Seven additional schools will offer the two-way dual language program this school year, providing more opportunities for students to learn to read, write and speak in two languages. In this program, English speakers can learn Spanish and Spanish speakers can learn English. Students grow to become biliterate and bilingual while gaining high academic achievement and cross-cultural competence. Dallas ISD now has 68 schools that offer the two-way dual language program. Over the course of a day in a two-way dual language program, students that speak and students that are learning to speak English are taught together certain subjects (such as…
Author: Nina Lakhiani
Beruk Tsuhaye always loved reading while growing up in Uganda, but he never had the chance to read new books in his native country. Now, as part of the Dallas ISD Refugee Summer Program, Tsuhaye smiled wide as he opened up copies of the Percy Jackson novels and I Am Malala. “This camp has been the most amazing experience,” he said. Dallas ISD’s Refugee Summer Program creates a supportive community for refugee children, from kindergarten through fifth-grade, who share similar experiences of moving to a new country. The academic and enrichment program focuses on helping refugee youth improve their language,…