Children bring ideas, memories and words from home to school. A story in a familiar language can build understanding, sequence and imagination. These skills still matter when the school uses another language. What a child already knows gives new vocabulary a clear meaning.
Families can talk about a story, ask what happened next and compare words in two languages. Teachers can invite children to share a name, place or tradition from home. The home language is not a problem to remove. It can support learning while the child also develops the language used at school. A familiar language can carry knowledge into a new language. The bridge works because new words connect to ideas the child already understands.