Elementary Chinese DLI

Renaissance Academy elementary Chinese DLI program follows state standards and the Utah DLI Fidelity Assurance by using the 50/50 model in 1st–5th grades and 100% target language in the Chinese classrooms. 

The 50/50 model means in elementary school, students stay in the Chinese and English classrooms half of the day each. In 1st–3rd grades, students learn math, science, social studies and Chinese literacy in the Chinese classroom. The English partner teachers teach English language arts and reinforce the subjects which are taught in the Chinese classrooms. In 4th-5th grade, English teachers start teaching math and the majority of social studies in their classrooms, and Chinese teachers help reinforce math in Chinese classrooms. 

In 6th grade, the social studies class shifts back to Chinese class. Students take Chinese language class and social studies class daily at school.

The table below shows you the curriculum that the DLI program uses for each grade level in elementary school.

*Green: Use in the Chinese teachers' classrooms

*Blue: Use in the English partner teachers' classrooms

You can download the curriculum chart here.

Every student should receive an end of year Chinese language proficiency report from their Chinese teachers in April or May. In the report, you can see where your students’ language proficiency levels are in listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. On the report, it explains all the details about what students can do with the target language in their levels.