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Our
Italian Classes |
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Little Language is a full immersion program that
focuses on learning the Italian language in a playful environment.
Our language program is comprised of a progressive series of ten
class sessions. Each one hour class is conducted exclusively in
Italian in an interactive, nurturing, stimulating playful
environment where classes are kept small in order to facilitate the
full participation of every child. Throughout the program, children
learn Italian through verbal-visual-tactile association, word
repetition and the utilization of creative manipulatives such as
visual aids, toys, instruments, puppets, rhyming poems and music.
Children learn Italian naturally, through immersion and
comprehension not translating. First they hear, understand, build
confidence and finally speak. By focusing on a musical methodology,
children will automatically develop Italian comprehension and verbal
skills. Exposure to classic Italian nursery rhymes and traditional
songs allow children to pronounce the Italian words and learn the
language in a playful enjoyable ambiance. While children are happily
engaging in fun activities, they happen to be playing in Italian.
Through playing games, singing songs and choral repetition your
child will naturally absorb and begin to use their new language
effortlessly. |
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Visual Aids
illustrate, reinforce vocabulary and are very effective. They
attract children, convey understanding and transmit vocabulary to
memory.
Music such as classic Italian
songs build language skills in the classroom and at home. Children
learn their songs in class, but also receive a CD and song book so
they can listen and practice their vocabulary- building songs at
home.
Toys & Manipulatives stimulate
and motivate the children as well as reinforce vocabulary in an
interactive playful atmosphere. |
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Our learning materials
are fun, colorful, interactive and child friendly combining music,
humor and repetition so that children learn naturally, embrace the
Italian language and most importantly retain it.
The following learning modalities are addressed in our Italian
immersion playgroup through a sequential learning model that
promotes the Italian language: |
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Musical
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Visual-Spatial
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Logical-Mathematical
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Linguistic
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Bodily-Kinesthetic
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Infant/Little Toddler
Italian Playgroup (Birth - 3 yrs) |
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Musical activities include choral singing,
dancing and playing simple percussive instruments. Infants and
toddlers are exposed to the phonetic sounds of the Italian
language during the most important stages of early language
development. |
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Independent Toddler
Italian Playgroup (3 - 4yrs) |
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More music, games, dancing and songs with the
addition of thematic visual materials, coloring and stories.
Children are engaged through educational play, utilizing
repetition, props, toys, instruments and manipulatives. |
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Children's Italian
Playgroup (5 - 7 yrs) |
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This playgroup is designed to combine music
with auditory/visual learning on a more intense level. Children
are motivated to converse in Italian through age appropriate
songs, games, instruments, dance, activities, toys and props.
Thematic lessons introduce reading, writing and short phrases as
well as the phonetics of the Italian language. |
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Kids Italian
Playgroup (8 - 12 yrs) |
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A more advanced playgroup engaging students
in reading, writing, singing, and conversational activities and
games. Vocabulary, sentence structure and pronunciation are
reinforced through visual-auditory-tactile learning, choral
repetition, role-playing, reading and writing. |
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