The specific grade level has not yet been determined. We teach traditional first and will introduce simplified later. Is traditional or simplified Chinese used in the classrooms?

Our current 3rd Graders are able to hold academic-level discussions with one another in Mandarin during class. This is hard to project as each child learns differently however, by the end of the first year, your child should be able to say and understand simple sentences. When will my child be fluent in Mandarin? Students will also learn the Common Core State Standards in Mandarin and English. By the end of the year, most kindergarteners will learn to write 50 Mandarin characters. Speaking and listening are emphasized more than word recognition initially. How much Mandarin can I expect my child to learn in the kinder year? The goal is to teach grade level content standards through both languages, so that by the time the students are in upper grades, they are proficient academically in both languages. Only Mandarin is spoken in the Mandarin classroom. Each class spends exactly half of the day in the Mandarin classroom. Two classes rotate each day between English and Mandarin classrooms. What are the qualifications of the Mandarin teacher?Ī Mandarin teacher is required to have the California Multiple Subject Credential with a Mandarin BCLAD (Bilingual Cross-cultural, Language, and Academic Development)

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