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[quote=Anonymous]Hi DCUM.  I know this comes up on other threads, but wanted some consolidated place to hear about all your experiences with dual language instruction in the city.  For context, my rising Kindergartener got a spot at a spanish dual language charter.  I'm not sure if this school is the right choice for a number of reasons, but my one holdup is that kids don't get foreign language instruction at our DCPS, and I know that with languages, it really is the earlier the better.  So, for those English speaking families with kids starting at K (without Spanish nanny or daycare), how difficult was the transition to a foreign language?  For those with older kids, how are they doing when they have to learn material in the target language?  I don't want my kid to get shoutier in the next year because he can't understand his teacher.  And I don't want him to not learn how to do division because he stopped paying attention because it was a little difficult to understand.  But I also don't want him to get his first language instruction in high school where it will be foreign and hard and easy to decide not to do.  For context, I would be fully prepared to hire a spanish tutor (we may do that anyway if we turn down the spot) but there is no room for an au pair in our house.  Any advice from those parents or people who've BTDT?  Thanks!![/quote]

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