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[quote=Anonymous]Not sure who is reading this thread all the way to the end -- but I am a parent with kids in the Spanish immersion program at an ACPS school, and have served as a parent representative on the dual langauge curriculum committee.  The link that an earlier post included (to the Center for Applied Linguistics) is totally on point when evalulaing the program at Mt Vernon, as ACPS has used a consultant from CAL this year to review and re-work the immersion curriculum and make the Spanish literacy component more rigorous.  This process also included extensive parent involvement (meetings and a school wide survey of parents).  My kids (native english speakers growing up in an english-only home) are well on their way to becoming bilingual.  My 4th grader is currently reading chapter books from Beverly Cleary to the Secret Garden in Spanish -- on her own time.  If potential parents are interested in the dual language program, they should attend the school's open house, talk to current parents and read some of the research from CAL for a full picture.
I hope this helps.[/quote]

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