AASD Goals for K-12 EL/ Bilingual Education

• Communicate effectively in oral and written English
• Achieve a level of reading literacy commensurate with ability
• Develop a mastery of learning processes inherent in American education including critical thinking skills
• Develop positive listening skills and learn to use listening to synthesize information
• Integrate newly-acquired linguistic skills into content subjects and areas outside of the EL / Bilingual setting
• Achieve understanding of and comfort in the American culture
• Maintain and develop native language literacy skills
• Maintain, develop, and value the student's native culture