​DUAL LANGUAGE

Authentic Dual Language

Dual Language (often referred to as Two-Way Immersion) education involves
 two languages for instruction and two groups of students: 
native Spanish speakers and native English speakers.

Effective Program Models for English Learners
presentation to the Texas Commission on Public School Finance
by Dr. Elena Izquierdo
University of Texas at El Paso 

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Legislative Priority from my office

Create a New Dual Language Allotment
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To better incentivize and resource school districts to offer these effective programs, the Texas State Board of Education recommends that the state create an additional allotment at an additional 0.05 weight (for a total 0.15 weight) for dual language programs. 

Fiscal Impact: Depending on the amount of participation, it is estimated that this weight would reflect an annual incremental cost to the state of between $15 and $50 million.

There are 1 million students in Texas who are English Learners (EL), this is 1 of every 5 Texas public schools students.While 120 languages are spoken in our schools, 90% of our EL students speak Spanish. 
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Compelling data prepared by Dr. Elena Izquierdo, University of Texas at El Paso, was presented to the School Finance Commission illustrating that dual language strategies are highly effective while bi-lingual or pullout strategies (ESL) are much less effective / not at all effective.

​Currently, the school finance system reflects a single bilingual education weight of 0.1, which includes students in pullout, bi-lingual and dual language programs. The total annual cost to the state of this current weight is $570 million. However, this weight does not incent (nor provide sufficient funding) for school districts to offer dual language programs despite evidence of greater effectiveness.

​The presentation above resulted in this Legislative Priority being accepted as 1 of 9 priorities adopted by the Texas State Board of Education and the Texas Commission on Public School Finance. 

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Click here to read the
Texas State Board of Education's 2019 Legislative Priorities.

Language Arts & Reading
Equity, Evidence, and Efficacy
​for
Dual Language Instruction & English Learners

Benefits

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As a former dual language school principal in the Austin, Texas area, the most common question asked of me was – why dual language?
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By: Dr. José Medina
​Director of Dual Language and Bilingual Education Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC

Resources

​Center for Applied Linguistics

The Webpage: 
​http://www.cal.org/twi/​


The Basics:
​http://www.cal.org/twi/toolkit/PI/Basics_Eng.pdf


The Guiding Principals: 

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Texas State Board of Education

English and Spanish Language Arts & Reading are now aligned for Dual Language classrooms! Texas teachers are equipped with the BEST and most rigorous standards EVER; shaping and supporting bilingual and biliterate students. 

Read the Motions from my office which:
   1) Write Spanish Standards in Authentic Syllabic Language
   2) Aligned Spanish and English Language Arts for authentic Dual Language materials and resources

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​Texas Education Agency

Resources: https://tea.texas.gov/Academics/Spanish_TEKS_Review/​

Support: https://tea.texas.gov/Student_Testing_and_Accountability/Testing/State_of_Texas_Assessments_of_Academic_Readiness_(STAAR)/STAAR_Spanish_Resources/​
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​STAAR Extra Time for English Learners

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​2018 List of Approved Tests for Assessment of English Learners

Local Education Agencies are required to use a list of approved assessments 
​for the identification and reclassification of English learners.

​English Learners A-F Accountability 2018 

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