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Welcome to the Bilingual, ENL, and World Languages Department
Maple Hill Annex at Truman Moon
53 Bedford Avenue
Middletown, NY 10940Middletown recognizes that the education of English Language Learners (ELLs) includes not only the acquisition of a new language and culture, but also requires special consideration and attention.
Middletown offers a variety of language programs for our scholars, such as Transitional Bilingual Education (TBE), Two-Way Immersion (Dual Language), English as a New Language (ENL), and Languages Other Than English (LOTE in French and Spanish). We also offer a Newcomer Program in partnership with OU-BOCES for Students with Interrupted Formal Education (SIFE).
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Bilingual, ENL, and World Languages Department Contacts
Director of Bilingual, ENL, Dual Language & World Languages: Linda Rivera Bradt
Secondary Instructional Leader (6-12):
Deymiss G. Caraballo | 845-326-1318Elementary Instructional Leader(K-5):
Elizabeth Rodriguez | 845-326-1872
Ivelisse Sanchez | 845-326-1726Bilingual Clerk:
Elizabeth Vives-Valentin | 845-326-1302Bilingual Home School Liaison:
Maria Tejada | 845-326-1309ENL TOSA:
Vacant | 845-326-1211District Translator/TAOSA:
Anamaria Silvers | 845-326-1323Documents | Policies | Forms
2023 Assessment Guidelines for ELL/Multilingual Learners
Bilingual, ENL, & Dual Language Program Brochure
Programa Bilingüe, ENL, & Lenguaje Dual
Parents' Bill of Rights (Navigates to NYSED website)
Guide for Parents ELLs In New York State (Navigates to NYSED website)
NYSED Office of Bilingual Education & World Languages (Navigates to NYSED website)
Programs
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⊛ English as a New Language (ENL)
An immersive approach for developing English language proficiency. ENL English Language Learners (ELL) work on developing phonics, grammar, vocabulary, reading, writing, and communication skills in English only.
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⊛ Transitional Bilingual Education (TBE)
TBE is an early exit model to develop English proficiency, while offering quality instruction in both Spanish and English through a gradual release structure.
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⊛ Home Language Arts/Spanish Language Arts (HLA/SLA)
HLA/SLA is taught in Spanish and is a course component of TBE. Students will increase their ability to use appropriate modes of speech in varying social settings, read for textual analysis, interpretation, understanding of information, and develop sensitivity to a vareity of informational texts and literary genres.
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⊛ Dual Language
Under the Dual Language program, ELL students are placed in classrooms with students whose first language is English. It is a 50/50 2-way immersion model in which students are taught completely in English one day and in Spanish the next.
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⊛ Newcomer
This program promotes learning for life and is designed to welcome and introduce ELL students new to the United States to our educational system.
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⊛ Language Other Than English (LOTE)
All Middletown scholars have the opportunity to learn a language other than English. The district provides instruction in Spanish and French.
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⊛ Programas de idiomas
- Nuestro programa de inglés como nuevo idioma (ENL) es un enfoque inmersivo para desarrollar el dominio del idioma inglés. Los Aprendices del Inglés ENL, trabajan en el desarrollo de la fonética, la gramática, el vocabulario, la lectura, la escritura y las habilidades de comunicación únicamente en inglés.
- El programa de Educación Bilingüe Transicional (TBE) es un modelo de salida temprana diseñado para desarrollar el dominio del inglés, mientras ofrece instrucción de calidad tanto en español como en inglés a través de una estructura de lanzamiento gradual.
- Artes del lenguaje hogareño/artes de lenguaje del español (HLA/SLA), enseñado en español, es un componente del curso de TBE. Los estudiantes aumentarán su capacidad para usar los modos apropiados de hablar en diferentes entornos sociales, leerán para el análisis textual, la interpretación, la comprensión de la información y desarrollarán la sensibilidad a una variedad de textos informativos y géneros literarios.
- Bajo el programa de Lenguaje Dual, los ELLs se ubican en salones de clases con estudiantes cuyo primer idioma es el inglés. Es un modelo de inmersión bidireccional 50/50 en el que a los estudiantes se les enseña completamente en inglés un día y en español al siguiente.
- El programa para recién llegados promueve el aprendizaje de por vida y está diseñado para dar la bienvenida e introducir a los estudiantes ELLs nuevos en los Estados Unidos a nuestro sistema educativo.
- Todos los estudiantes de Middletown tienen la oportunidad de aprender un idioma distinto al inglés (LOTE). El distrito ofrece instrucción de idiomas mundiales en español y francés.
- Nuestro programa de inglés como nuevo idioma (ENL) es un enfoque inmersivo para desarrollar el dominio del idioma inglés. Los Aprendices del Inglés ENL, trabajan en el desarrollo de la fonética, la gramática, el vocabulario, la lectura, la escritura y las habilidades de comunicación únicamente en inglés.
News from the Bilingual, ENL, and World Languages Department
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Seal of Biliteracy and Civic Readiness Ceremony
Posted by Caroline Woodward on 6/26/2023Congratulations to all who were awarded with the NYS Seal of Biliteracy and Civic Readiness at the ceremony on Thursday, June 22, 2023!
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NYSELAT 2023 Virtual Meeting Presentation
Posted by Veronica Layag on 2/7/2023A meeting explaining New York State English as a Second Language Test to parents was held on February 7, 2023.
Read the NYSELAT presentation.
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Parent Orientation
Posted by Veronica Layag on 9/14/2022Director Linda Rivera Bradt and her team present to English Language Learner (ELL) and Multilingual Learner (MLL) parents and guardians about the department's programs, services and support, parents' rights and communication services.
Read or download the Parent Orientation presentation.
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NYS Seal of Biliteracy 2021 Recipients
Posted by Veronica Layag on 6/30/2021Congratulations to the 36 recipients of the NYSSB seal. Since the program's inception in 2019, the number of winners has increased. In 2020 there were 27 and in 2019 nine.
Read or download the Class of 2021 NYSSB presentation.
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Mrs. Rivera Bradt Receives the Dr. Mary Barter Scholarship for Women and Minorities
Posted by Veronica Layag on 4/8/2020