Chewa Children's Dictionary

REVISED: Saturday. June 07, 2025

Compatible with any English or Chewa text between Lexile Level: 0 - 50L

Chewa Children's Dictionary is a parent handbook for creating a win-win dynamic with your family members who speak Chewa and English.

Subtly drop the hint that you're tracking the dates that your child is able to competently use the words in each of their English-Chewa activity books to communicate with everyone in the family.

• Teach them to recognize 500 words in both English and Chewa
• Boost their reading confidence by giving them more books in the Multilingual at Home collection which are all based on the vocabulary in this parent handbook
• Confirm their comprehension of the vocabulary from any of their activity books such as My First Chewa Dictionary and My First Chewa Counting Book
• Clap and celebrate the child when the are able to use at least 1 English and 1 Chewa word a day competently.
• Use the extra spaces between words to record any other new words that you teach them in both English and Chewa

Confidently attend multilingual family gatherings with English and Chewa speakers and get compliments on how you're investing in family unity by teaching your children how to connect with everyone in the family.