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3.

HowcanIsupportmychildindoing
homeworkinthesecondlanguage,

1.WhyshouldIenrollmychildintheDual

particularlyifIdon'tspeakit?

Languageprogram?

Ourprogramprovideshomeworksupport.

ByenrollingyourchildintheDualLanguageProgram,

Studentsareusuallysenthomeahomework

yourchildwillbeabletolearnasecondlanguageas

packetonMondayswithhomeworkquestions

wellascontinuingtodevelopyournativelanguage

inbothEnglishandMandarin.Thecover

whichwillhelpthembecomebilingual,biliterateand

describesthetopicsthatarebeingtaughtand

bicultural.StudentsintheDualLanguageProgramnot

providesanoverviewofhomework

onlyachieveatlevelsthataresimilartoorhigherthan

assignmentsfortheweek,alongwiththelist

thoseoftheirpeersenrolledinotherprogramson

oftheweeklyEnglishandMandarinspelling

standardizedtestsofreadingandmathinEnglish,butin

words.Parentscanalsoaskquestionsabout

additiontheyareabletoreadandwriteatgradelevelin

thehomeworkinthelanguagespokenat

anotherlanguage.

home,thusgivingthestudentsopportunities

2.Howdobothlanguagesimplementedinthe

toexplaintheassignmentintheirfirst

classroom?

language.

Classroomsarecomposedof50percentnativeEnglish
speakersand50percentnativeMandarinspeakers.The
languageusedforinstructionisalsoa50/50ratio.Fifty
percentofclassroominstructionwillbeprovidedin
Englishandfiftypercentofclassroominstructionwill
beinMandarin.Thecurriculumisthesameasthe

Dual
Language
Program
InformationForParents

Frequently
Asked
Questions

generaleducationprogramandstudentshavetheability
tolearnthecontentofreading,languagearts,math,
socialstudiesandscienceinMandarinandEnglish.
Thisprovidesstudentstheopportunitytolearnhowto
read,write,listen,andspeakinEnglishandMandarin
whichwillhelpthemachievehighacademic
achievement,languageacquisitionandproficiencyin
bothtwolanguages.

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