This is one of our most-asked questions. It is completely understandable for parents to wonder how their child will be able to follow along when they begin in an immersion classroom. Your child will understand what is going on in class and learn Spanish the same way they learned their first language—naturally.
Your child’s teacher will:
• communicate with your child in the same ways that you communicated with him or her when they were babies and unable to talk,
• use lots of gestures and visual prompts including hand and body cues, inflection, and facial signals to make sure all children in class are able to follow along easily, and
• utilize stories, songs, games, and play to make clear what is being conveyed.
While all of these methods are used to encourage understanding Spanish, there is always a English speaking teacher in the room to translate and clarify when necessary.