Dual Immersion
What is the Dual Immersion Education?
The Dual Immersion program at Rod Kelley Elementary offers children a unique and exciting opportunity to learn to read, write and communicate naturally in two languages, English and Spanish. Dual Immersion is a 50% English and 50% Spanish standards based educational program. This program provides a sound basis for academic excellence for all students as well as meet the goal for foreign language learning as a core subject.
What are the Critical Components of the Dual Immersion Program(Vision)?
- Classes made up of 1/3 Spanish speakers 1/3 bilingual, and 1/3 English only speakers.
- Separation of languages for instruction.
- Instruction of State curriculum and academic standards through two languages.
- Highly trained and committed quality teachers
- High standards where language instruction is integrated with challenging academic instruction.
- Parent involvement.
- Strong administrative support.
- Integration with other school programs.
- Cross-cultural emphasis.