Dual Language is a setting that enables users to work in both full English & full Spanish in the same class with the same content. When a class is set to Dual Language, students will see both an English and a Spanish version of the class on their login screens. They will be able to take an English Levelset and a Spanish Levelset and will have two separate Lexile levels for each language. This setting essentially splits one class into two portions: a full English side and a full Spanish side.
Enabling Dual Language When Creating a New Class
The School Name and School Day will automatically be prefilled. The Content Area correlates to the subject of the class being created. The Program and Product areas corresponds to the grade level chosen. For example, grades 9-12 is Literacy HS. The School Year drop- down will have the current year available.
"Automatically assign new users to" will need to be set to the Support scaffold. If this option is not chosen, the below pop up will appear after clicking Next.
Dual language drop-down needs to display "English/Spanish" in order for dual language to work properly for the class. N/A is the default choice, otherwise changed.
After all required fields are filled in, click Next.
To add students and teachers to your class click Add.
A new screen will pop-up with directions for adding users to your class:
There are three ways to add users to your class: | ||
1. | Use the Browse utility on the left: Select the missing user from the list and click Add to Class. To see only users that were set up for this school year, click the Current Users Only tab. (Note that users shaded in yellow already belong to a class, but users can belong to more than one class.) | |
2. | Use the Search utility on the right: Type as much information as you can about the teacher or student. Then click Find User. | |
3. | If you can't locate a user with either of the methods above: Click Create New Users at the bottom of the screen. | |
When you are finished adding users to your class, BE SURE TO CLICK Return to Class List. Otherwise, these users will not be saved to your class. Please follow the instructions on the screens to be sure your changes are saved. |
Once all students and teachers are added, click Return to Class List. This must be clicked in order for students to be added to your class. Click Next to continue.
You will be redirected back to the screen that displays your class members. If all users have been added, click Next.
This page allows you to see your class and make changes, if necessary.
When you are ready to continue, click Finish. This will complete the process of creating a dual language class.
*Please note that if a class has already been created but needs to be adjusted to Dual Language, please contact Customer Support in order to adjust the class to Dual Language.
Editing Class Settings for Dual Language Classrooms
Once the class is created and Dual Language is enabled, you can check Class Settings under Class/Student Settings, to ensure "Yes" is selected for Dual Language English/Spanish.
If you would like to change the Scaffold, click Student Settings, check the box(s) next to the name of the student(s) and click Edit Selected Users at the bottom right of the screen.
Once changes are made, click Apply Settings in the bottom right corner of the screen.
The default language for a Dual Language class is set to English. In a Dual Language class, Spanish supports will default to the English version of the program. If a student has "N" under the Dual Language column, please contact Support.
Remember to save any changes at the bottom of the screen after making your adjustments.
Teacher & Student Login View of a Dual Language Class
Dual Language students will see two versions of their class in their drop-down class selector when first logging in. The one labeled as (Español) is the Full Spanish version of the class. The student will need to select the class they wish to work in when they log in.
Teachers will never see the separate (Español) class for their Dual classes in the dropdown menu. They can view their Full Spanish class by clicking on the 3-line menu on the left side of the screen and choosing the language from the Language drop-down. This will allow teachers to view the Spanish content as students do.