http://blog.tystoybox.com/20060926/maya-and-miguel-go-trilingual/ Licensing Industry News and Information Mon, 8 Sep 2008 07:43:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 http://blog.tystoybox.com/20060926/maya-and-miguel-go-trilingual/#comment-134714 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:52:22 +0000 http://blog.tystoybox.com/20060926/maya-and-miguel-go-trilingual/#comment-134714 Wow! I have grandaughters that re hooked on Dora but Maya and Miguel seem so much more real. It\'s so important to incorporate songs into the programs. We found that kids enjoy singing and reciting as they learn Spanish. Even if they just mouth nonsense that sounds like Spanish, they are learning the intonation of the language and it is a basis for further learning. Wow! I have grandaughters that re hooked on Dora but Maya and Miguel seem so much more real. It\’s so important to incorporate songs into the programs. We found that kids enjoy singing and reciting as they learn Spanish. Even if they just mouth nonsense that sounds like Spanish, they are learning the intonation of the language and it is a basis for further learning.

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