Many children need time to adjust to the challenge. Correct your child yourself if you are unsure of the pronunciation or the expression. Ask your child to translate, especially in the primary years. No two children learn at the same rate. Much of the research on immersion education has focused on the Canadian model and programs.
Little research is available on immersion programs in the United States.
American programs that have received the most attention are in Culver City, California, Cincinnati, Ohio and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. There are articles and books available in our school library which can be checked out by our parents. In addition, members of our staff are well informed about immersion research. The intermediate program consists of two French-language blocks taught totally in French, French language arts and world studies. The program at Silver Spring International Middle School is for students who have been enrolled in the French Immersion program and who have an advanced knowledge of French.