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Originally Posted by rockdrummer
Right Shel you do run a risk. You run that risk no matter which program you choose including Bi-Bi. There are pro's and cons in each of the programs. There are also many variables that affect the programs themselves of which parents have little or no control of. Then there are the variables that parents do have control of. And then there is the individual child and the variables they have control of. It's all of those things combined that will determine the outcome. While there are things that a parent can do to mitigate some if the inherient problems, at the end of the day, it's still a crap shoot which to me is a sad state of affairs.
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From my experience, those kids who start out in the BiBi programs have a stronger language foundation than those kids who got referred to our program at a later age. A stronger language foundation equals to higher literacy development for the child unless the child themselves have a learning disability.
I dont recall seeing any children becoming language deprived from the BiBi programs. That is based on my experience.
All of my students this year have shown progress with English literacy skills..some develop faster and some develop slower depending on their learning styles. So, I am seeing that as a success and I am confident it will continue as long as each of us teachers meet their learning styles/meeds.