Dual Language Immersion

Hickory Public Schools offers Dual  Language Immersion at Southwest Primary School, Longview Elementary and Viewmont Elementary School. 

Participation in the dual language immersion program is voluntary and seats are limited to 50 per grade level per school.   Our programs are two-way programs with approximately half the participants native-English speakers and the remaining half native-Spanish speakers.  The goals of the dual language program are:

1. Students will be bilingual and biliterate.
2. Students will reach grade level academic proficiency in both English and Spanish.
3. Students will demonstrate cultural competence

Why would you consider dual language immersion for your student?   
Strong research indicates that bilingual students have increased cognitive flexibility.  Students in these programs demonstrated increased academic achievement when compared to similar peers who did not participate in the program.  You can find links to some research samples below:

Video Description of DL/I
A description of Dual Language Programs from the Center for Applied Linguistics
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What is Dual Language Education?
Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition
  
HCS will be hosting informational meetings about our DL/I programs. Please check the school websites.   

If you are interested in learning more about Dual Language Immersion programming please feel free to contact Dr. Timothy Sims at (828) 322-2855.  



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