Multilingual Literacy Programs
Types of Programs
ONE-WAY AND TWO-WAY LANGuAGE PROGRAMS
Students learn to read first in their dominant language. Then, they spend equal amounts of time studying Language Arts in English and in Spanish in second grade. Math is taught in English, and Science and Social Studies are taught in Spanish. Students build fluency and comprehension through daily interactions in both languages with both English and Spanish dominant students.
Language immersion Programs
SPANISH One-Way
Classroom comprised of primarily Spanish-dominant speakers
Learning English and Spanish over the course of a day
Schools:
Springdale Elementary
Sequoyah Elementary
Kendall-Whittier Elementary
Skelly Elementary
SPANISH Two-Way
Classroom comprised of English-dominant and Spanish-dominant speakers
Learning English and Spanish over the course of a day
Schools:
Felicitas Mendez International School
Celia Clinton Elementary
Kendall-Whittier Elementary
Disney Elementary
Will Rogers Middle School
Cooper Elementary
Language Immersion
Classroom comprised of English-dominant speakers
Target language: Spanish or French
Schools:
Eisenhower International School
Zarrow International School
Click here to view our multilingual pathways.
Sample Language of Instruction Schedule
One-Way and Two-Way Model
Spanish Language Arts
English Language Arts
math in English
Science and Social Studies in Spanish
Morning meetings, community circles, and breaks done in the language of the day (flips back and forth between Spanish and English)
Will Rogers College middle school multilanguage model
Spanish Language Arts
English Language Arts
math in English or spanish
Science in English or Spanish
Social studies in English or Spanish
Students are immersed in the target language 90% of their instructional time from Kindergarten through 2nd grade.
Over time, instruction in English is gradually added, and students are learning 50% of the time in English and 50% of the time in the target language by 5th grade.
Schools Served
Contact Us
Liliane Vannoy
Director of Multilingual Pathways
918-746-6835
Email Liliane
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