P-12 Chinese Dual Language Program

Final Recommendation

Using the Guiding Principles for Dual Language Education as a guideline, the P-12 Chinese Dual Language Immersion Advisory Committee created preliminary and secondary recommendations for the P-12 Chinese Dual Language Immersion Program based on extensive research and best practices. The recommendations will be reviewed by the Superintendent in the following categories:

Assessment and accountability
Curriculum
Instruction
Staff quality and professional development
Program structure
Family and community
Support and resources

Monica Lo

K-12 Chinese Language Curriculum Developer
chinesedlp@bsd405.org

Purpose

Dual language education not only promotes skills that students will need for the global job market, but also helps students reach higher levels of cognitive and academic functioning. In addition to the many benefits of being biliterate, research studies have shown that students in dual language programs either develop academic skills on the same level as, or superior to, their peers in English-only classes.

With Mandarin Chinese being the most spoken language in the world next to Spanish and English, the Chinese P-12 dual language program will benefit all student groups as it continues to foster bilingualism, biliteracy, and multicultural competency in the 21st century.

Committee Members

Vivian Tam	Administrator
Carrie Lin	Jing Mei Elementary
Sun Burford	Tyee Middle School
Tina Bogucharova	ITCL at Jing Mei Elementary
Jennifer Yen	Parent/Community Representative
Chrissy Geisendorfer	Parent/Community Representative
Edward Wang	World Language Curriculum Developer
Paris Granville	World Language Curriculum Developer
Monica Lo	Chinese Language Curriculum Developer