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People Thought I Was Crazy to Open a Preschool Language Immersion Program… But Now Everyone Wants to Start Their Own!

October 11, 2014 by Ana Lomba 1 Comment

This month of October marks my 15th anniversary as a language entrepreneur. Back when I started, everybody thought I was crazy to put my Princeton University Ph.D. degree on hold to start a program to teach Spanish to young children.

Fifteen years ago, nobody in the U.S. cared about young children learning foreign languages.

In fact, many people thought that it was a BAD idea to teach young children a foreign language.

Believe It or Not, Early Language Education
Was Once the Villain of the Story

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How to Nurture the Bilingual Genius of Babies – Cómo cultivar el ingenio bilingüe de los bebés

May 4, 2013 by Ana Lomba 5 Comments

Bilingual Mother Talk
Babies and toddlers’ language flourishes with “Parent talk.” Young children learn languages best through one-on-one interaction with real people.

One of the most exciting areas of brain research today deals with the effects of bilingualism on cognition.

Studies have shown that speaking two or more languages produces a kind of intelligence that goes beyond language.

In fact, speaking two languages fluently transforms the most important operations of the brain in quite ingenious ways. The result is a sharper and more flexible brain. [Read more…]

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To Test or Not to Test – That Is the Question

September 4, 2012 by Ana Lomba 1 Comment

 

Feel some guilt because you are not testing your students? And should you?

 

Do you have an independent language program for kids?

Then, you may be interested in these two question, posted by a “mamapreneur” that attended a recent webinar focused on curriculum for enrichment Spanish immersion programs [Read more…]

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3 Key Curriculum Targets for Mom Entrepreneurs with Language Programs

July 27, 2012 by Ana Lomba 5 Comments

Owner of a language immersion program
Only one child and one free hand? Boy, that’s piece of cake!

 

 

TIME is the #1 obstacle

for a mom entrepreneur’s success,

that is why it is critical not to waste it with

the wrong curriculum for your type of

setting.

 

So before you spend more precious time

wondering what curriculum to purchase or

writing your own, you may want to

understand the three major goals you

need to achieve with your curriculum. [Read more…]

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The “Silent Period” in Language Acquisition: Truth or Myth?

June 22, 2012 by Ana Lomba 29 Comments

During the years, I have become more and more suspicious of “natural approaches” to second language education. I once was a believer, but not any more…

In fact, my skepticism has grown so much in one particular area that I can hardly contain myself when I hear it introduced to new teachers (or parents) as an inevitable (and natural) stage in second language acquisition: the “Silent Period.” [Read more…]

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