There are many resources available on-line to parents of students in French as a Second Language programs. Here are some sites that might be of interest to you:
| Support for Parents |
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| Canadian Parents for French-Manitoba - support for parents with children in French as a Second language programs |
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| Société Franco-Manitobain - information and resources for the whole family |
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| 233-ALLO - a free information line to everything that's happening in French in Manitoba |
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| L'ouest canadien en français - a resource that will help you discover western Canada en français during your next family vacation. |
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| Encyclopedia of Language and Literacy Development - The Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network created this web based resource to help provide answers to questions about children's lanuage and literacy. Research is updated regularly. |
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Also available en français |
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| Fédération provinciale des comités de parents Francophones - An organisation that offers French media, resources and activities for one low annual fee |
CLICK HERE |
The Road to Bilingualism -
In 1963, the Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism (known as B&B) began touring Canada to ask Canadians if it is important to speak both French and English. Follow this link to view some interesting video and radio clips from another time.
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| Manitoba Education, Citizenship & Youth - a guide on ways to help your child in math |
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| Manitoba Education, Citizenship & Youth - a guide on ways to help your child in reading |
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| LangCanada - website containing information on educational resources, educational materials, training organizations and information |
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| French for the Future - a non-profit organisation dedicated to furthering French as a Second Language learning |
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| An excellent article suggesting concrete ways to help your child when you don't speak French |
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| An article for exogamous families (where both French and English are spoken) |
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| Multilingual Children's Association - a website for multilingual families, also has great information on child language development |
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| Government Sites |
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| Manitoba Education, Citizenship & Youth - K -12 homepage |
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| Manitoba Education, Citizenship & Youth - Basic French homepage |
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| Manitoba Education, Citizenship & Youth - French Immersion homepage |
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| Manitoba Education, Citizenship & Youth - report on French Immersion in Manitoba |
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| Manitoba Education, Citizenship & Youth Manitoba's Kindergarten - grade 12 school curriculum |
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| The Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages - Government information regarding Canada's official languages |
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| French Reference |
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| La Boutique du Livre - a French bookstore in Saint-Boniface |
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| A la page - a French bookstore in Saint-Boniface |
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| Le Dictionaire - French grammar site that includes a French-English dictionary, thesaurus and others |
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| World Reference - Online French-English dictionary |
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| Grand Dictionaire - a powerful technical French-English dictionary created by the Government of Québec |
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| French Accents on your English keyboard |
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| Miscellaneous |
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| Radio-Canada - our national television and radio stations - en français (French CBC) |
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| La Liberté - Manitoba's French-language newspaper |
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| L'Alliance Française - an organisation offering French courses in Winnipeg |
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| Élan - a special, one-week Immersion course for adults, offered at Collège de Saint-Boniface |
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| Collège de Saint-Boniface - Department of Continuing Education - French language programs for adults |
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| Fun site run by PBS with interesting information and learning resources |
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| Fun and motivational information on the French language |
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| French quotes on love, life and the world - just for fun! |
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