2) Dual language basics
By: Piet van Lier See More Stories by this author. Approach: The "50-50 model," meaning that half of each day's instruction is in English and half is in Spanish. Two teachers are paired at each grade level, one teaches only in Spanish, the other only in English. The program is a strand at the school; only two of the three classes at each participating grade level are in the program. Published: April, 2006