Second Language Acquisition
Philosophy
The Why
Strategic Design
Everything we do must be designed with three purposes:
o Engage our students
o Prepare them for the XXI Century
o Allow our students to create their own thriving future
THE WHO
The HOW
Program Design
- Research
- Deployment
- Community considerations - Parental Involvement
- Program Integration
Campus and Central Admin Support and Leadership
- The right teacher for the right assignment
- Biliteracy – Academic Language Profiency
- Biculturalism
- Disruptive and Change Agent
Specific Support
- Specific Curriculum tailored for the program
- Language Acquisition Specific Strategies - SIOP - Background - Context - Vocabulary - BICS - CALPS
- Higher Level Thinking + Creativity
- High rigor instruction
Nelson Orta
Email: ortan@lisd.net
Website: http://ortan4.wix.com/ortasdeportfolio
Location: 400 Main Street, Lewisville, TX
Phone: 4695858410
Twitter: @ortalisd