Language Together French for Kids: 10 First Reader Books with Online Audio and 100 Vocabulary Words (Beginning to Learn French) Set 1

great french starter kit for a beginner. the follow along downloads are handy also. I wish the books were a little bigger however. only about 6 inches X 8 inches.

My 8-year-old nephew had started learning French through Rosetta Stone and had asked me for some additional French lessons. Having never taught French to kids before, I was unsure at first what resource to use, but I had certain criteria: 1. It needed to have audio. This is EXTREMELY important, especially if the child does not have other ways of hearing French from a native speaker. 2. It needed to be fun. 3. It needed to teach words in context (story, song, video, etc). After doing some initial research, this book series seemed cute and manageable for a child to learn but not feel overwhelmed. The price seemed reasonable considering you get 10 books plus free audio. Well, we are 6 books in and so far they have been a success! Every week when I see my nephews I let the eldest pick a new book, then we read through it together. I give him one thing to focus on during the week (don't pronounce final consonants, notice the soft "g" sound). He practices it at home during the week with the audio recording and then re-reads it to me the next time I see them. The audio is simply excellent! Great voice acting, and the additional sound effects really pull the story together and make it fun. The great part is that his two younger brothers and his mom also hear the audio and they are picking up French words here and there as well. (I also catch his two brothers sneaking over to look at the new book after the eldest gets his initial read-through. :P) I can definitely tell my nephew's pronunciation is improving as well! After the initial 10 weeks of reading through the books (exposure to vocabulary and building up experience with the words), I am hoping to do another 10 weeks of lessons with the same books, but do additional activities to solidify and reinforce the vocab. I noticed on the Language Together website they have free lesson plan suggestions for activities, so I will probably use their ideas plus add some of my own. Et voilà, 20 weeks worth of lessons out of these little books. :) Hopefully after we can move on to the 2nd set of books!

Very helpful and my daughter enjoys them.

Great for beginners and the whole family. Nice illustrations, good quality, digital audio for pronunciation, and a teaching guide with ideas and some worksheet activities. Simple to learn and useful sentences. Having a physical book to hold paired with digital support is so great!

Very very great books. It is the most easier for parents who do not speak French to use. Kids love the audio. The audio is funny and infectious!