Goals of an Immersion Program
Develop a high level of proficiency in the foreign language.
Develop positive attitudes toward those who speak the foreign language and toward the culture.
Develop English language skills commensurate with expectations for students’ ages and abilities.
Gain skills and knowledge in the content areas of the curriculum in keeping with stated objectives in these areas.

Principles of Immersion Instruction
Spanish teachers speak to students only in Spanish beginning in Kindergarten.
Initially in kindergarten, students have the choice to speak in English or Spanish, but as they advance, they are encouraged to only speak Spanish in class.

As students acquire language, teachers strategically correct student grammar errors in Spanish so that students do no feel inhibited.
Teachers use visuals, charts, real objects, posters, maps and engage students in hands-on activities to help convey understanding to them.

Students develop skills that move them from listening and speaking to reading and writing.
Students learn to read first in Spanish.  The students then transfer their reading skills to English quite easily.