Dual Language Immersion Magnet @ Polo Road Elementary School
Description of Program Purpose: ● Close the achievement gap of the school’s extensive population of English Language Learners ○ (add the board’s purpose...spanish in the Elementary school) Kindergarten entry-point ● 50/50 Model ● Target language models ○ Additive ○ Program Goals ● Bilingualism ○ Biliteracy ○ Biculturalism ○ Academic Proficiency ○
Academic Achievement Benefits for ELL’s and NES’s Both ELLs and NES (Native English Speakers) in bilingual immersion programs demonstrated large gains over time in their reading and math achievement test scores. By middle school, both groups scored at or well above grade level in reading and math when measured in both languages. Most students believed that learning through two languages trained them to think better and helped them do better in school (Lindholm-Leary, 2005).
How is Current Academic Achievement Measured & Communicated at PRE? ● Report Cards- Grades K-2 ● Progress Reports ● MAP- Grade 2 ● DRA2- Kdg ● EasyCBM (English & Spanish)- Grades 1-2 ● STAMP Assessment ● Greg Duncan- program evaluator
Snapshot of Next Steps Increased/Improved Home-School Communication ● Provision of Authentic Instructional Materials/Resources ● STAMP Assessment- ● Language proficiency measure (3rd and 5th grades) ○ Lead Teacher - Mrs. Liz Lawrence-Baez ● Professional Development ●
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