Russian abroad
When a child’s Russian stops developing abroad
When the Russian language begins to “stop” in development: we understand why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
Advice for parents of children growing up in a bilingual environment
Lumi School
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Russian abroad
How to maintain Russian without daily classes
How to maintain Russian without daily classes: understand why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
Russian abroad
Russian language for children in Dubai
Learn why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
Russian abroad
Russian language for children in the United States
Russian for children in the United States: understand why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
Russian abroad
Russian language for children in Israel
Learn why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
Russian abroad
Russian language for children in Europe
Learn why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
Russian abroad
How to talk at home so that your child does not forget Russian
How to talk at home so that your child does not forget Russian: we understand why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
Russian abroad
Should I send my child to a Russian school abroad?
Is it worth sending a child to a Russian school abroad: we understand why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
Russian abroad
Online or in person: which is better for learning Russian?
Online or offline: what is better for the Russian language: we understand why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
Russian abroad
How to assess your child’s Russian level
How to understand the level of Russian in a child: we understand why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
International schools
Does your child need to read in English before starting school?
Do you need to be able to read English before admission: understand why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
International schools
Common mistakes parents make when applying to an international school
Frequent mistakes of parents when entering an international school: we analyze why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
International schools
Do you need to practice in advance before admission?
Do you need to study in advance before admission: we understand why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
International schools
What tasks appear in international school entrance assessments?
What are the tasks at the entrance tests: we understand why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
International schools
How to prepare for an international school in 3 months
How to prepare for an international school in 3 months: understand why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
International schools
How to prepare for an international school in six months
How to prepare for an international school in six months: understand why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
International schools
Why a child may not answer the teacher during a school interview
Why your child does not respond to the teacher at the interview: we understand why it is important for your child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
International schools
Private schools in Dubai: features of admission
Private schools in Dubai: features of admission: analyze why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
International schools
What happens after your child starts an international school
How is the adaptation after admission: we understand why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
International schools
What to do if your child is not admitted
What to do if your child is not admitted: understand why it is important for your child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
International schools
How to Choose an International School
How to choose an international school: understand why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
International schools
Should You Change School After Moving?
Whether to change school after moving: understand why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
English for children
When to start learning English
When to start learning English: understand why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
English for children
How to increase vocabulary in English
How to increase vocabulary in English: understand why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
English for children
Should you learn the English alphabet first?
Do you need to learn the English alphabet first: understand why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure?
English for children
How to study English at home
How to practice English at home: understand why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
English for children
The best books in English for beginners
The best books in English for beginners: understand why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
English for children
Should I watch cartoons in English?
Do you need to watch cartoons in English: understand why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
English for children
How to assess your child’s English level
How to check the level of English in a child: understand why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
English for children
Which is more important: grammar or spoken English
What is more important: grammar or spoken English: understand why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
English for children
Why Children Forget English Words
Why your child forgets English words: understand why it is important for your child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
English for children
How to make English a part of life
How to make English a part of life: understand why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
English for children
Online lessons or tutor in English
Online lessons or tutor in English: understand why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
English for children
How many English lessons does a child need each week?
How many English classes you need per week: understand why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
English for children
How to motivate a child to learn English
How to motivate a child to learn English: understand why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
English for children
Mistakes of parents in teaching English
Mistakes parents when learning English: understand why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
English for children
How to Prepare for School English
How to prepare for school English: understand why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
English for children
What to do if your child does not like English
What to do if a child does not like English: understand why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
Bilingualism
Who are bilinguals?
Who are bilinguals: understand why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
Bilingualism
How to Separate Languages at Home
Learn why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
Bilingualism
One Parent, One Language: Does It Work?
One Parent, One Language: Does It Work: Discuss why it matters to a child abroad, what signs parents notice, and what helps without pressure?
Bilingualism
How to preserve both languages
How to preserve both languages: understand why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
Bilingualism
How bilingualism affects school
How Bilingualism Affects School: Discuss why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
Relocation and education
How moving affects your child
How moving affects a child: we understand why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
Relocation and education
How to Help Your Child Adapt After Moving
How to help a child adapt after moving: understand why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
Relocation and education
How to Keep Friends and Language After Moving
How to keep friends and language after moving: understand why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
Relocation and education
What to do in the first year after moving
What to do in the first year after moving: understand why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
Relocation and education
How to combine two school programs
How to combine two school programs: understand why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
Relocation and education
Which activities help children settle in after a move?
What circles help to adapt faster: we understand why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
Relocation and education
How to communicate with international school teachers
How to communicate with teachers of the international school: understand why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
Relocation and education
How to organise language learning at home
How to organize home language training: understand why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
Relocation and education
Frequent Family Mistakes After Moving
Frequent mistakes of families after moving: analyze why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
Online learning
Do online lessons work for children?
Do online lessons work for children: understand why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
Online learning
How to Choose an Online School
How to choose an online school: understand why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
Online learning
How the First Online Lesson Goes
How the first online lesson goes: we analyze why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
Online learning
Individual or group sessions
Individual or group lessons: understand why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
Online learning
How to prepare your child for an online lesson
How to prepare a child for an online lesson: we understand why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
Online learning
How long should an effective lesson be?
How long an effective lesson lasts: we understand why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
Online learning
How to Maintain Motivation in Online Classes
How to maintain motivation in online classes: understand why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
Online learning
What Should Be in a Good Online Lesson
What should be in a good online lesson: analyze why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
Online learning
How to tell whether lessons are working
How to understand that classes give a result: we understand why it is important for a child abroad, what signs parents notice and what helps without pressure.
Russian abroad
Why children confuse Russian and English letters
Why do bilingual children read Russian letters in English, confuse similar symbols and how to help them calmly remember the Cyrillic alphabet?
Russian abroad
Why the Russian letters Е, Ё, Ю and Я are difficult for bilingual children
E, E, Yo, Yu and I often confuse bilinguals: they can denote two sounds and change the sound of a consonant in front of them.
Russian abroad
The Russian soft sign: why children struggle to hear the difference
Why the softness of consonants is difficult to hear for children abroad and how to explain a soft sign without cramming.
Russian abroad
Sh, Zh, Shch, C: why Russian sounds are difficult to pronounce and write
Which Russian sounds most often cause difficulties in bilingual children and why pronunciation is associated with reading and writing?
Russian abroad
Why children write Russian words exactly as they hear them
Malako, Sonze, Tale: Why Bilingual Children Make Such Mistakes and Which Topics Should Be Explained With Care
Russian abroad
Why cases are especially difficult for bilingual children
Why there are phrases “no dog” and “I’m going to my grandmother”, and how to help a child master cases without heavy cramming.
Russian abroad
Why bilingual children mix up grammatical gender in Russian
The genus of nouns often breaks down in bilingual children: we understand why this happens and how to fix grammar through speech.
Russian abroad
Why bilingual children confuse the Russian verbs идти, ехать, ходить and ездить
Why children abroad say "I'm walking" or "I went to Dubai" and how to explain the verbs of the movement in understandable situations
Russian abroad
Why your child’s vocabulary becomes “home”
Your child speaks Russian at home, but lacks school, book and exact words. Why this happens and what to do.
Russian abroad
Why a Russian textbook can be difficult for a bilingual child
Why an age textbook is not always suitable for a child abroad and how to choose materials if Russian develops differently
Russian abroad
Your child moved abroad and refuses to speak Russian
Why your child after moving begins to answer only in English, refuses to speak Russian and how to gently return the native language to the family life.
Russian abroad
Russian abroad: is it necessary to force your child to read
What to do if your child does not want to read Russian abroad: force, persuade or look for another way.
International schools
Is your child ready for Year 1? A complete checklist for parents
What is really looked at before Year 1: English, understanding the instructions, speaking, reading and being willing to learn in a new environment.
International schools
A British school interview: what children may be asked
What is usually asked of a child at an interview for a British school and how to prepare without training and unnecessary stress.
International schools
KG, Reception, Year 1 and Grade 1
Briefly and clearly: how these steps are arranged, what is the difference between them and what is important for parents to understand when entering.
International schools
Will they take a child to school if they don’t speak English well?
What is really important to the school when applying and whether it is possible to pass an interview if your child’s English is still weak.
Bilingualism
Why does a child mix Russian and English?
Is it normal for a child to speak two languages interspersed, both when it is part of development and when a closer look is needed?
Russian abroad
How to teach a child to write in Russian abroad?
What to do if your child speaks Russian better than writes, and how to gently develop writing without overwhelming them and tears.
Russian abroad
How much Russian does a child need abroad?
Is it true that a couple of conversations at home are enough, and how much Russian is really needed to keep the language from going away?
Bilingualism
Is it normal for a bilingual child to start speaking later?
We understand when a later speech in a bilingual child is a variant of the norm, and when it is better to consult.
English for children
How to teach your child to read in English when they are bored
How to make reading in English feasible and interesting if your child is tired, guesses words or does not like books.
Bilingualism
Is bilingualism a benefit or a problem for a child?
What is normal in the development of two languages, when you should be alert and how to help a child not to lose either Russian or confidence.
Parent guides
How to choose the right tutor for your child
What to look at a parent if you need not just a teacher, but a person and a system that really moves your child forward.
Parent guides
What to do when your child does not enjoy reading
How to restore interest in reading without pressure, conflict and endless persuasion to open a book for five minutes
Russian abroad
A child has moved abroad and is beginning to forget Russian: 7 warning signs that should not be ignored
How to understand that the Russian language in a child is not just “sinking”, but really begins to leave, and what to do before you lose confidence.
International schools
How to tell whether your child is falling behind in English at an international school
What signals indicate not just temporary adaptation, but that your child already needs support in the English and school environment.
Russian abroad
10 mistakes that can weaken a child’s Russian abroad
What family habits gradually weaken the Russian language of your child, even if at home everyone is sure that “we already speak Russian”.
Bilingualism
What books should a bilingual child read if they don’t like to read?
How to choose bilingual books when the usual tips don’t work and your child quickly loses interest on the front pages.
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