Greenway Middle School, Transitional Bilingual/ESL Program Paradise Valley Unified School District, Arizona Program profile
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The bilingual/ESL program at the Greenway Middle School serves mostly Spanish speaking students. There are also new immigrants from other countries who participate in the sheltered English and ESL classes. Depending on the level of proficiency, students are placed in bilingual, sheltered, ESL, or mainstream classes.
Bilingual classes are taught using Spanish with Spanish textbooks. Students follow the grade level curriculum and scope and sequence of the mainstream classes. Bilingual offerings include math, reading and writing, science, and social studies.
Sheltered classes are taught in English with double emphasis on content and language development. Offerings include math, reading and writing, science, and social studies. These classes adhere to mainstream curricula scope and sequence.
ESL classes (Levels I-III) focus on English language instruction following the district scope and sequence for ESL.
Transition to Mainstream Classes:
Students are gradually transitioned to mainstream classrooms when they have demonstrated proficiency in a specific subject and have reached a Level III or IV proficiency in English. Students are most often mainstreamed in mathematics first, then in science, followed by social studies and language arts. | |
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