- Perkerson Elementary School
- Dual Immersion Program
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Program Overview
Dual Immersion is a form of education in which students are taught literacy and content in two languages. Our rigorous programs integrate Spanish as the primary base language for at least half of the instructional day, our dual language teachers incorporate the following practices for linguistically diverse students:- Teaching content so that it interests and challenges bilingual students
- Communicating high expectations, respect, and interest in each of their students
- Understanding the roles of language, race, culture, and gender in schooling
- Becoming knowledgeable about and developing strategies to educate bilingual students and to communicate with their families
The main goals of our program is for students to achieve strong levels of academic proficiency in both languages and to value cultural diversity.