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Infant/Toddler Languages: Program Policies (continued)
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Questionnaire item #2:
Preferences of Parents
There is a concern about the children that are speaking
only Spanish that they will struggle as they get to the
public school system.
Our parents want home language in the program. That is
what we do.
Our parents want both languages in the program.
Our parents do not want the use of English to be done to
the extent that they loose Spanish. How do we do we figure
out how to do this?
Parents often state a preference for their infants and
toddlers to learn English. How can we assure them that
they will do so even if we use Spanish with them.
Parents prefer a combination of home language and
English in the classroom, because they think it is important
for the child to start learning the country’s language, but
also to keep their roots and culture.
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