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Thibaut's Manhattan Language Workshop for Children divides Tots into three age groups: 6-16 months, 13-24 months and 2 to 3 years.
In the past, the LWFC had grouped all the students (between the ages of 24 months to three years) by age. This resulted in children who had taken French for Tots or Spanish for Tots since they were 6 months old, learning in the same classroom with absolute beginners.
However, Mr. Thibaut and his teachers saw that the experienced students were absorbing and repeating the vocabulary (which was designed to be new for all students) significantly faster than the inexperienced children.
If the teachers slowed down to allow the inexperienced students to follow, the seasoned children quickly got bored and began misbehaving. Then, if the teacher began introducing more complicated material again, the newer students were confused and could not respond.
It was clear. Spending 18 months in a language-rich structured playgroup had accelerated the early starter's verbal processing skills to such a degree that they could no longer be placed with children who, in other circumstances, would be considered their peers. Therefore, The LWFC created an Advanced Tots program where its seasoned two year olds now get the challenge they need.
Adapted from newsforparents.org
TASK 1-Say wether the sentencea are True or False. explain the False ones
- Toddlers in TBLW are divided by age.
- Children that had some notions of French or Spanish got bored in class.
- All the students misbehaved.
- A language-rich environment is not important in the process of learning a language.
TASK 2- Find a synonym for these words in the text
- Seminar (school)
- arrange
- total(complete)
- gripping
- school yard
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