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Language Academy students working on Report Writing Standard.
Language Academies are designed for newcomer students in grades 1-8 who speak less than 300 words in English. Each Language Academy classroom is comprised of both English language learners and native English speakers. ELL students work on the same academic material as their classmates, with adaptations and scaffolding assistance from ELL and mainstream teachers as well as bilingual educational assistants. ELL and mainstream teachers integrate language development across all subject areas, which has proven to be best practices for ELLs.