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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can you tell me how it went? Was your DC bored? For the dual language program I am looking at, DS will be the only child in the class who knows both languages. I’m attracted to the program because I want him to keep both languages but I’m worried he will be bored. We don’t live in DC and bilingual kindergarteners are not common here, so the program doesn’t have many kids like DS. Would love to hear your experiences![/quote] Is it two way immersion, designed to have speakers of both languages, or is it designed to be one way? Because it doesn't make sense to put a native speaker in the latter. [/quote] Op here. It’s Two way immersion, but all the kids in the class speak English and none speak the target language (at best, a handful might know a little of the target language but they are all English dominant). The school claims that it works, but it takes 6 years for the kids to learn the target language. I’m not in DC. In an ideal environment you’d have half native English speakers and half native speakers of the target language, but that’s not possible for a variety of reasons in my state. [/quote] I guess I would try to talk to other families who have been at the school. My kid is in 4th as a predominantly english-speaker in a dual language program. What you are describing doesn't sound very appealing to me. I wouldn't want my kid doing 90% in one language for the early grades, I really prefer dual, and the strengths I see in my child's school are that it truly functions bilingually which helps the kids build their skills.[/quote]
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