Little Jeanne

1. Read chapter by chapter, and after each one retell the gist in a few sentences of French to consolidate vocabulary and sentence patterns.
2. When you meet an unfamiliar word, guess from context first and look it up after finishing the paragraph, so as not to interrupt yourself too often.
3. Notice how adults speak to children in the book, and take notes linking this to its historical background.
4. For shared parent-child reading, read a translation or summary first, then turn to the original to feel its rhythm.

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