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DEPARTMENT OF MULTILINGUAL EDUCATION:
Offices of Bilingual Education, English as a Second Language, and Foreign Languages
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Multilingual Education News • FAQs • Resources • Assessment
Instructional Guides
Curriculum Design Overview
- Key Concepts
- Aligned to Standards
- Suggested Activities
- Differentiation Ideas
- Assessment Guidelines
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Multilingual education includes bilingual, English as a second language (ESL), and foreign language instruction. Daily small group lessons are expected at every grade level. Small group instruction provides opportunities for students to apply the skills they learn and for teachers to re-teach skills as needed. The instructional guides outline whole group and small group instruction modules that guide teachers in developing integrated lessons in listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in English and in other languages. A cultural component is also addressed in the standards for these areas.
Newcomer Parent Academies commence February 23, 2008
Parent academy for parents of newly arrived LEP/ELL students includes 4 sessions: February 23, April 12, May 10, May 17, 2008 at School #30, Frank Sedita Academy. Informative, interactive workshops focus on topics such as homework, discipline, families and schools. Translators will be provided. The sessions will culminate in...
Saturday Newcomer Academy has begun!
Intensive English instruction for students newly arrived to the Buffalo Public Schools, with a focus on developing listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, as well as basic content vocabulary, is offered through extended learning opportunities on Saturdays. Students are also provided with additional instructional time t...
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