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Norwalk details dual-language and ESL models, staffing needs and family-center supports for multilingual learners
Summary
MLL staff described ESL, transitional bilingual and dual-language (50/50) models, staffing and credentialing needs (bilingual cross-endorsement via ARCTEL), research evidence supporting dual-language outcomes, and family-center programs such as giveaways, a prom boutique and summer academy.
Norwalk School District multilingual-learner staff presented an overview of the districts bilingual and dual-language programs and described supports provided through the family center during the March 18 MLL curriculum subcommittee meeting.
Francis outlined three primary program models: English as a Second Language (ESL) services, transitional bilingual programs that phase students into English, and dual-language programs that provide instruction in two languages with an eventual 50/50 allocation. He explained the difference between one-way and two-way dual-language immersion and said Norwalk currently uses a 50/50 model in participating schools through fifth grade and in the districts middle-school program.
On staffing and credentialing, presenters described…
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