Programmatic Resources

On this page, you will find resources to support your school's or district's efforts to plan, implement, and refine your dual language program. There are many sample materials here that schools have shared, with permission, to help strengthen the quality of programs everywhere. For specific professional development opportunities that focus on program design and implementation, please go to Program Development.

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Elementary

This area will contain sample reports from La Siembra and El Enriquecer retreats, sample school program brochures, sample contracts, sample curriculum alignment plans, sample instructional schedules, and much more.

Reports

• La Siembra Retreat February 21-22, 2008
  Planting the Seeds of Strong New Dual Language Programs
  Summary Report: Tigard, Oregon
• La Siembra November 12-13, 2007
  Pre-Conference Retreat to La Cosecha Fall 2007
  Planting the Seeds of Strong New Dual Language Programs
  Summary Report: Loving, New Mexico | Action Plan Template
• El Enriquecer May 2008  Summary Report: Las Cruces/Southern NM

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Sample Contracts and Related Materials

Kinder Presentation

• Outline – kinder presentation about English Plus or Dual Language
• Kinder presentación de lenguaje dual o <inglés y más> en español

Letters of Interest

• Carta de interes de padres de familia
• Parent Letter of Interest

Program Brochures

• East San José Elementary Dual Language Program
• Escuela Primaria East San José Programa de lenguaje dual

Program Overviews

• School Overview (Spanish) | (English)

Expectation Letters

• Grade 1 Expectation Letters English | Spanish
• Grade 2 Expectation Letters English | Spanish
• Grade 3 Expectation Letters English | Spanish
• Grade 4 Expectation Letters English | Spanish
• Grade 5 Expectation Letters English | Spanish

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Secondary

This area will contain sample reports from La Siembra and El Enriquecer retreats, sample school program brochures, sample contracts, sample curriculum alignment plans, sample instructional schedules, Bilingual Seal, and much more.

Reports

• Ysleta Independent School District
  Connecting Content, Standards, Language, and Cultural Understanding
  Science, August 4-5, 2008 & Math, August 6-7, 2008
  Summary Report
• Dual Language 2007 Summer Critical Institutes
  Power Planning for Dual Language Science Lessons

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Sample Brochures

• Cecil B. Demille Middle School (English)
• Cecil B. Demille Middle School (Spanish)
• Truman Middle School

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General

This area will contain Guiding Principles, process for incorporating cross-cultural component in planning, related articles, materials for use with family/community, and much more.

Guiding Principles

• Guiding Principles for Dual Language Education Second Edition
• Review of Research and Best Practices on Effective Features of Dual Language Education Programs

Related Texts/Links

• The Astounding Effectiveness of Dual Language Education for All
• CARLA Directories for Immersion Programs

Assessments

• Spanish-Language Assessments for Dual Language Programs

Curriculum Alignment Plans

• Making Every Minute Count - A Curriculum Alignment Plan in a Dual Language Setting
• YISD Dual Language English Language Development Chart

 

 

 

 

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Permission has been granted by participating schools and organizations to post sample reports, templates, letters, and other resource materials posted in this area.

Instructional Resources

Here you'll find a variety of resources that focus on classroom instruction . These materials range from support for big-picture planning— such as unit power planning, curriculum mapping, or planning for integration of a cultural component—to more specific lesson planning resources for instruction and assessment, such as sheltering instruction with G.L.A.D., planning with language objectives, or using assessment data from the DRA2 or EDL2. For professional development opportunities specifically related to classrooom practice, please visit Professional Development.

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Sample Power Planning Reports

• Ysleta Independent School District
  Connecting Content, Standards, Language, and Cultural Understanding
• Dual Language 2007 Summer Critical Institutes
  Power Planning for Dual Language Science Lessons

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Sample Lessons with Language Framework Included

• Powerplanning in Science—6th grade, Spanish
• Powerplanning in Science—7th grade, English
• PowerPlanning—Magnets, 3rd grade, Spanish
• PowerPlanning—Magnets, 3rd grade, English
• PowerPlanning in SocialStudies—NM/family/community, 3rd grade, English
• PowerPlanning in Social Studies—DayoftheDead, 3rd grade, English

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Planning for Language Focus

• Academic Language Functions
• Examples of Academic Language Functions
• Funciones de lenguaje académico
• Ejemplos de las funciones del lenguaje académico
• Planning with a Focus on Language Objectives

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Language Framework Planning Templates

• Armazón español con lineas
• Armazón espanol sin lineas
• Language Framework Template with Lines
• Language Framework Template without Lines

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Cross-Cultural Planning Process

• Understanding and Demonstrating Cross-Cultural Competency At Different Developmental Levels (Chart w/examples)
• Understanding and Demonstrating Cross-Cultural Competency At Different Developmental Level (Chart w/details)
• Suggested Process to Identify & Foster Cross-Cultural Competency
• What should cross-culturally competent students know and be able to demonstrate? (Matrix)

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GLAD Resources

• Bringing Content to Life Through Chants
• PED K-3 Plus Best Practices Literacy and Numeracy, June 2008
• GLAD to Learn...supporting academic language and literacy development
• Great Gains: Innovative After-School Instruction at Hawthorne Elementary School
• La tabla de formación de oraciones
• Third Graders Dive into Content Learning... Sheltering Science Using GLAD Strategies

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DRA/EDL Resources

• DRA/EDL Planning Scenarios
• DRA/EDL Moving Into Instruction: Goal Sheet
• DRA/EDL Moving Into Instruction: Planning Template
• DRA2 and EDL2 Texts That Should Be Used For Dual Language Programs

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Writing Assessment

• Authentic Literacy Assessment System (ALAS) Rubric (English)
• Authentic Literacy Assessment System (ALAS) Rubric (Spanish)

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Related Articles/Links

• ColorínColorado
• Albuquerque Public Schools Language and Cultural Equity
• Books for Kids—Hispanic Heritage Booklist (in English and Spanish, from ColorínColorado)
• Booklists for Teens—Hispanic Heritage (from AdLit.Org, sister site to ColorinColorado for secondary students)

    

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World-Class Instructional Design Assessement™

• English Language Proficiency Standards for English Language Learners in Grade 6 through Grade 12
• The CAN DO Descriptors for WIDA's Levels of English Language Proficiency
• Understanding the WIDA English Language Proficiency Standards: A Resource Guide
• Normas WIDA del español
• The Relationship among WIDA's Strands of Model Performance Indicators, ELP Standards, CAN DO Descriptors and Performance Definitions
• English Language Proficiency Standards for English Language Learners in Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 5
• Spanish Language Arts Standards
• Speaking Rubric of the WIDA™ Consortium

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Standards/Curricular Resources

•  New Mexico Content Standards and Benchmarks
• New Mexico English Language Development Standards

• Santa Fe Public Schools Bilingual Curriculum/Pacing Guides

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Permission has been granted by participating schools and organizations to post sample reports, templates, letters, and other resource materials posted in this area.

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