Frequently Asked Questions: This page contains answers to common questions of 
students and parents.

1. My child is frustrated with Intensive French, is this normal?
2. I don't speak French, how can I help my child?
3. I am afraid my child will lose some of his/her English skills.

My child is frustrated with Intensive French, is this normal?

It is normal for many children to feel frustrated within the first 
couple of 
weeks.  The format for this program is different from any other 
that they are 
used to.  Encourage your son/daughter to focus well on the teacher 
as there 
will be lots of gestures, prompts and props to help get the idea or 
topic 
across.  If after a few weeks your child is still frustrated please 
contact 
me and we can discuss the situation.

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I don't speak French, how can I help my child?

The simplest answer to this question is to positively encourage 
your child as 
he/she goes through this process.  Ask questions about what theme 
they are 
doing in class.  Have them talk to you about how much they are 
understanding 
and speaking in class.  Also have your child try to teach you some 
French as 
well!

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I am afraid my child will lose some of his/her English skills.

I will be assigning reading and writng homework each week.  Please 
insist 
that your child work to the best of his/her abilities on this 
work.  After 
the Intensive Block is over we will be doing English and building 
in lots of 
Science and Social Studies. This is to ensure that over the course 
of the 
year, no time will be lost for English Language Arts skills.

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