Progress on Final project

I began observing in a Bilingual classroom last week. My classroom is 5th graders, whom all have gone through this Bilingual program from K-5. Unfortunately for me, at the 5th grade level, they are being taught 70% in English and 30% in Spanish. I was hoping to observe in a more immersion type classroom, and hopefully I will throughout this semester. Starting in kindergarten these students are taught in 90% Spanish 10% English, and as the years go on it decreases in order for the students to maintain quality reading, writing and speaking levels in both languages. I am really enjoying my time in this classroom. The students are allowed to read, write, or speak in either language at all times, and the teacher will accept the work. Each class period they have 'readers workshop', and each week they focus on a different aspect of evaluating something that they have read. About half of the class has chosen their readers workshop books in Spanish, so it has been fun for me to go around and have them read to me, as well as discuss and evaluate the book. Next class I am going to talk to the students about what they think of being in this type of school, and the advantages and disadvantages that they think about the program.