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"How Did You Learn to Write in English When You Haven't Been Taught in English?": The Language Experience Approach in a Dual Language Program.

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Riojas Clark, Ellen – Bilingual Research Journal, 1995

Case study reports on the use of language experience and a natural approach to learning languages in a dual-language (Spanish-English) kindergarten class. Descriptions of student writing activities in the classroom illustrate the process of literacy development in the first and second languages. The importance of trained bilingual teachers and…

Descriptors: Beginning Writing, Bilingual Education Programs, Case Studies, Elementary Education