Dual Language Program 101 School District U-46 Informational
Meeting 2010-2011 School Year 1
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What are the basics of Dual Language (DL) Programs? What does
the research say? What do we need to do to start a DL Program?
Guiding Questions 2
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What are the basics of a dual language program? Dual Language
101 Definition Common Goals Non-negotiable Components 3
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Dual Language Programs... Definition 4 Use two languages in two
ways Two languages are used for instruction According to the school
demographics Two groups of students are typically involved Native
English speakers or English-dominant students Native speakers of
Spanish or other target languages One group of students is involved
- One Way Native speakers of Spanish or other target languages
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Dual Language Programs in U-46 Same Basic Principles, Different
Language Groups One-Way Dual Language One Way Dual language
programs are implemented in demographic contexts where only one
language group is available Two-Way Dual Language Two-Way Dual
Language programs have the demographics to invite English-dominant
students to join their ELL peers in an integrated bilingual
classroom. There should be an approximate balance of students of
each language background. Spanish-speaking English Language
Learners Native English speakers or English- dominant students
Two-Way Dual Language Program Spanish- speaking English Language
Learners One-Way Dual Language Program 5
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Dual Language Program Goals All students will.. Be at or above
grade level. Develop high levels of proficiency in their first
language. Develop high levels of proficiency in a second language.
Demonstrate positive cross-cultural attitudes and behaviors. 6
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Dual Language Programs Non-negotiable components A minimum of
50% to a maximum of 90% of the daily instruction in the target
language (e.g. Spanish, Navajo, Zuni, etc) Strict separation of
languages for instruction (no translation) K 8th grade commitment
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Language Environment Outside of School & Home Blue =
English Yellow= Spanish English speaking home Min. of 50% in
Spanish in a DL classroom 8 8 Spanish Speaking home
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What does the research say? 9 Providing more hours of English
does NOT result in higher English achievement Little Spanish and
mostly English can lead to lower Spanish AND English achievement
Providing dual language program instruction leads to higher English
AND Spanish achievement Two-Way Immersion Education: Testing and
Accountability (Lindholm- Leary, 2002)
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What the research says The Graph 10 1 Two-Way Dual Language Ed.
including Content ESL 2 One-Way Dual Language Ed. including Content
ESL 3 Transitional Bilingual Ed., including ESL taught through
academic content 4 Transitional Bilingual Ed., including ESL,
taught traditionally 5 ESL taught through academic content (no L1)
6 ESL Pullout (no L1) taught traditionally 7 Prop 227 in California
Spring 1998 Spring 2000 (grades 2-9 in two-year cohorts )
Collier/Thomas, 2009
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Dual Language Program in U-46 Program Design 80:20 80% in
Spanish 20% in English Progression chart with the amount of the day
in each language Literacy Development Spanish Initial Literacy
Development Explicit English literacy development begins in first
grade by second semester Immersion Level Full Immersion 11
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Amount of Day in Each Language 80:20 One/Two-Way Dual Language
Program PreKK1st2 nd 3 rd 4 th 5 th 6 th 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50%
40% 30% 20% 10% Spanish Speaker- ELL
L1L2L1L2L1L2L1L2L1L2L1L2L1L2L1L2 Native Eng./Eng dominant Speaker
L2L1L2L1L2L1L2L1L2L1L2L1L2L1L2L1 L1 = Childs 1 st Lang. L2 Childs 2
nd Lang. EnglishSpanish 12
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What schools will have Dual Language Programs in U-46? Century
Oaks Channing Coleman Creekside Garfield Glenbrook Heritage Hilltop
Hillcrest Hanover Countryside Oakhill Ontarioville Otter Creek
Parkwood Ridge Circle Sheridan Sunnydale Timber Trails Washington
29 elementary schools that currently have the Transitional
Bilingual Education program in Spanish: Highland Harriet Gifford
Huff Illinois Park Laurel Hill Lincoln Lords Park Lowrie McKinley
Nature Ridge 13
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What is U-46 implementation plan?
2011-20122012-2013201320142014-20152015-2016 PreK KKKKK 11111 22222
3333 44 4 55 6 One-way Dual language Programs 14
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What is U-46 implementation plan?
2011-20122012-2013201320142014-20152015-2016 KKKKK 11111 2222 333 4
4 5 Two-Way Dual Language Programs 15
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The Importance of Parental Support! Parents work with teachers
and principals to encourage the development of both languages and
both cultures for all children in the program - not just their own
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Frequently Asked Questions What advantages are there for my
child in a Dual Language program? Students develop high academic
achievement in reading, writing & oral proficiency in two
languages. Allows them to see their first language in a comparative
perspective, which helps them analyze and refine their language
use. Students develop positive attitudes toward themselves as
learners. 17
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Advantages for Native English Speakers and English-dominant
students Students achieve at the same or higher levels in English
compared to their English-only speaking peers in English-only
classrooms. Students develop very positive attitudes about students
of other language and cultural backgrounds. AND/OR Students develop
very positive attitudes about their heritage language and cultural
background. 18
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Advantages for Spanish-speaking English Language Learners
Students achieve at the same or higher levels in English than their
peers enrolled in other programs. Increased sense of pride and
self-esteem. School models of proficiency in Spanish Home Students
develop very positive attitudes about their heritage language and
cultural background and are able to continue communicating with
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What can I do as a parent to participate and support my child
at home? Especially if I dont know the language Right environment
& tools Quiet space, enough time, dictionaries in both
languages Support your childs language and literacy development in
two languages Ask questions about the homework, in the language
spoken at home Read books, write, and watch movies in the second
language Attend cultural festivals Provide opportunities for
authentic language exchanges Frequently Asked Questions 20
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21 Some ideas on how to help.
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Will Spanish Speaking students that qualify to receive ELL
services in Spanish be able to participate in the Dual Language
(DL) Program? YES Starting in 2011-2012, the Dual Language Program
Model will be implemented by U-46 to serve the English Language
Learners of high incidence language (Spanish) according to Illinois
School Code 228. Implementation plan Frequently Asked Question
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Will native English speakers and English- dominant students be
able to participate in Dual Language (DL) program? Two-Way Dual
Language programs will be established at schools where there is
enough interest and commitment of native English speakers or
English-dominant students. A minimum of 1/3 of interested and
committed native English speakers or English-dominant students per
classroom is needed in order to meet the required balance of peer
language models for an effective Two- Way Dual Language Program.
Frequently Asked Question 23
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Will native English speakers and English- dominant students be
able to participate in Dual Language (DL) program? (cont.) The
district is looking into options: in case there is more interest
and commitment than space for native English speakers or English-
dominant students Dual Language Implementation Advisory Committee
24 Frequently Asked Question
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What resources exist for parents of DL students? Center for
Applied Linguistics www.cal.org/twiwww.cal.org Resources include
books and videos from organizations and from other Dual Language
/TWI programs. Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition
www.carla.umn.edu www.carla.umn.edu Dual Language of New Mexico
(DLeNM) http://www.dlenm.org http://www.dlenm.org Other
organizations with a special interest in dual language education:
The Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL), the National Association
for Bilingual Education (NABE), 2-Way CABE (California Association
for Bilingual Education), Dual Language Education of New Mexico,
and the Illinois Resource Center.Center for Applied
LinguisticsNational Association for Bilingual Education2-Way
CABEDual Language Education of New MexicoIllinois Resource Center
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Ways to keep informed about Dual Language in U-46 26 Being
Developed!
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27 Patricia Makishima Dual Language Coordinator English
Language Learners Office 847-888-5000 ext 4279 Contact Information
Email your questions to Email your questions to : Patricia
Makishima Dual Language Coordinator [email protected]
Or
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Food for thought No child has to lose a language to learn a
language! 28