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Motherâ€s fairy tails: Russian for children of compatriots living abroad (teaching Russian to children who donâ€t know the letters)Ñ‘The most popular Russian fairy tales for children are the nucleus of this book. Besides the instruction in the Russian language, the book presents to children information about the language and the Russian culture, which have always been a very important part of the Russian national consciousness. Each fairy tale makes part of a three-stage teaching program. The first part contains comments on vocabulary and grammar of the text, which is given in the form of conversation about words and the sense of fairy tales. The second part is the reading of fairy tales with accompanying questions and explanations. The third part proposes to plunge a child into the Russian speech. A separate section of the book is designed for the parents. It contains instructions about how to organize such reading lessons with a child.