Raising Children in a Bilingual Russian-English-speaking Family, Part II Parent workshop with Professor Isabelle Barriere, PhD.

Tuesday, November 1^st, 6:30-8:00pm

Park Slope Jewish Center

(Corner of 8^th Avenue and 14^th Street)

Dr. Isabelle Barriere continues the discussion on raising children in a bilingual home, providing clever insights, research and best practices on fostering successful and long-term bilingual developments specifically targeted for Russian-English speaking Jewish families.

Learn:

·        *  Early milestones in language acquisition in monolingual and bilingual development, with a focus on English/Russian and English/Hebrew bilingual families.

·      *  Literacy in two languages using books, technology and games.

·       * Parental strategies that foster bilingual development at different stages - from infancy through school readiness.

·       * Take-home strategies you can implement immediately.

Lecture followed by a Q & A session

Dr. Barriere is Assistant Professor of Speech Communication Arts & Science at Brooklyn College, where she teaches courses in Language Development and Dual Language Learning. Her research focuses on the acquisition of language, bilingual development, early literacy, typical and impaired development and intervention. Dr. Barriere is also a research associate of the Research Institute for the Study of Language in Urban Society and co-director of Yeled V'Yalda Research Institute, located in the largest Head Start program in New York.

Space is limited and registration is required.

Individual $20; Couple $35                                                      

Child care option available.

Light snacks and drinks will be provided.

Plus, great chance to connect with other Russian-Jewish families in the neighborhood, network, share and get advice.

Questions? Please contact Asya at asya@jchb.org

 or at 718.943.6322

Shabbat Sukkot Event!

Thank you all for joining us.  We had a fantastic time with lots of food, great weather, amazing company, PJ author Fran Manushkin, and musician extraordinaire Lana Sokolov.

Check out the pictures and smiles:   

Anna helping us organize 

Zhanna, Shmulik and Ari

 Gelya with Zack, Galya, Shmulik and Zhanna

Fran Manushkin reading
Many Days, One Shabbat

The Tushy Book

Lenny, Kira and Alina

Lana and everyone singing classic Russian
songs from our childhood

discussing books

the singing continues

Shabbat Sukkot Brunch at FEZ Art Café

With PJ Library author Fran Manushkin

Enjoy a relaxing Shabbat brunch, Mimosas and all the dessert you can handle with other Russian speaking families from the neighborhood.  

Fran Manushkin author of adorable children’s books Tushy and Many Days, One Shabbat, as well as many others, will be joining us for some nosh and story time. 

Plus, we’ll have a toddler arts table, baby crawling spot and parent relaxing space J . 

Delicious food, amazing children’s author, great company, mimosas! What more can you ask for?

Oh yea, and learn about the traditions of Sukkot, why we eat in a hut, why this is such a joyous holiday, how it’s really about not being materialistic and what this all has to do with us.

Saturday, October 15^th , 2011

Brunch from 11:00- 1:00 pm rain or shine. (we have indoor and outdoor space!) ‘

$18 per family – thats with food and mimosas!

Fez Art Café

240 Prospect Park West
(between Prospect Ave and Windsor Place)

Please RSVP at www.jchb.org  (have to know how much food to order! )

For questions or more information please contact Asya at 718.943.6322 or at asya@jchb.org

Can’t wait to see you all and see how the kids have grown over the summer!