Parents’ Responsibilities

- become familiar with the curriculum your child will be learning

- offer support to your children
- discuss what your child is learning with them
- invite and maintain open communication with your child’s teacher
- attend parent-teacher interviews and ask questions
- read and speak to your child in French if possible
- encourage your child to read, speak and listen to French at home

Strategies and How to Use Them Impact on FSL Learning

Resources

French Books and Films Have your child borrow Improves your child’s
books from the library in fluency and
French or watch shows in comprehension.
French. Have
conversations about the
book/show with them.

The Five Finger Rule A simple rule to make sure This ensures that your
the reading material child will choose material
chosen is the appropriate that they are capable of
level. Your child will read a reading while allows them
page from the book and to grow as readers instead
make note of any word of becoming discouraged.
they do not know.
0-1: Too Easy
2-3: Just Right
4: Give it a Try
5+: Too Hard

FSL Toolbox A website that is created in Strategies that can help

http://www.fslhomeworktoo order to guide and provide you as a parent and your
lbox.ca/ resources for parents of child as a FSL student.
FSL students. There are also audio clips
to aid in their learning.

Duolingo Free online website that This fun tool is a great

http://www.duolingo.com teaches the French
language in fun and simple
ways.
game for your child that
uses incentives such as
points to teach the user
about grammar and French
vocabulary. This is also
something that you as a
 parent can do to learn
some alongside your child.

Idello Webpage full of resources Provides resources that

https://www.idello.org/en and educational content to are educational to allow
support your child’s your children to continue
learning. their learning and expand
their understanding.

Ministry of Education Information about the FSL: Being aware of the

http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/e programs available in requirements and details of
ng/amenagement/FLS.html Ontario and their details. the program allows you to
better support your child.

Curriculum Documents The curriculum documents By knowing the

http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/e for all the FSL program in expectations of the
ng/curriculum/ both elementary and curriculum you will be
secondary levels aware of what your child is
being taught and able to
discuss their learning from
a more informed
perspective.