Supporting Dual Language Practices

Presents a strategy for bilingual students in grades 3 and higher that engages them in working collaboratively in and across Spanish and English. (8 minutes)

Illustrates a transfer lesson and Designated ELD connected to science content in a 2^nd grade Spanish bilingual classroom.

Illustrates a transfer lesson and Designated ELD connected to science content in a 2^nd grade Spanish bilingual classroom.

A preschool classroom implementing an “Insects” theme integrating language development with science content in a bilingual 90:10 program, focusing on the use of the outdoor environment, language and content-infused learning and play centers indoors, and family connections.

An integrated thematic “Farm” unit implemented in a bilingual preschool classroom.

An integrated thematic “Pumpkins and Harvest” unit implemented in a “balanced” dual language preschool classroom.

Presents a strategy for building language in and through content in a 2^nd grade Spanish Dual Immersion classroom.

Presents a strategy for building complex sentences and understanding the structure of language in a Kindergarten bilingual classroom.

Illustrates cross language connections and metalinguistic awareness in the dual language brain utilizing various strategies in grades Kindergarten – 3^rd grade.