Students need English first

NANAIMO: Re: Registration changes aim to curb lineups, Oct. 30.

To the Editor,

Re: Registration changes aim to curb lineups, Oct. 30.

The article brings about an adjunct to teaching French that has me puzzled.

It has recently been discovered that in kindergarten classes that teach French by immersion, English is not taught until the students reach Grade 3 at eight years of age.

Surely with English being the predominate language, except in Quebec, one would think that language would be taught before French so that the young students get a grounding in English first.

Alastair B. Stevens

Nanaimo

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