4 years ago
My son Adam started going to DIA since kindergarte...
My son Adam started going to DIA since kindergarten. From early stages, it amazed me how quickly he picked up on being Bi-lingual. Loved it until while in 1st and 2nd grade we challenged our decision of keeping him at DIA as Adam was sort of academically confused, and below average advancement was shown in these two years during early adaption process.
In doing my desperate research there have been many studies that show the positive outcome of bilingualism at early stages. Being Bi-Lingual enhances kids cognitive and academic growth.
I can now say that these "molding/adaption" years were most necessary as he was going through a transformation of dual language environment. He had to unconsciously teach himself to understand, process, and act in English and in perfect Spanish! High expectations for a little guy.
We are so glad we stuck around and trusted DIA's curriculum academic process! Since then, we proudly share Adam's development, linguistic growth, and his multi-cultural enrichment.
Be patient and trust the process!