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Bilingual Program UpdateBilingual Program Update

Why do we offer bilingual education?

Why do we offer bilingual education?

The premise supporting bilingual education is the fact that students bring 5 years of Spanish oral language to their schooling experience.

Texas Regulations Texas Regulations

• 29 Establishment of bilingual education and special language programs in the public schools

• 89 It is the policy of the state that every student

identified as limited English proficient shall be provided a full opportunity to participate in a bilingual education or English as a second language program

• 74 English Language Proficiency Standards

Pre-KProgram Implementation

Pre-KProgram Implementation

• Three hours daily at 3 ECS, Harrington and Head Start*

• Strengthen oral language proficiency in the native language plus develop oral language proficiency (BICS) in English

• Pre-literacy skills will be developed in native language

Kindergarten Program Implementation

Kindergarten Program Implementation

Reading / LA Math IC150-180 minutes150-180 minutes 60-75 minutes60-75 minutes 45-60 minutes45-60 minutes

1st Grade Program Implementation

1st Grade Program Implementation

Reading / LA Math IC

* Second Semester: Small group English literacy instruction during Spanish * Second Semester: Small group English literacy instruction during Spanish guided reading time.guided reading time.

120-145 minutes120-145 minutes 70-80 minutes70-80 minutes 80-90 minutes80-90 minutes

2nd Grade Program Implementation

2nd Grade Program Implementation

Reading / LA Math IC120-135 minutes120-135 minutes 75-90 minutes75-90 minutes 80-90 minutes80-90 minutes

* Newcomer students may receive Spanish reading instruction if below 2* Newcomer students may receive Spanish reading instruction if below 2ndnd grade Spanish reading level.grade Spanish reading level.

3rd/4th/5th GradeProgram Implementation

3rd/4th/5th GradeProgram Implementation

Reading / LA Math IC

* Use students’ native language to scaffold instruction. * Use students’ native language to scaffold instruction. * Newcomers may receive small group reading instruction in Spanish.* Newcomers may receive small group reading instruction in Spanish.

105-120 minutes105-120 minutes 75-90 minutes75-90 minutes 90-105 minutes90-105 minutes

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Exiting and Re-OfferingExiting and Re-Offering

• Students Participating in the Bilingual Program follow the same Exit Criteria as students participating in the ESL program.

• ESL is not a transition program for bilingual students.

• Send supporting documentation to Emelia, when reoffering the bilingual or ESL program to M1 or M2 students.

FAQ FAQ

• A child come to PreK or K with a 1, in LAS Links for both languages. Isn’t is better to put him in ESL and not bilingual ?

• Are we a dual language program?

• PES?

• Why doesn’t ___ bilingual school offer a 5th grade bilingual classroom?

Esperanza Spanish literacy Intervention

Esperanza Spanish literacy Intervention

• Used as Tier 3 Spanish Literacy Intervention

• Esperanza- New kits were bought for all campuses. One literacy specialist per campus was trained

• Follow up at Instructional support meeting on January 14, 2011

Additional Support Additional Support

• Teacher Support – Instructional specialists

• PAL- Grade 1-2 students developed in Tejas Lee at winter assessment will be invited to participate in PAL transition program

Summer Language Academy August 8-9

Summer Language Academy August 8-9

• Transitioning to English Language-

Dr. Cardenas-Hagan

• Barron Elementary