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Are Immersion Programs the Answer for Bilingual Education in the United States?
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McLaughlin, Barry – Bilingual Review, 1984
Discusses the limitations of immersion programs for minority-language children and examines submersion, transitional bilingual education, and reverse immersion approaches according to three criteria: theoretical consistency, fairness to children, and empirical support. Reverse immersion in which children acquire literacy skills in their native…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Children, English (Second Language), Immersion Programs