How to Teach a Child Bilingual Reading Edited by Otto-N, Jack Herrick, Logload, Devil President and 11 others Bilingualism comes with many benefits for children, including a better ability to deal with distractions and faster mental processing. [1] Bilingual reading ability is an important part of raising bilingual children; yet, for bilingual families, getting a child to start reading in both languages naturally could be a challenge. To avoid having to resort to tutoring at a later age, use the window of opportunity that parents can take advantage of to teach bilingual reading at home. This article explains the technique to use early in your child's life, and it's one that's easy, fun and free. STEPS Steps 1 Start early. If you can, start this technique at preschool, as that's the best window of opportunity, although it's not too late to start at early school age either. Ages 6 months to four years are the optimal time for learning a seco...