Preschool Language Immersion Program

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Preschool Language Immersion Program

The Preschool Language Immersion program at our school provides unparalleled educational opportunities for children aged 2.6 to 5 years old.  Our preschool immersion program allows students to explore the world through four different languages including Mandarin, French, Arabic, and Spanish all taught in an immersive environment that promotes learning and cultural understanding. In addition to rigorous and systematic training in language, our students also receive instruction in critical thinking, mathematics, problem-solving, science and physical wellness, which is designed to give young learners a well-rounded foundation for success.

Students interested in enrolling into our Preschool Language Immersion Program must meet the requirements below:

  • Must be at least 2.6 years old
  • Students must be potty trained with minimum accidents.
  • Students must take the WPPSI-IV assessment
  • Students and Parents must complete an Interview Assessment

Department Contact Info

9560 Legacy Drive #270
Frisco, TX 75033

+1-469-605-5264
admin@languagelab.world

Mon – Fri 9:00A.M. – 5:00P.M.

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How We Teach: 5 Stages of Acquisition

Pre-Production

This is also called “the silent period,” when the student takes in the new language but does not speak it. This period often lasts six weeks or longer, depending on the individual.

  • CharacteristicsStudents have very few oral skills and may only respond nonverbally by pointing, gesturing, nodding, or drawing.
  • Approx Time Frame0-6 months
  • Teacher Prompts:Show me…, Circle the…, Where is…?, Who has…?
  • Vocabulary: 500 known words
  • Able to: Observe, Listen, Locate, Label, Match, Show, Classify, Catergorize
How We Teach: 5 Stages of Acquisition

Early Production

The student begins to speak using short words and sentences, but the emphasis is still on listening and absorbing the new language. There will be many errors in the early production stage.

  • CharacteristicsStudents listen with greater understanding and can produce a limited number of words, phrases, and simple sentences
  • Approx Time Frame6 months-1 year
  • Teacher Prompts:Yes/No questions, Either/or questions, One or two word questions, Lists, Labels
  • Vocabulary: 1000 known words
  • Able to: Name, Recall, Draw, List, Record, Point Out, Underline, Organize
How We Teach: 5 Stages of Acquisition

Speech Emergent:

Speech becomes more frequent, words and sentences are longer, but the student still relies heavily on context clues and familiar topics. Vocabulary continues to increase and errors begin to decrease, especially in common or repeated interactions.

  • CharacteristicsStudents have better comprehension and produce simple sentences. Make grammar and pronunciation errors.
  • Approx Time Frame1-3 years
  • Teacher Prompts:Why…?, How…?, Explain…?, Phrase or short sentence answers.
  • Vocabulary: 3000 known words
  • Able to: Tell, Describe, Restate, Compare, Question, Map, Dramatize
How We Teach: 5 Stages of Acquisition

Intermediate Fluency:

It is easy to communicate in the second language, especially in social contexts. In new circumstances or academic subjects, the student can talk almost fluently, but there will be gaps in vocabulary and certain unfamiliar expressions. There are minimal mistakes, and the person can display higher-order thinking skills in the second language, such as expressing an opinion or analyzing an issue.

  • CharacteristicsStudents demonstrate increased levels of accuracy and correctness and are able to express thoughts and feeling.
  • Approx Time Frame3-5 years
  • Teacher Prompts:What would happen if…?, Why do you think…?
  • Vocabulary: 6000 known words
  • Able to: Create, Contrast, Predict, Express, Report, Evaluate, Explain
How We Teach: 5 Stages of Acquisition

Advanced Fluency:

The student communicates fluently in all contexts and can manoeuvre successfully in new contexts and when exposed to new academic information.
  • CharacteristicsStudents produce language utilizing varied grammatical structures and vocabulary, comparable to native speakers of the same age
  • Approx Time Frame5-7 years
  • Teacher Prompts:Decide if…?, Retell…?
  • Vocabulary: Content area vocabulary
  • Able to: Infer, Hypothesize, Outline, Rewrite, Assess, Critique, Summarize, etc.

Our Curriculum

Language Arts

  1. New vocabulary development in English and new target language(s) (i.e., Spanish/Chinese/French) through listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
  2. Understand and follow oral directions to complete a certain task.
  3. Match sounds to letters, Pinyin (拼音)as well as Chinese characters (汉字).
  4. Listen to and discuss a variety of texts representing diverse cultures.
  5. Emergent reading and reading comprehension in English and new target language(s).
  6. Demonstrate understanding of the literal meaning of a story through questions and comments.
  7. Understand the concepts of nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs.
  8. Distinguish reality vs. fiction.
  9. Identify the main idea of a story.
  10. Identify the purpose of the story (i.e., inform, persuade, and entertain).
  11. Answer who, what, when, where, and why questions related to the story in discussion.
  12. Make predictions and inferences by examining the title, cover, illustrations, and texts.
  13. Recall sequence of story by sequencing main events.
  14. Use critical thinking skills to predict outcomes and consequences.
  15. Retell facts from text and sequences of events.
  16. Identify rhythms and patterns of language, including rhyme and repetition.
  17. Understand the concept of time: yesterday, today, and tomorrow; past, present, and future.
  18. Use new target language(s) to construct one’s own speech and deliver a presentation in public.

Mathematics

  1. Identify, count, and write numbers up to 100 and sometimes more.
  2. Recognize and identify simple and repeating patterns.
  3. Sort and order numbers by a given attribute.
  4. Explore relationships by comparing groups.
  5. Recognize, describe, and identify common 2D and 3D shapes.
  6. Describe a given object according to its size, length, height, and weight.
  7. Tell position by using descriptive words.
  8. Introduction to addition and subtraction.
  9. Introduction to Measurement of the objects (e.g., long and short, wide and narrow, light and heavy).
  10. Read clocks and write times.
  11. Compare quantities.
  12. Apply a strategy to solve a problem (i.e., draw a picture, guess, check).
  13. Create sets with more (less) and equal numbers by matching.
  14. Organize mathematical thinking to use information, present ideas with words, visual, auditory, and displays.
  15. Reason mathematically to evaluate critical thinking skills.

Critical Thinking

  1. Complete tasks and solve problems by following verbal and audio instructions.
  2. Classify objects and concepts.
  3. Build vocabulary through the process of elimination.
  4. Develop deductive thinking skills.
  5. Develop verbal reasoning.
  6. Develop reasoning with analogies.
  7. Develop arithmetic reasoning skills.
  8. Solve puzzles to enhance one’s logical reasoning, math skills, and reading comprehension.
  9. Recognize and predict patterns.
  10. Develop number sense.
  11. Daily practice of CogAT, ITBS, NNAT, ISEE, NYC gifted, and OLSAT test questions and games.

Science

  1. Introduction to living things and nonliving things.
  2. Recognize the basic needs of living things.
  3. Explore plants, animals, and human life cycles.
  4. Observe and describe characteristics of non-living things.
  5. Introduction to the sun, moon, and stars.
  6. Describe weather and four seasons.
  7. Recognize the five senses and body parts that utilize the five senses.
  8. Recognize properties such as color, size, shape.
  9. Compare weight, texture, and temperature.
  10. Introduction to three forms of matters (solid, liquid, and gas).
  11. Become aware of and engage in investigative process.

Physical Wellness

  1. Develop motor skills (running, jumping, kicking, catching, and throwing).
  2. Develop control of body and movement.
  3. Improve hand-eye coordination.
  4. Participate in age-appropriate athletic activities.
  5. Play and cooperate with others.
  6. Establish good health and nutrition.