- Allen Independent School District
- Bilingual Education/ESL
- Dual Language
Bilingual Education - Dual Language One-Way Program
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Allen ISD offers a One-Way Dual Language program in Pre-K through 6th grade for eligible Spanish-speaking students. Dual Language Pre-K classes are offered at Rountree Elementary, while Kindergarten-6th grade classes are offered at Boyd Elementary. Transportation is provided to any eligible Dual Language Kindergarten-6th grade student who resides outside Boyd Elementary's attendance zone.
About Dual Language
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Dual language is a research-based program model used worldwide to foster language and literacy development. It has recently been recommended by TEA as the most successful bilingual model showing high academic achievement through the development of bilingualism, biliteracy, and socio-cultural competence among all participating students. Dual language is an enrichment program that provides content instruction in both English and Spanish.
Program Information & Benefits
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Purpose of the Bilingual Education- Dual Language One-Way Program
- Bilingual education programs are designed to make grade-level academic content accessible to English learners through the development of literacy and academic skills in the child’s primary language and English.
- The academic, linguistic, and cultural background of English learners is used in a bilingual education program as the platform for acquiring grade-level content material in the primary language and English.
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Bilingual Education Program Benefits
- Academic instruction is provided by teachers who:
- are proficient in the primary language of your child, as well as English;
- are trained in second language acquisition methods and how to adapt instruction to meet the specific language needs of each child.
- Research indicates that children who participate in a bilingual education program
- build on a literacy foundation in their primary language to acquire stronger cognitive and academic skills in English;
- are more likely to develop a bicultural identity, become bi-literate, and have higher self-esteem;
- may use their bilingual skills to access competitive job opportunities in a global world.
Allen ISD Dual Language Goals
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- Development of bilingualism & bi-literacy
- Grade-Level Academic Performance
- Sociocultural Competence
