TBE Program Implementation Plan
To implement the proposed TBE program in Manhattan elementary schools with considerable populations of ELLs having Spanish as their first language, an advisory committee will be put together (Corson, 2001; Garcia, Jensen & Scribner, 2009). The committee will comprise of TBE instructors, parents along with members of the communities hosting the targeted elementary schools. The committee will have regular meetings in which they will plan, operationalize, as well as appraise, the TBE program in specific school districts. The committee will be charged with fostering effective, as well as open, communications …show more content…
First, it will be aimed at meeting the US constitution’s declaration that all children in any elementary school should access no-cost public education regardless of their first languages (Garcia, Jensen & Scribner, 2009). All children in any elementary school should access not only no-cost but also suitable public education regardless of their first languages. Second, it will be aimed at meeting various statutory provisions, including the NCLB Act, which mandates the development of programs for teaching languages that are of high quality (Corson, 2001; Cummins, 2000). The programs are geared towards assisting schools, school districts, and states meet the needs of ELLs with poor English proficiency (Corson, 2001; Gándara, 2010; Gándara, 2012). These programs are armed with the means of assisting the ELLs to become English proficient and help them transit into the broad education …show more content…
As noted earlier, that is because the TBE program will acknowledge, as well as value, their families’ heritage and language. Besides, the learners will get valuable support from their peers sharing Spanish as their mother tongue. That will ensure that the learners are comfortable making inquiries, taking specific risks, and appreciating other learners as being in situations that are similar to theirs (American Federation of Teachers, 2002). Fifth, the proposed TBE program will be aimed at meeting the values along with needs of the learners’ parents whose first language is Spanish. As noted earlier, given that the TBE program will necessitate the recruitment of instructors who are Spanish fluent, the parents will be capable of communicating fully with an instructor or instructors within the