Bal Mandir

Reading, Speaking, and Writing Gujarati: Supporting Your Child

Helping your child learn Gujarati involves a combination of reading, speaking, and writing. Here are some strategies to enhance their language skills:

1. Reading:

   • If your child struggles with reading, break down each phonetic sound before saying the whole word.
   • Encourage them to re-read sentences or paragraphs until they feel confident.
   • For unfamiliar words, provide meanings or use online Gujarati dictionaries.

2. Speaking and Listening:

   • Encourage speaking Gujarati within the family.
   • Recommended videos can improve listening and speaking skills.

3. Writing:

   • Writing enhances understanding.
   • For different age groups:
     • Balmandir:
       • Write individual words in Gujarati (e.g., “Keri” or “Cup”) to associate sounds with letters.
       • Create short sentences using key words (e.g., “Mane keri bhave chhe” or “I like keri”).

1. Ek Biladi Jadi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-pTUef96mc&list=PLdGtIFisBHafBPeTHmU9gZ8bWCv0vdqUA
2. Haathi bhai  Toh Jaada https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5kMeqnQSDo&list=PLdGtIFisBHafBPeTHmU9gZ8bWCv0vdqUA&index=19

Use this for all the alphabet learning 

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGqb6tfwvDc (Gujarati kakko | Gujarati Alfabet for kids | ગુજરાતી કક્કો | Kids video Gujarati) 

Writing and learning alphabets (GOOD) 

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFzjuEZxW7U&list=PLdGtIFisBHaeMmU4Xv8C-y8YaOuQxqk_-&index=5 (Pebbles Gujarati)

Learn numbers up to 100 

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0JtP2ywM4c&list=PLdGtIFisBHacRwES-H-YfyCVraDkGF7vv&index=2 (Pebbles Gujarati) 

Birds 

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcvYk0tljw8 (પક્ષીઓના નામ ગુજરાતી | Birds name in Gujarati | Learn Bird Names For Kids | ગુજરાતી પક્ષીઓ)

Flowers 

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1gnYbWeGAs (ફૂલના નામ ગુજરાતી | Flowers name in Gujarati | Kids Videos | Nursery Rhymes | Flowers | ગુજરાતી ફૂલ)

Body 

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvfFteWvVsA&list=PLdGtIFisBHaeMmU4Xv8C-y8YaOuQxqk_-&index=12 (Pebbles Gujarati)

Insects 

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWCn9MUd_RM (જીવજંતુઓના નામ ગુજરાતી | insects name in Gujarati | Learn insects Names For Kids | ગુજરાતી જીવજંતુઓ)

Fruits 

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtfohmFPV7g (ફળોના નામ ગુજરાતી | Fruit name in Gujarati | Kids Videos | Nursery Rhymes | Fruits | ગુજરાતી ફળો)

Colours 

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qzxmD4LVWQ&list=PLdGtIFisBHaeMmU4Xv8C-y8YaOuQxqk_-&index=9 (Pebbles Gujarati)

Use this to learn names of days of week 

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UCs0nA-y6o (ગુજરાતી વારનાં નામ | DAYS NAME | GUJARATI DAYS | KIDS VIDEO | NURSERY KIDS VIDEO | GUJARATI VAR)

Use this to learn number 1-10 

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cprls73-GX4 (ગુજરાતી એકડા | 1 થી 10 અંક | Gujarati Ekda | Gujarati Numbers | Kids Video Gujarati)

Learn Opposite words 

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4W-BmjpCj6c&list=PLdGtIFisBHacRwES-H-YfyCVraDkGF7vv&index=9 (Pebbles Gujarati)

Frequently used words and phrases 

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjw5gdZyucQ&list=PLdGtIFisBHacRwES-H-YfyCVraDkGF7vv&index=29 (Pebble Gujarati)

Use this to read 2 letter words 

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-eluRQDrZI&list=PLdGtIFisBHacRwES-H-YfyCVraDkGF7vv (Pebbles Gujarati)

Simple rhyming words – To be used when reading Vaachan Vikaas

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZpZwXgr0gE&list=PLdGtIFisBHacRwES-H-YfyCVraDkGF7vv&index=36 (Pebble Gujarati)

Heads Shoulders Knees and Toes

1. https://youtu.be/c-_SsKobp1w