With the overwhelming num- ber of products offered to homeschooling families, it
can be difficult to recognize when some-
thing truly revolutionary hits the mar-
ket. That’s why I am so excited to intro-
duce you to Foreign Languages for Kids
by Kids®. Foreign Languages for Kids by
Kids® is a Spanish curriculum for children
ages 3-14 years old. It was designed by
lawyer-turned-mom, Kit Strauss, when
she could not find an effective foreign lan-
guage program for her children. It is rare
to find a foreign language program that
truly is easy to teach and works for chil-
dren, yet Kit developed a new approach
that is effective, engaging, and enjoyable
for young minds! In the short time it has
been on the market, Foreign Languages
for Kids by Kids® has set a new standard
for teaching languages to children. It is
an award-winning series proven to pro-
duce results in a fun way that keeps kids
coming back time and time again. This
ground-breaking program is so much
more than a sum of its features and some-
times the story behind the product’s de-
velopment best reveals all that it has to
offer. We are delighted to have Kit, the
company’s founder, here to tell us more.
TOS: When did you first notice that our
current foreign language methods were
lacking?
Kit: My journey began in middle school
when I was looking forward to my first
French class. I went into it with so much
excitement and anticipation and it was
such a disappointment. Instead of feeling
empowered and wanting to learn more,
I felt self-conscious and defeated. I continued with French all the way through
high school and college but never really
learned to converse freely, nor lost that
feeling of self-consciousness. When I
looked back, I realized that it wasn’t my
inability, but the North American method of teaching foreign languages was the
main culprit.
TOS: You previously worked as an attorney. Did this experience help you?
Kit: Yes, I became an attorney because I
have always loved learning and education.
I think of it as training for the position I
am in today. I learned to think about issues
from different perspectives and to pay very
careful attention to detail. When I created
the program, I was looking at every angle
and every element. How could I make a
program that would inspire and nurture
young minds to love learning a foreign language? To create confidence and enthusiasm instead of the self-consciousness and
intimidation I experienced? How could I
work with the different learning styles of
children and use my creativity and imagination to speak to them in a method they
would truly hear and relate to Foreign
Languages for Kids by Kids® was created to
be so targeted and tailored to the way that
children learn and process that they don’t
even realize they are learning!
TOS: What is your inspiration behind
the program?
Kit: I wanted my children to feel com-
fortable and be able to converse in
different languages. I didn’t want them
to experience those negative feelings of
self-consciousness that I had. My first
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