Preschool Spanish Immersion Programs

The Benefits of Total Foreign Language Immersion

The KISS Program is based on the belief that total immersion is the best way for your children to develop a long-lasting foundation in the Spanish language. In a total immersion program, children spend part of the day learning a second language, and all of their subjects are taught in that language. In most cases, learning a second language through an immersion program enhances a child’s success in other subjects.

Featured Articles about the benefits of immersion

Raising bilingual children: Common Parental Concerns - CALDigest
Research indicates that the ability to switch back and forth between languages, sometimes called code-switching, is a sign of mastery of two linguistic systems, not a sign of language confusion, and that children as young as 2 are able to code-switch in socially appropriate ways...

Bilingual Acquisition - Early Childhood News
Even more remarkable are those children who simultaneously acquire proficiency in two, or more, languages during the preschool years. Within the same time frame as it takes monolingual children to learn one language, bilingual children learn two languages and become adept at using them in socially diverse and appropriate ways.

Building a more resiliant brain - Wall Street Journal
A lifetime of speaking two or more languages appears to pay off in old age, with recent research showing the symptoms of dementia can be delayed by an average of four years in bilingual people...