Bilingual Education
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Bilingual Toddlers
Asked by S.B. from Los Angeles
on February 7, 2012
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I Moved to the country of cyprus several years back from Los Angeles. My baby is now 2 and I am so confused as to what type of school to enroll her. Her father and I b...
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- Your hubby is right. Under the age of 14 kids learn languages extremely easily. My parents moved me from Italy to South Africa when I was 8 years old. We spoke Italian...
- It really depends on how well you want her to speak the languages and the schools you are speaking of. An example would be my mom, she was second generation Ameri...
- Lots of studies have shown that the best time to introduce a second language is in toddlerhood, and that kids this age have no confusion over which language to speak t...
Language Immersion Schools
Asked by J.H. from Los Angeles
on July 1, 2010
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We are considering enrolling our daughter in a French immersion school for kindergarten, but I am concerned that it will be too difficult for her to learn a new langua...
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- Hi J., I'm not sure about immersion schools. You should check first with the school and teachers if you feel confident with their philosophy. But, if it seems a go...
- Hello, I think if you are starting her in kindergarten, then she might do well. However, if you wait, it will be hard for her to get the corricullum. I did English ...
- Wow, how cool! I wish that we had something like that around here! Assuming that most of the children do not already speak French, I think your daughter will be on th...
Views on Language Immersion Schools
Asked by K.O. from Minneapolis
on October 25, 2007
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I would just like to know if there any other moms out there that are feeling frustrated by all the public language immersion schools that are cropping up everywhere? ...
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- Maybe in your neighborhood they are perceived as better, but not everywhere. I know two people who did the language immersion - one (Edina) that had to hire a tutor a...
- K., I will answer your frustrations from the point of view of a high school Spanish teacher. Yes, it should be that all kids have the possibility of learning a secon...
- I used to be a teacher before I stayed home with our kids. I've taught in public and private schools, including a spanish immersion school. I find it so disheartenin...
Partial (Language) Immersion Kindergarten
Asked by A.C. from Detroit
on January 26, 2011
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My daughter has the opportunity to attend a partial immersion kindergarten class for Mandarin (Chinese) through our school district. Can any of you with experience in ...
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- I think you will find it's called Mandarin without the e!!
- Hi A.! I would go for it. She is ahead of the game in English (reading writing vocabulary) already as well as in other skills. Being immersed in a language is the...
- I think it is a wonderful opportunity for your daughter and I hope she participates. It sounds like she is doing well with her language skills or she would not be re...
Experience with Immersion Programs- How Does It Affect Children's Reading?
Asked by C.L. from Los Angeles
on November 4, 2011
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I'm considering a public Spanish immersion program in Monrovia, CA for my daughter who could start kindergarten next year. I'm not familiar with the program, but wond...
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- Hi there, Our son is in a French immersion program (English only at home) and we chose this school not only for the way the program teaches but also because of the ...
- Hello, I don't have experience with this firsthand, but my brother's friend enrolled his young son in such a program. He totally struggled and and started doing very...
- My daughter is in 3rd grade at a Spanish immersion school. Things are going great. It is amazing to see how easy its been for her to learn Spanish. She speaks with ...
Choosing a School (Neighborhood or Bilingual?)
Asked by J.O. from Detroit
on November 19, 2010
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OK, what to do? Do we have the kids attend our excellent neighborhood school that is 9/10 on Greatschools rating? We bought a house really liking the school. It's gr...
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- Learning languages is easier the earlier they start. That's been researched and proven. But what language do you WANT them to learn? There's enough Spanish being ta...
- Go to the better school. You can always give them the bilingual advantage with extracurricular classes or some of these fun videos and such you can get now days. You w...
- We have a very similar choice. Our neighborhood school is within walking distance, a 9/10 and is one of the few elementary schools in our district that is excelling. ...
Mom Seeking Advice About Dual Immersion Language Programs
Asked by M.F. from Los Angeles
on February 20, 2008
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Hello Ladies- I would really like feedback from anyone with experience or thoughts on this matter: We ar moving our little boy to a new school for first grade in the ...
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- Nothing in the world compares with a full time, nurturing, patient, loving parent that takes the time to lovingly correct behavior and work with the child on any areas...
- make the sacrifice for the sake of the kids
- HI M.- I am a mother and also an early childhood teacher. A dual immersion program would be a wonderful thing to expose your child too. What better gift could you giv...
Waldorf vs Immersion School
Asked by M.S. from Minneapolis
on January 25, 2010
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My daughter has been in Waldorf for the last 2 years and will be starting K this fall.
Anxiety and the pressures of being a 21st century parent hit me last week when ...
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- Wow. I just typed a long response and can't find it. We send our three children to an Immersion program. They are thriving and we are thrilled with their educatio...
- My daughter has been in French immersion pre-school and it has not been overwhelming for her at all. It might be confusing and frustrating for our adult brains if we w...
- My kids are not school age yet, the older on is just turning 4. I investigated Waldorf schools several years ago (my husband was considering becoming a teacher)and I ...
Babies Growing up in a Bilingual Environment
Asked by M.T. from Minneapolis
on March 3, 2011
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Hi, my son, who is 16 months old, is growing up in a bilingual environment (sort of). He goes to day care (all English) 10 hours a day on weekdays, and when he's home...
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- Find a new day care provider. A bilingual environment is a wonderful experience for a child. Both my children were exposed to 2 languages at an early age. My olde...
- We have neighbors who raised their son in a German/English environment. He spoke not at all for about two years, but could obviously understand most of what he heard. ...
- Nevermind what your daycare provider has told you. Your child is primed to learn language at this stage and will pick up both languages if that is what he is exposed ...
Second Language Schools
Asked by G.W. from Minneapolis
on September 29, 2008
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I'm looking for a good spanish, chinese, or french school. I looked at rayito del sol, but didn't really care for it. Anyone know of good foreign language schools?
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- I see that your children are younger and one daycare I have heard good things about is Jardin Magico which is a daycare on Minnehaha Avenue in Minneapolis that offers ...
- Yinghua Academy in St. Paul for Chinese.
- My daughter attends preschool at Mes Amis French School in Hopkins. She loves it. You can check it out at mesamisfrenchschool.com. The teacher Rose Mingo is very lov...
