Meet the Team

  • Kindergarten:

    • Señora Rosario, Spanish teacher

    • Mrs. Henry, English teacher

  • 1st Grade:

    • Señor Durán, Spanish teacher

    • Mrs. Wiggins, English teacher

  • 2nd Grade:

    • Señor Luna, Spanish teacher

    • Mrs. Lewis, English teacher

  • 3rd Grade:

    • Señora Soriano, Spanish teacher

    • Mrs. Humbarger, English teacher

  • 4th Grade:

    • Señora Borda, Spanish teacher

    • Mrs. Wallen, English teacher

  • 5th Grade:

    • Señora Hoover, Spanish teacher

    • Mrs. Atkins, English teacher

  • Support Staff:

    • Mrs. Kreider, DLI Coach

DLI BROCHURE (ENGLISH)

INFORMACIÓN DE DLI (ESPAÑOL)

DLI kindergarten registration

DLI Kindergarten registration Spanish

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DLI AT LEESBURG

  • Two-Way Dual Language Immersion

Dual Language Immersion (DLI) offers a rich bilingual experience for young learners when their minds are developmentally best able to acquire a second language in meaningful contexts.

Students will receive seven years of dual language instruction and will become proficient bilinguals. Typically, immersion students develop greater cognitive flexibility, attention control, memory, primary language skills, and problem-solving. In addition, dual language immersion students are more aware and positive about other cultures and people.

In the two-way DLI program at Leesburg Elementary, balanced numbers of English speaking and native Spanish speaking students will be enrolled and serve as the language models and learners. WCS’s adopted curriculum will be used and instruction will be divided between two highly qualified, caring, and creative teachers.

The English-speaking teacher will teach reading and writing, as well as portions of other content areas (social studies, science, math) for half of the day. The Spanish-speaking teacher will use the other half of the day to teach Spanish literacy, mathematics, and portions of other content areas using only Spanish. From day one, the Spanish teacher speaks only Spanish and communicates using a wide range of engaging strategies including pictures, songs, games, body language, expressions, and drama. After a brief period, students will also speak only Spanish during Spanish class.

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