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Supporting your child in the Dual-Immersion Program

Supporting your child in the Dual-Immersion Program. Ellie Gallagher. Instructional time for K-3. The Dual Immersion Program at the Secondary Level. What do you do when you don’t understand something in a different language? ¿Qué hace cuando no entiende algo en un idioma extranjero?.

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Supporting your child in the Dual-Immersion Program

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  1. Supporting your child in the Dual-Immersion Program Ellie Gallagher

  2. Instructional time for K-3

  3. The Dual Immersion Program at the Secondary Level

  4. What do you do when you don’t understand something in a different language? ¿Qué hace cuando no entiende algo en un idioma extranjero?

  5. Lesson Demo • Fabien Beafils • 1st grade French teacher at Trailside Elementary School

  6. Immersion teachers realize that their students will not understand everything they say. They use… • body language -el lenguaje corporal • visuals - visuales • manipulatives - manipulativos • exaggerated facial expressionsand gestures - expresiones y gestos • expressive intonation to communicate their meaning-entonaciónparacomunicartono • carefully structure the day with familiar routines.(Fortune, 2003) -rutinasdiarias

  7. How can I best support my child?¿Cómo puedo apoyar a mi hijo?

  8. Positive Behaviors to Encourage Students should… • Approach new situations using positive coping strategies (e.g.:  risk-taking, peer collaboration, positive attitude) Afronta las nuevas situaciones usando estrategias como toma- riesgos, la colaboración con otros estudiantes, una actitud positiva) • Demonstrate curiosity and a willingness to explore and experiment. Demuestra curiosidad y voluntad por explorar y experimentar • Listen effectively and retell or explain a story or events in proper sequence Escucha efecivmente y vuelve a contar or explica una historia o evento en sequencía. • Play with language -rhyming, memory and gamesJuega con los idiomas – la rima, memoria, y rompecocos • Discover new words Descubre palabras nuevas

  9. What do I say if my child is frustrated?¿Qué le digo a mi hijo si esté frustrado?

  10. Remind your child of the comprehension and communication strategies Recuérdale las estrategias de comprensión y comunicación. Comprehension/Comprensión • Look at the teacher and visuals during lessons Mira al maestro y visuales durante la lección 2. Watch what other students are doing Mira lo que hacen los otros estudiantes 3. Listen for words that sound like English and for previously learned words Escucha algunas palabras suenen igual que en español o busca palabras aprendidas.

  11. Communication/Comunicación 1. Use words you know how to say Usa palabras que sabes 2. Use gestures, pictures, point to it or draw it Usa gestos, fotos, señala o dibuja 3. In kindergarten and 1st grade – whisper in English in the teacher’s ear En kínder o el primer año, susurra en español en la oreja de la maestra.

  12. Student success requires the active involvement of all stakeholders • Students’ personality and motivation • Teacher expectations • Parental support • Program leadership • Support at both the school and district level (Fortune, 2003)

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