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SPANISH IMMERSION PROGRAM 2022-2023
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Maynard Public Schools
SPANISH IMMERSION PROGRAM
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“Learning another language is not only learning different words for the same things, but learning another way to think about things.”
Flora LewisAmerican journalist
Maynard Public Schools
SPANISH IMMERSION PROGRAM
Curriculum Framework
What is it?
What our Kids Do
Pillars of Dual Language
Our Teachers
Benefits
More about Bilingualism
Program Goals
Time of Exposure
Contact us
Is this new?
LANGUAGE IMMERSION is the teaching of the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks of all content areas in the target language. In the program, children learn to read, write and communicate naturally in two languages - English and Spanish.
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THREE PILLARS OF DUAL LANGUAGE EDUCATION
CROSS-CULTURAL COMPETENCE
BILINGUALISM AND BILITERACY
GRADE-LEVEL ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
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EQUITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
benefits of bilingual education
Increased cultural awareness, understanding, and appreciation.
Acquisition of a second language.
Development of communication skills to support success in college, careers, and the community.
Greater cognitive flexibility.
Acquisition of a third language made easier by learning the second.
Improved creative thinking and problem solving ability.
Opportunity to receive the Seal of Biliteracy upon graduation.
Enhanced vocabulary development.
program goals
Academic achievement at or above grade level in both languages.
Positive perception of other cultures, language, communities and themselves as bilingual individuals.
Mastery of oral and written skills in both languages.
Is the curriculum taught entirely in Spanish?
The Spanish content decreases as the students become increasingly bilingual.
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MASSACHUSETTS CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK: GUIDING PRINCIPLES
Effective World Language Programs...
invite, include, support, and benefit all students
foster risk-taking and mistake-making
empower students to act with cultural competence and critical consciousness
deliver meaningful, relevant, and cross-disciplinary content to motivate students
produce high levels of linguistic and cultural proficiency in one or more languages
differentiate instruction and content
connect students to their peers in the classroom, their community and users of the target language throughout the world.
support communication and meaningful, authentic, and affirming interactions in the target language
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measure linguistic proficiency
promote social and emotional growth
what our kids do
Writing
Speaking
Reading
Listening
WRITING
5th Graders Language Arts
1st Graders Earth's Day
5th Graders Poetry
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4th Graders New Year´s Resolutions
4th Graders Personal Timeline
4th Graders Informational Text
4th Graders Persuasive Text
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SPEAKING
1st graders: Morning Routines
SPEAKING
READING
Jigsaw Reading by 6th Graders
LISTENING
5th graders doing some scientific investigation.
OUR TEACHERS
Fowler School
Maynard High School
Green Meadow
4TH GRADESira Martinez smartinez@maynard.k12.ma.us
KINDERGARTENMónica Galdamez mgaldamez@maynard.k12.ma.us
Jennifer Adams jadams@maynard.k12.ma.us
5TH GRADEMaría Soler msoler@maynard.k12.ma.us
James Tredeau jtredeau@maynard.k12.ma.us
1ST GRADEÁngela Reyes areyes@maynard.k12.ma.us
6TH GRADELisa Padalino lpadalino@maynard.k12.ma.us
Kelly Carver kcarver@maynard.k12.ma.us
2ND GRADEEnerolina Taveras etaveras@maynard.k12.ma.us
7TH GRADERafael De Dios Luna rdediosluna@maynard.k12.ma.us
3RD GRADEEmilia Gamboni vgamboni@maynard.k12.ma.us
8TH GRADEMarta B. A. Carrandimcarrandi@maynard.k12.ma.us
OUR TEACHERS Come From...
more about bilingual education
VIDEO: The Benefits of a Bilingual Brain
Infographic: The Bilingual Brain
Article:Top Ten Most Consistent Findings from research on Foreign Language Immersion
Article: The Bilingual Advantage
Research about Immersion
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CONTACT US
Green Meadow
Fowler School
Maynard High School
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Thank you!
¡MUCHAS GRACIAS!
muito obrigado!