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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How do the test scores for the McPs immersion schools compare to non-immersion schools? Specifically, are the immersion kids actually literate in either language?

Another thing to consider are the optics. Many white families jump through hoops to send their child from their home school that’s majority native Spanish speakers to a majorly black school where the only kids speaking Spanish are the immersion kids in their self-contained cohorts.

Lastly, how well can MCPS staff these programs? I’m unaware of the elem level, but I know White Oak has had many issues keeping teachers. Not a program I would want for my kids, but to each his own. Just don’t complain when there isn’t enough $ to staff the programs or transport kids all over the county.[/quote]

I can answer the test score question at least for French. So when they take their tests like MAP etc they are in English so the scores are very low in early elementary school because they don’t know how to read in English yet - I just pretty much disregarded them at that time. In their report card in elementary school it shows their reading level and then the standard goals for that quarter. The school would add in a piece of paper with the actual goals for the immersion kids which was lower in the beginning.  believe they were all caught up with their English peers by the end of second grade. I remember being told by a teacher that after the early stages of elementary school their tests tend to exceed their non immersion peers.[/quote]

We didn't see the low MAP scores or English reading delay that PPs mentioned.  And I'm not aware of any of my kids' friends in immersion having that issue.  My kids did make some spelling mistakes in English early on but that resolved quickly (e.g., writing mi instead of me).

Overall, we haven't seen any downside to immersion. [/quote]

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