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Fun Spanish for Children with Songs, Stories, Karaoke, Videos, and Activities

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About Us

Progressive Language Overview

Progressive Language has one goal - the success of language learners.  Our fun and dynamic language programs do this by engaging learners through music, games, activities, video, contests, plays and crafts. Children will have so much fun using our "leveled immersion" programs, they won't know they are learning a new language.

Progressive Language offers two unique language programs for children and families: Spanish Champs Preschool and Kindegarten Spanish and Blue Wolf & Friends ESL. These programs tap into the natural language ability that children have and can be used in preschools, grade schools, and at home.

Our mission at Progressive Language since the year 2000 is to increase fluency by bringing language learning to life. Why? - Because language learning is often frustrating for both instructor and learner. We studied the major obstacles in this learning process to understand what leads to success. 

Utilizing this knowledge, we developed programs that significantly strengthen the learning experience. How? - By combining the finest in linguistics research, experiential learning techniques, and technology in multimedia language immersion programs. We put a face to language learning, stimulating acquisition and increasing fluency. Worldwide, the demand for foreign language skills has never been higher and the need for institutions to provide those skills has never been greater. Spanish Champs programs provide the essential exposure needed to build a solid foundation in Spanish.  The result is institutions that flourish and learners that succeed. Progressive Language's immersion programs are changing the face of language learning - forever.

Progressive Language was founded in 2000 to create innovative and effective language programs. We assembled a world class team of language experts to help develop the Progressive Language methodology, which is used in all our language programs. The methodology includes multi-modal, and multi-contextual learning. What does this mean? We tap into proven learning strategies that greatly simplify the process of learning a second language. Using songs, physical movement (TPR), stories, games, video, contests, and karaoke, children easily build a solid foundation in Spanish.
 
Who helped develop our methodology?
 
Stephanie Farrow, M.Ed
Stephanie's professional background includes curriculum design and development, teacher training, and classroom teaching. She has served as program director for non-profit organizations and been active in community programs focusing on issues concerning children and youth. Having first worked overseas as a teenager, Stephanie has continued to nurture her passion for languages and cross-cultural communication via a Kellogg Foundation Fellowship in International Development, working and consulting in Latin America and Africa, and participation in international community activities. 
 
 
Dr. Jeffrey T. Connor-Linton, Linguistics Advisor
Dr. Connor-Linton was an Associate Professor and Chairman of the Dept. of Linguistics at Georgetown University. He is an expert in Multi-dimensional Analysis, Language Assessment, Research Design and Statistics and Cross-cultural Communications.
 
Dr. Susan Carkin, Linguistics and ESL Advisor
Dr. Carkin has a BA in Spanish, a BA and an MA in English and ESL and a PhD in Applied Linguistics. She is an Associate Professor for the Intensive English Language Institute at Utah State University. She specializes in Linguistics and the teaching of the English Language.

Dr. Heather McCullum - Bayliss, Computational Linguistics Advisor
Dr. McCullum holds a PhD with concentrations in Applied Linguistics and Spanish Linguistics from Georgetown University, U.S.A. She is a Senior Computational Linguist for Lockheed Martin Management and Data Systems.

Professor Bill King, Linguistics Advisor
Bill was an associate Professor at Thunderbird, the American Graduate School of International Business where he teaches business communication. He has over 30 years experience in studying the science of communication and continues to actively publish in the field.