• Teachers and Educators: Facilitate teaching in multicultural and multilingual classrooms.
• Language Stimulation Practitioners: Strengthen children’s language skills in a fun and educational environment.

For a deeper understanding of the basics of bilingualism, I recommend visiting Mini Bilingue.

Download Your Free Cognate Tool

I invite you to learn more about cognates and to download our new free tool. Together, we can help non-native English-speaking or bilingual children succeed in their language learning.

You can download the tool here

By using strategies like cognates, you can make a significant difference in the language development of multilingual children.