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8/3/2019 ACTFL 2011 Presentation

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About our program

Literacy Collaborative

LC in Action

Research and Practice

Group Discussion

Big Group Sharing



King Chinese Immersion Program within the CambridgePublic Schools District

First Chinese immersion program in a public, non-charter, school in New England

A 5-year FLAP Grant starting in August 2010

15 years of an existing Chinese FLES program.

All students are required to attend Chinese classes inthe school

King School has a diverse student body representing17 nationalities and many different ethnic groups



Two classes, maximum of 20 students in each classroom

Age ranging from 4.5-6 years; mixed JK&Ks

1/3 of students in each language group, some students havehad prior exposure in Chinese, some first time learners

Diverse social economic backgrounds (SES), multilingualurban environment

Cultivate strong family support on bilingual and globaleducation from young age

School community holds high expectation for teaching andlearning of Chinese language and culture



Dual Language Chinese immersion program is a newstrand within the current school

8 hour school day - Students switch languages half day

Two teachers in each class - co-teach model

Thematic unit curricular streamlined with English class

Interdisciplinary units incorporate Chinese Language Artsthrough Literacy Collaborative with Math, Science, SocialStudies, Comprehensive Health and the Arts.



Principal –Teachers

Principal - Teachers – Parents

Principal - Parents Teacher – Teacher Teachers – Students

Teachers – Parents

Students – Students

Parents – Parents

Principal - Community - Parents- Students-Teachers



All students in the immersion program will develop bilingualliteracy and content-based competences through learningin both English and Chinese languages.

All students will enjoy learning in bilingual settings whiledeveloping multicultural understandings in and out of theclassroom.

All students will develop interpersonal and collaborativeskills.



A Language and Literacy Framework for Literacy and theContent Areas (K-8)

Developed by Ohio State University in 1998, and licensed toLesley University in 1999.

Literacy Collaborative provides a research-based instructionalmodel that is student-centered, language-based and process-oriented. The model incorporates research-based methods of instruction while focusing on the complex strategies and skills of reading, writing, and using oral language.



All children can learn to read and write,

Children learn about written language in an environment that is print-

rich,

Learning is a social process,

Learning is a constructive process,

An organized environment supports the learning process,

Powerful demonstrations are an important part of the learningprocess,

Children learn best when they are responsible for their own learning.



It provides a framework that will allow teachers in both the English andChinese classrooms to work seamlessly together to deliver the bestcontent

It provides students with the same classroom routines and familiar activities in both classrooms

It provides multi-facet learning environment to promote students-teachers, students-students collaboration

It allows a learning environment to promote ACTFL’s 5Cs

It promotes effective differentiated instruction and daily formativeassessment



Large-group area for focused whole class mini-lessons. Mini-lessons are 10 minutes whole class reading, writing, or vocabulary instruction followed by 30-40 minutes center activities and small group works. The segment is 60 minutes

each with a 10 minutes sharing at the end.

Small-group areas (for literacy circle)

Independent work areas

Guided reading and writing area (led by the classroom teacher

in small group) A print-rich classroom

Classroom library and browsing boxes

Centers



Developed

with

children



Independent Reading

Buddy Reading

Choice

Art

Vocabulary

Computer

Puzzles and games

Browsing box

Read the room

Write the room

Listening centers

Pocket charts

Dramatic Play

Sign Word center

Writing center

Literacy Circle



Taking a look at the

conceptual framework,

evaluation & research on

Literacy Collaborative …



Meaning cues come from children’s life

experiences Structure or syntax comes from knowing how

oral language is put together.

Visual information comes from knowing the

relationship between oral language andgraphic symbols.

Clay, M.(1993). An Observation Survey of Early Literacy Achievement . Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann



From: Literacy Collaborative Research Studies



From: Teacher Buy-In to a Whole School Literacy Reform Model: WhatPredicts Successful Buy-In to Literacy Collaborative? Linda Caswell, Director of Research, Center for Reading Recovery & Literacy Collaborative 1815 Mass Ave,

Suite 378: Lesley University



Literacy Collaborative is the model used in Cambridge Public Schools Amigos

Spanish/English Dual Language Immersion Classrooms and has been found to be a

flexible framework that integrates the range of reading, writing, and word study

activities essential for promoting literacy. The three blocks (Language and Word

Study, Reading Workshop, and Writing Workshop) that are built around a foundation

of oral language enable the teacher to provide direct instruction through very specific

mini-lessons and guided learning in whole group and small group settings.

The Language and Literacy framework is particularly suited to a dual-language

school, where teachers must take into consideration their students’ native and

second language proficiency and tailor instruction to meet individual students’ needs.



Three Groups

Program Implementation and Development(Gerald)

Teacher Collaboration and ClassroomPractices (Szu-Ming)

Curriculum, Assessment and Program

Operations (Vivian)



What’s your biggest take-away?

What would you recommend to us and to theaudience?

Continue our sharing online on the ChineseImmersion Ning - http://chineseimmersion.ning.com/,

teacher blog - http://immersionchinese11.blogspot.com/, and

program wiki https://nihaoflap-kingimmersion.wikispaces.com/

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