Bilingual Assignment- Hailey Gibson by

Overall Definition

hailxstorrm — 2023-11-13 15:31:38 UTC

In a bilingual education classroom, every student speaks the same language. The teacher is bilingual in English and their students native language. Usually, the teacher begins teaching mainly in the native language, while gradually adding in more English until eventually the teacher is able to fully teach in English. The goal of bilingual classrooms is to have students lean English while still being able to speak their native language and be able to connect with their culture at school, not just at home. Specific models depend on the district, federal and state laws, and the amount of ELL students in the city.

Criteria for a Bilingual Program

hailxstorrm — 2023-11-13 15:50:06 UTC

-There must be 20 or more students who are not completely proficient in English and speak a different language at home(usually Spanish in Texas)

-The students must also be in the same grade level across the entire district

-The program must be offered to all elementary grades (Pre-K to 6th grade)

-Both the home language and English must be used during instruction, but must be used separately.(For example you can't use "Spanglish")

-Equal Consistency with both languages

Academic Criteria for Bilingual Programs

hailxstorrm — 2023-11-13 15:50:27 UTC

-Must be focused on academic content areas

-ELA must be used in both languages throughout the curriculum

-When speaking, languages should be interactive with other students

Transitional Bilingual Program

hailxstorrm — 2023-11-13 16:01:02 UTC

The main goal of this program model is to be able to rapidly get the students acclimated to being in a mainstream classroom. Students are usually in the program for only about two years. The instruction still starts in the Native language but Maintaining the same level of proficiency is not the main goal in this program.

Dual-Bilingual Program

hailxstorrm — 2023-11-13 16:34:16 UTC

Bi-literacy is the main goal of this program.The development should be balanced that way the students are proficient in both languages. There are two types of sub-modes: Two-way and One-way. The two-way model means that some students speak English more proficiently while other speak Spanish, and they help teach each other/learn both languages simultaneously. One-way means that every single student only speaks their native language at home, and is learning bth languages simultaneously.

hailxstorrm — 2023-11-13 16:48:17 UTC

Having vocabulary lists with the same word in English and Spanish is helpful for students visually see each word which should help them memorize basic words in English and in Spanish. You could also use this as a test and give them the names in one language and ask them to write or say the names in the other language.

hailxstorrm — 2023-11-13 16:50:20 UTC

This strategy helps student make real life connections with ideas in English or that might be more americanized. The idea is for them to choose one main theme, and write words that connect to the main theme. Another example would be doing "types of sports" or "clothing".

hailxstorrm — 2023-11-13 16:59:14 UTC

Many Teachers chose to use books like these, where they are written in both English and Spanish so students can understand the booking their native language and practice reading in English. These books pictured also help students understand important social skills for the real world.

Parent Volunteers

hailxstorrm — 2023-11-13 17:08:26 UTC

Having different opportunities where Parents of ELL's can volunteer and genuinely feel welcomed in their child's school helps increase parent engagement. Ways to do this are inviting them to speak about their career or culture, invite them to spend time in a classroom and observe, or offer them to volunteer in the office if there is a person there who can help translate if the parent does not speak English.

Using culture

hailxstorrm — 2023-11-13 18:09:45 UTC

Allowing both students and parents to engage in their own culture and even learn about others will help a parents of an ELL student feel connected within their community at school. Hosting culture days and making sure the classroom has pictures, books, etc of the students culture would likely help parents stay more involved and not as scared to show up and be themselves.

Communication

hailxstorrm — 2023-11-13 18:12:38 UTC

Being able to write emails and speak to the parents using their native language helps keep the parents properly informed and not stressed about trying to understand what their children are doing while in school if they can’t understand what assignments a student brings home. Communication is so important in general but especially when keeping parents engaged. According to the article attached, many parents don’t look at weekly newsletters emailed out, so reaching out directly to a parent increases engagement. It’s also important to find out which way the parents like to be contacted as well.