Sheridan Elementary School is home to the Dual Language Program, an elementary academic program not offered at other elementary schools in Sheboygan County. The Dual Language program offers academic instruction in both English and Spanish to students beginning in four-year-old kindergarten at the Early Learning Center or kindergarten through 5th grade at Sheridan. The program continues at Horace Mann Middle School.
Research supports the immeasurable educational benefits of bilingualism. All students are considered potential bilinguals and are held to the same high academic standards in both languages. Teachers’ lessons incorporate aspects of reading, writing, speaking, and listening in both languages.
The diversity of the students and staff at Sheridan is a key component of the dual language program’s success. Sheridan is committed to supporting students in becoming culturally aware, well-rounded, bilingual, and biliterate, which prepares them to live in a diverse society by learning to appreciate and respect the similarities and differences between their own culture and the cultures of those around them.
The Literacy Intervention program is an intense reading support group for students. Students with multiple reading concerns are typically candidates for literacy intervention. In addition to classroom reading instruction, students who qualify for intervention will receive 30-40 minutes of small-group reading instruction, four to five days a week, with a reading teacher or specialist. Intervention Literacy has a balanced literacy approach focusing on accuracy, fluency, and comprehension. The components of a literacy lesson include rereading a familiar book, word work, writing, and introducing or reading a new book. Close collaboration among the intervention teacher, classroom teacher, and student families is aimed at promoting accelerated learning to meet proficient reading goals.
What is PBIS?
PBIS stands for Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports. PBIS is about teaching and promoting safe, respectful, and responsible behaviors. Students are recognized for making positive choices that follow our school expectations. When students do not follow expectations, they are re-taught the appropriate behavior and, when necessary, are given an Office Discipline Referral (ODR).