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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, how would you envision an immersion program for a big group of two year olds?[/quote]

Not OP, but a PP. I wanted immersion, too. I expected the teacher would get on the floor and play with the kids. Dollhouse, trains, cars, farm animals, etc., and just speak in Arabic. Sing songs. Do "Simon Says" in Arabic.

But what I found was flash cards. Maybe some 2 year olds do well with flash cards, but I knew that would do nothing for my kid.  So I kept looking...

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OP here -  I agree. Yes there should be reading and writing in Arabic but more importantly I think play time should be in Arabic as well as songs etc. I would prefer a dual immersion school as that is how I was raised. Have of the day would be conducted exclusively in Arabic and the other half in English. The schools that teach Arabic here seem to only focus on the Quran. Arabic should be taught as a living language and not one that is just to be used for a religious text.[/quote]

Abjadiyah in Potomac is not religious and is taught as a heritage language. But it's not immersion. [/quote]

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