FAQ

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 * =1.What and when is LOD (language of the day)= || During language of the day we speak to the students in a specific language ONLY during social situations, transitions, calendar, out if instruction time read alouds, bilingual centers etc. Monday,Wednesday, Friday (Spanish) . Tuesday, Thursday(English) ||
 * =2.What is ONE WAY= ||< In a one way classroom, all students speak the same language ( in RRISD Spanish). The components and model stay the same. ||
 * =3. What is TWO WAY= ||< At RRISD, in a two way classroom part of the students are native English speakers, the other part is native Spanish speakers. ||
 * =4. What should I have posted in my class?= ||< * You need two general word walls, one for English and one for Spanish ( they should not be direct translations, but some words may be the same)
 * A word wall/word bank for the following subjects:
 * 1) Science (content will be all in Spanish)
 * 2) Math (content will be all in English)
 * 3) Social Studies ( content will be all in Spanish
 * Student work for each subject area
 * Student created Bilingual alphabet (both an English and a Spanish one)
 * Language of the day poster
 * Bilingual center management chart
 * Bilingual pair management chart
 * rules, calendar, behavior chart, and other general information in both languages and color coded.
 * Labels for items in the room (should be labeled by students)
 * Labels for the content areas should be in both languages (content only in the language of instruction) ||
 * =5. What are bilingual centers?= ||< * Bilingual centers is a separate uninterrupted 30 minute period where ALL students should be engaged in a content reinforcing activity.
 * No interventions or individual work should happen during this time
 * All students will be working with a bilingual group(3) or pair(2)
 * Language of the day is used to give general directions
 * Language of the activity is used to answer questions about specific centers
 * Center areas should be labeled so students know exactly where to go
 * Teacher can assign what content area students should go to but students should choose their own center activity.
 * Each activity should be clearly defined to be English or Spanish (red or blue) ||
 * =6. What needs to be covered in centers?= ||< * Centers need to cover at least the 5 core content areas: Science, Social Studies, Math, Reading and Writing, but you may have others as well (art, computers, etc.)
 * Centers need to be authentic, interactive and engaging
 * Centers should aim to be cross-curricular and integrate other subjects
 * Centers are not worksheets but activities that promote conversation language use
 * Centers should cover content that the students are already familiar with ||
 * =7. What should I have in centers?= ||< * There is a ration of 3 centers in the language of instruction to 1 center for the opposite language in Science, Math and Social Studies. (ex: in Math center 3 will be in English and 1 in Spanish)
 * Each center should have only one set of materials to promote interaction and conversation
 * All materials needed for the centers should be easily accessible
 * Instructions for each center should be included in the center ||
 * Each center should have only one set of materials to promote interaction and conversation
 * All materials needed for the centers should be easily accessible
 * Instructions for each center should be included in the center ||