Preparing Your Child (and you) for Dual Language Kindergarten | Tech | Discuss

Schools in many parts of the United States are increasingly offering dual language programs.  When describing dual language programs in this article, I’ll refer to English and Spanish, but of course there are many other combinations such as English/French, English/Chinese  (Mandarin), English/German, etc.

The most common type of dual language class is the Two-Way approach.  In the Two-Way approach, children from native English-speaking homes and children from native Spanish-speaking homes are placed together in a single classroom. Instruction is conducted in both English and Spanish.

These are not Spanish lessons or English lessons.  Instead, the content is taught in either one…

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