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www.hometownlife.com. LOCAL NEWS Observer & Eccentric I Sunday, December 18, 2005 (C) -IJ
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BILL BRESLER I STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Beth Ineson of Plymouth Township
sits with her 15-month-old daughter,
Quinn, and son, Jack, 3, during one of
Jennifer Manriquez's Spanish classes.
BILINGUAL
were doing could be invaluable
to them in the future, according
to oue student's mothert
Plymouth Thwnship resident
Beth Ineson. The ,children are
taking classes from Manriquez,
a Canton resident, who teaches
Spanish to toddlers and
preschoolers and their parents.
It's Manriquez's goal to give
the youngsters the knowledge
base they need to grow up
bilingual.
"It's important in the world
we live in;' Ineson said. "Most
people in the world communicateinlanguagesotherthan
English, and our second language
in this country really is
Spanish. Even if it's just to be
sensitive and compassionate to
others, knowing how to speak
Spanish is valuable:'
Ineson's 2-year-old son, Jack,
has been in the classes since he
was 10 months old. Her 15month-old
daughter has now
joined big brother in the classes.
Manriquez started teaching
classes three years ago, when
her daughter Emily was a baby.
A former high school Spanish
teacher who is raising her own
children in a bilingual household,
she recognized the value
of teaching language to very
young children.
':At this age, they're like a
sponge and you have a real
window of opportunity to teach
wen:, "ne ~Lldj oj her \ ounge::.t
"tudellts.
When she first started teaching,
her classes met in her
Canton living room. But they
grew so fast and became so
popular, she started renting
space in a Plymouth Township
church.
Recently, Manriquez has
expanded the scope of her
. classes a little further by producing
a video, "Bilingual Fun,
Spanish for Children:'
"I never expected this to
make a lot of money or anything.
I mostly wanted to do it
for my students to use as a
learning tool at home. But it's
been really taking off. It's selling
very well;' Manriquez said.
The key to success for her
students is repetition at home,
which the DVD helps students
to do.
"If it's reinforced and repeated
at home, these kids will
grow up bilingual;' Manriquez
said.
The video is the first in what
will be a series of videos, structured
by theme, just like
Manriquez's classes. The first
video focuses on colors, numbers,
animals and action verbs.
They, like the classes, include
music and interactive activities.
Classes are held at the First
Baptist Church of Plymouth.
The cost is $100 for ni,ne classes.
For more information, visit
online at
www.biJingualfun.com, or email
Manriquez at
jennifer@bilingualfun.com.
cmarshail@hometownlife.com I (734) 459-2700
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New development update
Canton's Planning Services is currently
considering the following items:
!!l Site Plan approval for Fairview
Manor Condominiums, located north
of Cherry Hill and west of Lotz Roads.
• Site Plan approval for Metro PCS
Collocation, located south of Michigan
Avenue and east of Lilley Road.
• Site Plan approval for T-Mobile
Collocation, located north of Palmer
and west of Lilley Roads.
Canton's Planning Commission met
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request to rezone from RR, Rural
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• Cherry Hill PUD Amendment No.
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on the east side of Morton Taylor and
north of Palmer Roads. Planning
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• Antonio's Cucina Italiana (formerly
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