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Sorry to jump in so late here, but I don't get on the forum much anymore!
Anyway, we brought home our 6 1/2 yr old at the end of July 2005. She had never been to school before, only spoke Spanish and we only speak English. When we went to meet her for the first time last March, I bought a bunch of nursery rhyme cd's, abc's and numbers, and silly songs. Also took a portable cd player and left all that with her. She listened to those constantly for those 4 months while waiting for us. It must have sunk in, because when she came home, she was singing the alphabet. Then, school was starting in our district and I only had her home 3 weeks and 3 days. I didn't know what to do, so I decided to send her. I hated sending her I wanted to be selfish and still spend more time with her, but I think it helped her so much just immersing her in English. Within 2 months she was speaking English and does not like speaking Spanish. She is enrolled in ESL classes and goes 1 hour a week. Also, when we picked her up, her foster mom had taught her about 6 words in English. A lot of people recommended music to me to help her learn and it seems like it really helped!
Good luck!!! It might take some time, but it will all work out!
Linda
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