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How to teach Dutch to English Reception child

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blueberrycustard · 14/11/2010 13:03

Hi - for a number of reasons we have decided to move to the Netherlands. Our timeline is to move in the next two to three years. Although I am Dutch, my dd speaks no Dutch (she does know Dutch nursery rhymes, can count to ten and knows some colours, but cannot have a conversation in Dutch). Given that I have about 2 years to get her Dutch sufficiently good to join a normal Dutch primary school what is the best approach? She attends a UK school full time and is quite tired when she comes home. I do have Dutch story books, but I am worried that it is much too unstructured if I just read to her in Dutch (too many gaps which will become a problem when she goes to a Dutch school). I have come across 'de Wereldschool' where I could purchase a unit for her age to teach Dutch but it is 430 euros just for the first unit. Has anybody else been in such a situation? How did you resolve it? Did it work? Any tips? I would like to start as soon as possible, but I am really worried that I will do it wrong and mess up her chance to get a good education ...

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Ciske · 14/02/2011 22:50

With regards to Dutch online material, 15mo DD and myself use the following, this is from the UK so you should be able to access this:

www.nederland.tv/ - there is a 'jeugd' section with good material. 16mo DD mainly watches the Fabeltjeskrant, she loves Meneer de Uil!

beta.uitzendinggemist.nl/7dagen - this also has a fair few programs for younger children.

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