Current research on language learning states that the most effective way to learn a second language is to learn vocabulary first, which is reinforced through conversation, and then focus on reading and grammar. We all learn to speak our native tongues in infancy and then learn reading and writing later. This approach leads to a more concrete and longer lasting retention of the language and greater fluency. Our Arabic curriculum for the younger grades was the first of its kind designed specifically to teach Arabic as a second language and we have had great success with this approach.

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