{"id":372,"date":"2018-05-17T18:12:01","date_gmt":"2018-05-17T18:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pandatree.com\/blog\/?p=372"},"modified":"2021-04-03T02:53:45","modified_gmt":"2021-04-03T02:53:45","slug":"pandatree-launches-first-online-language-learning-series-for-preschoolers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dashboard.pandatree.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/17\/pandatree-launches-first-online-language-learning-series-for-preschoolers\/","title":{"rendered":"PandaTree Launches First Online Language Learning Series for Preschoolers"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>PALO ALTO, CA \u2013<\/span><\/strong> May 17, 2018 \u2013 <\/strong>PandaTree, one of the leading providers of live online foreign language lessons for kids, today announced the launch of PandaTree for Preschoolers<\/strong><\/a>, a series of Mandarin Chinese or Spanish lessons for children, ages two to five. A first for bringing live online foreign language learning to the youngest of children, this new series of 25-minute lessons offers language exposure during a critical development period for language acquisition.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cWe started PandaTree in 2015 knowing that parents needed more options for foreign language learning to give their kids a head start in a globally connected world,\u201d said Kristina Klausen, PandaTree CEO & Founder. \u201cOur new PandaTree for Preschoolers program is in response to parents who know about the benefits of starting young and are looking for foreign language exposure for their toddlers.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Designed for the specific learning needs of preschoolers, each live one-on-one lesson is led by a carefully trained PandaTree tutor. A parent or caregiver also participates in the lesson and the tutor uses puppets, songs, interactive games and animated cartoons to make the child\u2019s first exposure to Mandarin or Spanish learning joyful and positive.<\/span><\/p>\n

The PandaTree for Preschoolers curriculum is designed to engage young learners with short segments, frequent repetition, with no reading or mouse skills required. Moving at the child\u2019s pace, the curriculum covers topics like greetings, counting, colors, animals and parts of the face.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cToddlers really respond to this program,\u201d added Ana Wentz, one of the PandaTree tutors who teaches preschoolers. \u201cYou see them dance and clap when we sing songs. They think it\u2019s fun, but meanwhile they\u2019re absorbing so much.\u201d Wentz, originally from Colombia, also teaches Spanish in a U.S. private school.<\/span><\/p>\n

Recent research shows that the younger a person is when they start learning a foreign language the higher the level of language accuracy he or she is likely to attain. Additional language studies reveal that kids start to lose the ability to distinguish sounds outside their native language starting at less than 12 months, so getting early exposure to other languages helps them achieve native-level pronunciation. Lastly, interactive conversations, rather than just passive listening or viewing, accelerate children\u2019s language learning.<\/span><\/p>\n

During once or twice weekly PandaTree lessons, parents are also coached on how to incorporate the learning into their child\u2019s daily life. Between lessons, parents can access the PandaTree Kid hub for songs and activities to reinforce the learning.<\/span><\/p>\n

For more information, visit https:\/\/pandatree.com\/preschool-program<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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About PandaTree<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

PandaTree is an online foreign language learning program that provides children, ages 2 to 15, one-on-one lessons with a tutor through live online video conversations. The company uses a proprietary curriculum aligned to established foreign language learning standards. Highly qualified tutors tailor every lesson for each child for optimized individual learning. Mandarin Chinese and Spanish lessons are offered now, with more languages planned in the future. Follow us on Facebook<\/a> and YouTube<\/a> or visit our homepage at www.pandatree.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

PALO ALTO, CA \u2013 May 17, 2018 \u2013 PandaTree, one of the leading providers of live online foreign language lessons for kids, today announced the launch of PandaTree for Preschoolers, a series of Mandarin Chinese or Spanish lessons for children, ages two to five. A first for bringing live online foreign language learning to the … Continue reading “PandaTree Launches First Online Language Learning Series for Preschoolers”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[],"coauthors":[16],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/dashboard.pandatree.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/dashboard.pandatree.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/dashboard.pandatree.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dashboard.pandatree.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dashboard.pandatree.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=372"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"http:\/\/dashboard.pandatree.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":789,"href":"http:\/\/dashboard.pandatree.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372\/revisions\/789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/dashboard.pandatree.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dashboard.pandatree.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dashboard.pandatree.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=372"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dashboard.pandatree.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}