Immersion programs

[Anonymous]

How valuable are language immersion programs? What has been your experience? Is it worth paying for private to get an immersion experience for your child? Is there any way to figure out if your child would not do well in this kind of program?

[Anonymous]

My child is in private immersion. Some kids, mostly boys, could absolutely not get into it and left. They felt funny talking and their minds just weren't made for it. Also if you have dyslexia in your family, it might just confuse such a child even more. Generally, I think if your child is musical it's a good indicator to be successful in an immersion setting.

[Anonymous]

Considering kids in other places are just expected to pick up other languages, I went in with the assumption that my child would respond and learn just as she does with English. I was correct. She resisted the first 6 months, but ultimately good t over it. Now she wants to learn a third language because her friends at school speak it. She's in 1st grade and it's her third year of immersion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My child is in private immersion. Some kids, mostly boys, could absolutely not get into it and left. They felt funny talking and their minds just weren't made for it. Also if you have dyslexia in your family, it might just confuse such a child even more. Generally, I think if your child is musical it's a good indicator to be successful in an immersion setting.

I agree that its a lot harder for boys, sometimes. My 2 kids (one boy, one girl) spent a year in immersion. She came out having conquered the language and he was completely flummoxed by it. However he is highly musical, reads music, composes, can play several instruments. So there was no help with that, sadly.