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Direct linkHolly J. Porter – Brookes Publishing Company, 2024
Developed and tested by the author in a diverse Colorado school district, this proven co-teaching model will help educators and multilingual learner specialists work collaboratively to support multilingual learners and promote their academic achievement "and" English language proficiency at the same time. You'll get immediately useful…
Descriptors: Team Teaching, Teacher Collaboration, Multilingualism, Bilingual Students
Howes, Carollee, Ed.; Downer, Jason T., Ed.; Pianta, Robert C., Ed. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2011
The school readiness of young dual language learners depends on high-quality preschool programs that meet their needs--but how should schools promote and measure the progress of children learning two languages? Find out what the research says in this authoritative resource, which investigates the experiences of dual language learners in preschool…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Reading Readiness, Low Income, Preschool Education
Download full textCalifornia State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Office of Bilingual Bicultural Education. – 1981
This bilingual program quality review instrument is intended as a guide for school district personnel to design and improve bilingual education programs. It can be used for the following purposes: as an on-site review instrument to provide formative evaluation input about language-minority group programs; as a device for collecting information at…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Bilingual Education Programs, Educational Objectives, Elementary Education
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Office of Bilingual Bicultural Education. – 1982
Drawing on and extending the work presented in a companion volume, "Schooling and Language Minority Students: A Theoretical Framework," five principles are presented that represent an integration of recent empirical research in bilingualism, bilingual education, and second language acquisition to help policymakers and educators meet the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Environment, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives
Peer reviewedCleghorn, Ailie – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 1992
Reports on an ethnographic study of primary level science classes in Kenya where English is the government-mandated language of instruction. Finds that important ideas were conveyed more easily when teachers did not adhere to the policy of English-only instruction. Concludes that the importance of sociolinguistics in instructional processes should…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Developing Nations, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Office of Bilingual Bicultural Education. – 1984
A collection of papers discusses the importance of bilingual education's goals of high-level English proficiency, appropriate cognitive/academic development, and adequate psychosocial and cultural adjustment for language-minority students and describes various instructional strategies to achieve those outcomes. The papers include: "The Role…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cognitive Development, Educational Strategies, Educational Theories
Manitoba Dept. of Education and Training, Winnipeg. – 1991
The curriculum guide for the basic German second language program in Manitoba elementary and secondary schools is presented. The first part offers the rationale for the broad goals of the program, with a focus on the benefits of cultural and language education for individuals and society alike. This section also contains a discussion of the…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Class Activities, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Education
