Dual Language Curriculum

Our Dual Language Immersion program uses curriculum that is parallel to the curriculum in our English Instruction classes. Curricula are selected through a rigorous curriculum adoption process that includes educator review of programs that are approved by the Oregon Department of Education, collection of student feedback, collection of family feedback, and approval by the Gresham-Barlow School Board.

One of the most important ways you can support your child at home is by talking with them in whatever language(s) you speak at home. Encourage your child to:
* tell stories
* explain their thinking 
* support their opinions with reasons and examples
* teach something to a younger family member or "teach" a pet
Verbal reasoning and expression are crucial parts of children's development, whether in English, Spanish, or another language. 

Elementary Language Arts: McGraw Hill's Maravillas and Wonders

Elementary Language Arts curriculum includes the study of foundational literacy skills, literature, and informational texts. The table below outlines the themes that are covered at each grade level.

Kinder	Grade 1	Grade 2	Grade 3	Grade 4	Grade 5
Friends Baby animals The 5 senses	Getting to know us	Family and friends	Culture, community, traditions	Natural disasters Thinking of others Business	Nature Personal needs Technology
Let's explore Going places	Community	Animals Animal fables	Government Immigration Finding things out	Animals	The Revolutionary War Setting goals
In the neighborhood Plants	Changes over time	Community The Sky Self-expression	The Earth and its neighbors Animals and their unique characteristics Unique events in history	Helping the community Liberty and justice Technology and industry	Cultural exchange Working in teams Points of view from the past
Seasons and weather Animals	Animals all around	Culture Changes to the earth	Helping others Animal adaptations Inspiring people	Government Technological advances	Social justice Discoveries Self-expression
Traveling Growing Being good citizens	Making sense of the world	Hero biographies Being a good citizen Rights and responsibilties	Being good citizens Money and trade Energy	Showing what is important Communities of the past	When things change Changes in the environment
Natural resources Thinking beyond	Working in teams Celebrations	Money Myths and legends	Setting goals What people treasure	Resources Sharing family traditions Identity	Groups that contribute to a cause Adaptations

 

Elementary Math: Curriculum Associates iReady

Kinder	Grade 1	Grade 2	Grade 3	Grade 4	Grade 5
Position, Length, Height, and Sorting	Relating Addition and Subtraction	Numbers Within 20: Addition, Subtraction, and Data	Three-Digit Numbers: Place Value, Addition, and Subtraction	Whole Numbers: Place Value, Comparison, Addition, and Subtraction	Whole Number Operations and Applications: Volume, Multiplication, and Division
Numbers to 5, Shapes, and Weight	Addition and Subtraction Within 20	Numbers Within 100: Addition, Subtraction, Time, and Money	Multiplication and Division: Concepts, Relationships, and Patterns	Operations: Multiplication, Division, and Algebraic Thinking	Decimals and Fractions: Place Value, Addition, and Subtraction
Addition and Subtraction Within 5 and Shapes	Solving Word Problems and Making Comparisons	Numbers Within 1,000: Place Value, Addition, and Subtraction	Multiplication: Finding Area, Solving Word Problems, and Using Scales Graphs	Multi-Digit Operations and Measurement: Multiplication, Division, Perimeter and Area	More Decimals and Fractions: Multiplication and Division
Numbers to 10 and Shapes	Using Tens and Ones to Organize and Count	Length: Measurement, Addition and Subtraction, and Line Plots	Fractions: Equivalence and Comparison, Measurement, and Data	Fractions, Decimals, and Measurement: Addition, Subtraction, and Multiplication	Measurement, Data, and Geometry: Converting Units, Using Data, and Classifying Figures
Numbers to 100	Operations with Tens and Ones	Shapes and Arrays: Partitioning and Tiling Shapes, Arrays, Evens and Odds	Measurement: Time, Liquid Volume, and Mass	Geometry and Measurement: Figures, Classification, and Symmetry	Algebraic Thinking and the Coordinate Plane: Expressions, Graphing Points, Patterns and Relationships
Addition and Subtraction Within 10	Geometry and Measurement		Shapes: Attributes and Categories, Perimeter and Area, and Partitioning
Teen Numbers and Shapes

 

Elementary Science: Amplify Science

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Elementary Social Science: TCI History Alive

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Middle School Spanish Language Arts: Adoption in process

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Middle School Math: MidSchoolMath

Grade 6	Grade 7	Grade 8
Ratios and Proportional Relationships	Ratios and Proportional Relationships	The Number System
The Number System	The Number System	Expressions and Equations
Expressions and Equations	Expressions and Equations	Functions
Geometry	Geometry	Geometry
Statistics and Probability	Statistics and Probability	Statistics and Probability

 

Middle School Science: TWIG

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Middle Social Science: TCI History Alive

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