How Bilingual Kids Develop Spanish Grammar and What You Can Do at Home

Many parents raising bilingual children worry about how well their kids will develop grammar skills in both languages.
A 2023 study titled "Spanish Bilingual Morphosyntactic Development in Bilingual Children" explored how kids in the U.S. develop Spanish grammar when they are also learning English. The findings show that children exposed to more Spanish at home tend to have stronger Spanish grammar skills, while those who hear more English might struggle with Spanish sentence structure. 

(Source: [ASHA Journal]

Key Takeaways for Parents:

- More exposure leads to better grammar – The study found that children who hear and speak Spanish regularly at home have better sentence structure and verb use.

- English can influence Spanish learning – Kids who mostly speak English may apply English grammar rules to Spanish, leading to mistakes. 

- Practice makes perfect – The more a child hears and speaks Spanish, the more naturally they develop correct grammar.

What You Can Do at Home:

- Speak Spanish daily – Even if your child responds in English, keep talking to them in Spanish.

- Read Spanish books together – Stories with repetitive sentence structures help kids absorb correct grammar.

- Sing Spanish songs – Music makes learning fun and reinforces sentence patterns.

- Use interactive Spanish activities – Games and conversations in Spanish make learning feel natural.

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