On Tuesday, March 29, 2022, we held our APS DLI Prospective Parent Virtual Town Hall. Click the links below to access the information that was shared.
DLI Prospective Parent Virtual Town Hall Slide Deck: Download DLI Prospective Parent Town Hall March 2022
Zoom Recording: Download Video1843858205
Fore questions, reach out to Dr. Margaret McKenzie, Director, Multilingual Programs + Services via email at [email protected]
Even if parents don't speak one of the target languages of their child's DLI program, parents still support language development at home. We must understand that children will often be reluctant to "perform" in the second language for adults.
Some of the key ways parents can support and foster a language-rich environment are listed below:
•Create a supportive learning environment in the language of the home; read, write, listen, and talk to your student in your own language.
•Read WITH and TO your child in your native language EVERY day.
•Ask open-ended questions. (Use question words such as "how," and "why.")
•Encourage curiosity by teaching children to question the world around them.
•Emphasize the value of acquiring another language.
•Applaud their efforts in the language immersion.
•Develop effective study skills.
•Volunteer in the immersion classroom or help with materials, activities, or field trips.
•Extend cultural experiences beyond the classroom.
•Expose your student to the language through technology and media.
•Later, encourage your child to participate in an exchange or service program that will require interaction with people in the target language.
The STAMP assessment will be administered to APS DLI students in 1st grade and up. We will only administer the listening and speaking portions of the assessment. The results will provide our DLI Spanish teachers with additional evidence of student progress as reviewed by an external evaluator.The STAMP assessment is computer adaptive and will meet the students based on where they are in the language. The STAMP assessment is not based on any textbook, but rather uses real world scenarios to prompt the student. STAMP is valid and reliable as it is based on extensive field testing and expert panels. This is not a test for which students can study.
To assist our parents in understanding the STAMP assessment, we are creating a video that will be posted here soon.
Garden Hills Elementary School
Prospective Parents for Dual Immersion 2016 - 2017 School Year
Monday, February 29, 2016
Click here to download the presentation in English: Download GHills dual immersion Overview Parents 2016 ENGLISH
Click here to download the presentation in Spanish: Download GHills Dual Immersion 2016 SPANISH
The Dual Immersion Spanish classrooms in APS are utilizing the American Reading Company's library of readers. In order for parents to understand how to support their child's reading at home, ARC has created a website with a number of supports, including videos. Go to http://www.americanreadingathome.com/how-it-works/
The Multilingual Children's Association is an organization dedicated to supporting parents who are raising bilingual and multilingual children. The organization is dedicated to supporting and encouraging parents and their website provides a wealth of tips, articles and facts.