Nowadays our mornings start not with coffee, but with the click of the keyboard. We instantly get in touch with our families and friends. One of my recent discoveries- the Urdu at Home website- aimed at teaching children Urdu via the Internet is definitely another reason to sit on the Internet. I stumbled upon this website while searching for an Urdu alphabet song for my toddler. I became an instant devotee, and ever since then I have enrolled my daughter in the foundation stage of the Urdu learning program. This website is outstanding; it provides the users with a fun and easy way to teach/learn Urdu, the curriculum is up to par, the online teachers are very helpful and friendly, and last but not least the feedback system is prompt. This website provides a complete package for an at- home Urdu classroom. My daughter is in love with this program and is eager to start her lessons everyday - she forgoes her favorite cartoons and breakfast, and instead logs on straight to this website. And no, I am not exaggerating! I admire this website for the way it engages my daughter so well. As a mum, I think its a great way to click-start my daughter's day, as well as mine.
I want to thank the entire Urdu at Home team for taking the time out to build something as constructive as this urdu website. It caters to the fundamental need of all parents, especially ones living abroad. You have done a remarkable job in making our lives easier by helping parents to overcome the challenge of teaching children their native language. It is very difficult to instill our religion, culture, heritage and values in to the young minds of our children when living far away from home country. It is a tall order to be able to preserve our Pakistani identity when living abroad; however, learning the language is an important tool in enabling that. Therefore, I am grateful to Urdu at Home for allowing our children the opportunity to learn their identity. On top of all that, the website is convenient, practical, affordable and you can capitalize on it from the comfort of your home. I certainly wish you good luck and look forward to, the expansion of your website.
With this blog I aim to relate the progress and development of my three year old. I hope other mums in the same boat will get involved and share their experiences on this blog. This could be a two-way stream that could prove to be productive both for the mums, as well as help the website grow.
Good to see there is some movement in this direction - that is educating kids starts from home. Good education and cultural awareness flourish when they start from home and through parents.
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Savera, this is superb! I am planning to have Mahnoor watch the audiovisual lessons for at least half an hour a day. This may help her to learn speak urdu before she goes to Pakistan.
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