Resources
Immersion and Bilingual Schools:
If you are interested in having your child attend an immersion or bilingual preschool or elementary school, we can provide you with information. CommuniKids' founders and teachers have taught in many of the area immersion schools and our children attend immersion schools as well. Here are links to a few of the schools that offer immersion and/or bilingual programs.
Washington International School: PreK - 12th grade; Spanish or French (independent School)
Washington International School
Oyster Bilingual School - PreK - 8th Grade; Spanish (DC Public School)
www.k12.dc.us/schools/Oyster/description/html
Latin American Montessori Bilingual School - PreK - 2nd; Spanish (DC Charter School)
Montgomery County Schools Immersion Programs; various schools offer Spanish, French, or Chinese immersion; admission by lottery (Montgomery County, Maryland Public Schools)
Montgomery County Immersion Programs
Fairfax County Schools Immersion Programs; various schools offer Spanish, French, German, and Japanese programs; admission by lottery (Fairfax County, Virginia Public Schools)
http://www.fcps.edu/dis/OHSICS/forlang/partial.htm
Arlington County Schools Immersion Programs; Offers some Spanish immersion Elementary Schools (Arlington County, Virginia Public Schools)
http://www.arlington.k12.va.us/
For research on language learning and early childhood education:
The National Association for the Education of Young Children:
www.naeyc.org
The Center for Applied Linguistics:
www.cal.org
The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages:
www.actfl.org
The National Network for Early Language Learning:
www.nnell.org
For Language Resources:
Websites for Spanish books and CDs/DVDs
www.bilingualkids.com
www.rayobooks.com
www.spanishtoys.com
www.spanisheducationalresources.com
www.bilingos.com
www.languagelizard.com
www.cultureforkids.com
Websites for French Books:
www.amazon.com.fr
www.euro-questinc.com/ (French Books for Adults and Children)
www.alapage.com (Website is in French)
www.bilingos.com (Books and Other Materials)
www.languagelizard.com
Websites for Chinese Books:
www.chinasprout.com
www.betterchinese.com
www.bilingos.com
www.childbook.com
www.languagelizard.com
Websites for Arabic Books: