"Using story form is the ideal approach for teaching languages to children ages 4 – 10 years old."
—Helena Curtain & Carol Ann Dahlberg, "Languages and Children" (Pearson)."Free voluntary reading may be the most powerful educational tool in language education."
—Stephen Krashen, Emeritus Professor of Linguistics & Education, University of Southern CaliforniaSpot Color Immersion Method®
Learning a new language has lasting benefits on a child’s developing brain. But beginners quickly lose interest when presented with words out of context (such as with traditional teaching tools). They prefer to jump in with stories, and pick up language with astonishing ease this way.
At the heart of Language Together is the Spot Color Immersion Method®. Developed with teachers and curriculum experts, our method combines multiple language strategies—story-based immersion, simple sentences, repetition, context, color coding and other techniques—woven into fun, short stories that are just the right level for beginners.
Our method incorporates research from language experts such as Stephen Krashen, Steven Pinker, and Blaine Ray. Krashen and Pinker promoted natural immersion over grammar and drilling. Ray invented TPR Storytelling in the 1990s, a story-based method gaining rapid popularity among teachers worldwide.
Beginners can finish books all by themselves (or with help from the online audio narration), fueling them with accomplishment and motivation to keep learning. They beam with pride as they exclaim, “I read this story on my own—in a new language!”
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