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Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1988
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contents Review of the Second Year of the Partial Immersion Program at Key Elementary School, Arlington, Virginia, 1987-88. Academic Achievement English (Second Language) Grade 1 Grade 2 Immersion Programs Inservice Teacher Education Language Skills Parent Attitudes Participant Satisfaction Primary Education Program Evaluation School Community Relationship Second Language Instruction Spanish A review of the second year of the partial immersion program at Key Elementary School (Arlington, Virginia), where half the day is taught in English and half in Spanish, is reported. The review includes classroom observations, student and teacher interviews, student assessment, and parent and staff interviews. Reasons for the program's success are identified as the following: teacher/staff dedication; coordination between the two immersion classes and between the English and Spanish parts of the day; the opportunity for teachers to participate in inservice training along with summer curriculum development; and the active involvement of parents. Five major recommendations are offered: (1) continue the program and expand it to include grades 1-3; (2) establish a magnet program for partial immersion (English-Spanish) classes to attract a wide variety of students; (3) continue summer inservice and curriculum development activities; (4) continue the coordination among staff; and (5) continue to acquire Spanish language materials for classroom and library use. (Author/LB)
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spellingShingle Review of the Second Year of the Partial Immersion Program at Key Elementary School, Arlington, Virginia, 1987-88.
Academic Achievement
English (Second Language)
Grade 1
Grade 2
Immersion Programs
Inservice Teacher Education
Language Skills
Parent Attitudes
Participant Satisfaction
Primary Education
Program Evaluation
School Community Relationship
Second Language Instruction
Spanish
Review of the Second Year of the Partial Immersion Program at Key Elementary School, Arlington, Virginia, 1987-88. Academic Achievement English (Second Language) Grade 1 Grade 2 Immersion Programs Inservice Teacher Education Language Skills Parent Attitudes Participant Satisfaction Primary Education Program Evaluation School Community Relationship Second Language Instruction Spanish A review of the second year of the partial immersion program at Key Elementary School (Arlington, Virginia), where half the day is taught in English and half in Spanish, is reported. The review includes classroom observations, student and teacher interviews, student assessment, and parent and staff interviews. Reasons for the program's success are identified as the following: teacher/staff dedication; coordination between the two immersion classes and between the English and Spanish parts of the day; the opportunity for teachers to participate in inservice training along with summer curriculum development; and the active involvement of parents. Five major recommendations are offered: (1) continue the program and expand it to include grades 1-3; (2) establish a magnet program for partial immersion (English-Spanish) classes to attract a wide variety of students; (3) continue summer inservice and curriculum development activities; (4) continue the coordination among staff; and (5) continue to acquire Spanish language materials for classroom and library use. (Author/LB)
title Review of the Second Year of the Partial Immersion Program at Key Elementary School, Arlington, Virginia, 1987-88.
topic Academic Achievement
English (Second Language)
Grade 1
Grade 2
Immersion Programs
Inservice Teacher Education
Language Skills
Parent Attitudes
Participant Satisfaction
Primary Education
Program Evaluation
School Community Relationship
Second Language Instruction
Spanish
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED339232