LOVELAND — Erika Tran was delighted when her son, Caden, wanted to correspond in Spanish with the serving staff at a Mexican restaurant.
It showed her how the kindergartner is integrating two languages into his life through dual immersion, a program new to the Thompson School District.
“It’s starting to live in him,” Tran said in a presentation to the school board on Wednesday. “It’s not just a school activity. It’s going to be a lifetime activity.”
The school district launched dual-immersion programs in kindergarten this year at Truscott and Cottonwood Plains elementary schools.
Six months into the program, teachers report they are seeing growth in math skills and literacy, and the district has a plan to grow the program over these first students’ educational careers.
