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It's a commitment on the part of the parents as well. The whole family invests in immersion. I know of a family where the mom had taken some Spanish language courses in high school but had nothing outside of that to help her do the at-home piece. Her DH had to learn the language one step ahead of the kids. They are all thriving, but I can see how someone would choose a different path if in a similar situation.

For me, I had to watch my children struggle to express what they knew very firmly in English, in Spanish. They took a hit, and sometimes that was hard to watch. So, if you have a very capable pre-schooler, a move into immersion for pre-k can feel like a set back. You have to constantly remind yourself of the great long-term gain.

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So interesting, the different experiences.  We also had a PS3 DC who was at PK4 level (according to his teachers) in several areas.  When he got into an immersion school for PK4 in a language neither DW  nor I speak, we knew we'd probably lose that advanced situation (we only speak English at home and only know bits of a different language from DD'S school).  In the end though, we also knew that a lot of those early leads end up evening out with other kids and in fact, now nearing the end of K DC is back to being advanced and is able to converse and read and write (at.K level) in a 2nd language,, which thrills us!  Also we don't plan to learn the 2nd language.  We've had numerous discussions with school about how to support, so if by 5th grade our child is not a superstar in the 2nd language, he'll still be on his way to full proficiency if not fluency if we keep up his studies in middle and high school.[/quote]

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