Two-Way Dual Immersion: From Theory to Practice Veronika Lopez-Mendez, vlopez-mendez@sandi.net

What is Two-Way Immersion? Two-Way Bilingual Immersion blends two language education models: an immersion program for English-only speakers and a bilingual maintenance model for English learners. Students from the two language groups attend class together, learning from one another and supporting each other's second language acquisition. Both groups of students develop linguistic and academic competence in two languages: their native language and one more.

Goals of Two-Way Bilingual Immersion Students will develop high levels of proficiency in their primary language and a second language. Academic performance for both groups of students will be at or above grade level. All students will demonstrate positive cross-cultural attitudes and behaviors.

Benefits of Two-Way Immersion Students add a second language to their first- Additive Bilingual Model L1 + L2 = Bilingual High levels of bilingual proficiency Bilingual – read and write at or above grade level in TWO languages!! Achievement in content areas (math, science, social studies) at or above grade level Multicultural competencies

50:50 Model at Work Students work as language partners/ triads The partner language and English are used equally throughout the program Content is separated by language Builds literacy skills in English and Spanish Students take their L1 knowledge and transfer it to the L2

Instructional Delivery Requires that teachers model and use visual meaning making in both language Language is always academic Spanish/English is used as the language to deliver content Strong phonemic awareness instruction will move across languages English and Spanish reading is explicitly taught Teachers model language and sets expectations for language use

Classroom supports What does support look like? Language rich instruction Phonemic awareness and phonics are taught and built upon throughout the day The classroom environment is one that teaches and supports What does support look like?

What supports does this chart provide? Is this a chart that teaches? OR Is it a chart that represents the learning?

Language Supports Across the Curriculum Setting the objective Language demands

Supports for Non-fiction Text Language experience Big idea- supporting details

Word Study Supports

Academic Language supports for discussing stories and characters

Non-Fiction Supports to Build Academic Language Support meaning making Build vocabulary Common experiences are used within oral language study

Guided Supports for Language Guided writing experience supports language development Labels build vocabulary Instruction is linked to independent practice

Application to Writing