• TWO-WAY DUAL LANGUAGE @ HODGE
     
    For a brief overview of our program watch the video at this link:
     
     
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    Welcome! Hodge is excited to announce that we will be implementing the two-way dual language program in Kindergarten and First grades for 2018-2019.
    ¡Bienvenidos a Hodge! Estamos emocionados de anunciar que este año escolar, 2018-2019, comenzarémos el programa de  lenguage de doble via de inglés y español en Kindergarten y Primer Grado.
     
    For more information,  download Hodge's Language Allocation Plan and handbook:
     
    Para obtener más información , puede descarger la guía de lenguaje doble de inglés y español de Hodge: 
     
     
    What are the reasons for students to learn a second language?
     
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    Students in dual language programs are presented with the social and cognitive benefits of bilingualism. They gain a second language, a broader vocabulary, and multiple views of the world, (Cazabon, Lambert, & Heise-Baigorria, 2002). In order to acquire these benefits, the program sets out to accomplish the following goals: 
    • Increase the use of foreign language among monolingual groups
    • Develop children who will be more competitive in the global economy
    • Take advantage of the optimal window of learning a second language during the primary years
    • Nurture an understanding of the different cultures living side by side in Denton
    • Give students an upper edge in high school, college, and the workplace
    • Develop positive cross-cultural attitudes and behavior
     
     
    For more information, please contact one of our Dual Language support/ interventionists:
    Para más información, se puede contactar con una de nuestras maestras de apoyo de lenguage doble:
     
     
    Zulma Mojica - zmojica@dentonisd.org
    Sarah Cruz - scruz2@dentonisd.org