Programa de Inmersión Dual
La Escuela St. Philomene se complace en ofrecer un Programa de Inmersión Dual en Lenguaje para el año escolar 2025-2026, desde Kindergarten Transicional hasta séptimo grado, en inglés y español.
Se ha añadido un grado adicional cada año. Para el año escolar 2026-2027, St. Philomene Escuela Católica de Inmersión Dual ofrecerá el programa completo desde TK hasta octavo grado.
En el programa de Inmersión Dual, los estudiantes pasan la mitad del día aprendiendo el currículo central en inglés y la otra mitad aprendiendo el currículo central en español. Al recibir instrucción no solo en los fundamentos del idioma, sino también en materias académicas, los estudiantes adquieren competencia en ambos idiomas.
Además, al aprender dos idiomas (español e inglés) desde una edad temprana, los estudios demuestran que nuestros estudiantes tienen más probabilidades de dominar ambos idiomas. Los beneficios de la Inmersión Dual en Lenguaje son tanto para los hablantes nativos de inglés como de español. La Inmersión Dual en Lenguaje prepara a los estudiantes para el mundo del siglo 21.
St. Philomene School no solo es la única escuela primaria católica en la Diócesis de Sacramento que ofrece el programa de Inmersión Dual en Español, sino que también es una de las pocas escuelas católicas en todo el país que ofrece este prestigioso programa.
Dual Language Immersion Program
St. Philomene School is pleased to offer a Dual Language Immersion Program for the 2025-2026 school year for Transitional Kindergarten students through Seventh grade in both English and Spanish.
An additional grade has been added yearly. St. Philomene Dual Immersion Catholic School will be completely DLI by TK - Eighth by 2026-2027.
In Dual Language Immersion, students spend half of the day learning their core curriculum in English and half of the day learning their core curriculum in Spanish. By being taught not just language fundamentals but academic subjects, students gain both languages.
In addition, by learning two languages (Spanish and English) at an early age, studies show that our students are more likely to master both languages. The benefits of Dual Language Immersion are for both native English and Spanish speakers alike. Dual Language Immersion prepares students for the 21st century world.
Not only is St. Philomene School the only Catholic Elementary School in the Diocese of Sacramento to offer Spanish Dual Language Immersion, we are also one of the few Catholic Schools offering this highly regarded program across the country.
Would you like your child to:
- Be a bilingual speaker?
- Learn our curriculum while developing bilingual skills?
- Read and write in both English and Spanish?
- Develop greater understanding of both cultures?
Benefits of Dual Language Immersion
- Language proficiency in both English and Spanish
- Improved communication ability
- Enhanced listening skills
- Exceed performance standards of solo language learners
- Increased problem solving skills
- Greater cultural appreciation
- More prepared for global culture and market
Dual Language Immersion Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Immersion programs serve students of all backgrounds and levels of academic ability. Academic challenges do not preclude students from success in immersion and they achieve higher levels of proficiency in their second language.
The key aspect of Dual Immersion is that students do not just learn a language but learn to think in that language. The learning takes place in a different cultural environment, so everyday learning takes place as if the student was in another country. Thus, the student’s language becomes not just functional but second nature.
Immersion students do not lose any appreciation for their first language culture. Immersion programs are associated with a higher level of understanding and tolerance with the second language.
Every child learns differently whether they are learning in English or Spanish. The amount of time it takes for a student to be fully fluent will depend on the student’s learning patterns, behavior and environment. Our teacher will work with every student to insure that they are learning at their unique optimum level.
Although the second language will be spoken extensively in school, it is necessary for Immersion student’s to interact with native speakers outside of the classroom if they want to achieve native-like competence including fixing grammatical errors, increased vocabulary and idioms.
Dual Language Immersion Research
- Two new studies demonstrate that multilingual exposure improves not only children’s cognitive skills but also their social abilities.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/13/opinion/sunday/the-superior-social-skills-of-bilinguals.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share - Dual language learning has been found to be the only method of second language acquisition to facilitate the full closure of the achievement gap between English learners and English speakers in primary and secondary education.
http://www.thomasandcollier.com/assets/jncl-nclis-white-paper-on-dual-language-education.pdf - Students in schools following this model are achieving high levels of academic proficiency in reading and mathematics
https://www.utb.edu/vpaa/coe/Documents/CI%20Yvonne%20Freeman%20Documents/YFreeman20Dual_2005.pdf - Students who participate in these programs gain grade level academic ability, well-developed language and literacy skills in two languages, and cross-cultural competence.
http://www.cal.org/twi/toolkit/PI/Basics_Eng.pdf - People who regularly use two languages tend to perform better on executive function tasks and maintain better cognitive functioning with age.
http://www.takepart.com/article/2011/06/06/5-reasons-love-dual-language-immersion-programs - Multilingualism has been shown to have many social, psychological and lifestyle advantages. Moreover, researchers are finding a swathe of health benefits from speaking more than one language, including faster stroke recovery and delayed onset of dementia.
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160811-the-amazing-benefits-of-being-bilingual?ocid=ww.social.link.email