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LEVEL CHINESELarge Scale

Implementation2016-2017

Stacy Lyon, DirectorUtah Chinese Dual Language

ImmersionUtah State Board of Education

Instruction is divided between two classrooms daily:

One teacher teaches ONLY in the target language One teacher teaches ONLY in English

The Utah Model

50/50 two teachers

starting in 1st grade

Program Scale

• Grades 1-6 = 33 schools, 173 teachers• Grades 7-8 = 15 schools, 14 teachers

• Total Students 2016-2017 = 8,000+

Level Chinese Target Group

6th Grade = 19 teachers 700 students

19 separate schools 8 different districts

Why just 6th grade students?

Instructional Benefits

1. Consistent standard across multiple organizations and teacher backgrounds.

2. Benchmark data for transition to middle school.3. Progressive set of objectives encourages effective

instructional practices.4. Helps identify gaps where explicit instruction is needed.5. Engages students in taking responsibility for and celebrating

their own success.

stacy.lyon@outlook.comQuestions?