The Benefits of Dual-Language Development in Early Childhood Education
“In this episode of The Preschool Podcast we discuss the benefits of language immersion in early childhood education with Natalie Standridge, founder and CEO of Casa de Corazón, an intercultural Spanish immersion early childhood development program that serves children ages birth to pre-k in the Minnesota and Wisconsin area, and is expanding nationally through franchising.
Natalie explains that from birth to about pre-k are the best years for children to learn a second language as this is when it will be retained the most. Their program at Casa de Corazón is designed to foster this language development as well as provide children and their families with dual-language learning in the early learning years.”
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