An Educator S Guide To Dual Language Instruction
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An Educator's Guide to Dual Language Instruction
Comprehensively updated, the second edition is a user- friendly resource for teachers and administrators to ensure their school’s success in implementing and maintaining a dual language program. The book is filled with step-by-step instructions and strategies you can try immediately. The second edition includes key updates on technology, digital resources, and current demographics, standards, and data. Educators will learn how to choose a model for their dual language program involving all stakeholders in the transition process, set proficiency targets and use assessments to track progress, and much more.
Teaching in Two Languages
"The authors deliver a passionate, practical, and loving approach to teaching children whose first language is other than English. This is a source of both inspiration and practical strategies for those educating our newest emergent bilingual citizens." —Sonia Nieto, Professor Emerita, Language, Culture, and Teaching University of Massachusetts, Amherst "Finally, a comprehensive and beautifully written guide to teaching bilingually. Full of creative strategies, practical mentoring, and well-chosen vignettes, this book is destined to become the standard text in bilingual methods courses." —James Crawford, President Institute for Language and Education Policy "A truly intellectual text for all teachers of bilingual learners." —María E. Torres-Guzmán, Professor of Bilingual/Bicultural Education Teachers College, Columbia University A hands-on guide to meeting the unique challenges of educating English language learners! Bilingual education programs give students who are learning languages and content the opportunity to progress academically while gaining proficiency in English as well as their first language. Grounded in current research, this hands-on guide helps educators navigate the linguistic, academic, and cultural considerations of bilingual classrooms. Focusing on teachers′ day-to-day experiences, the authors present classroom-ready strategies such as Guidance on balancing instruction in two languages, including age-specific needs and social and academic language development Tools for content-area teaching across the curriculum, including vocabulary development Recommendations on appropriate assessments Vignettes from schools and teachers illustrating solutions to challenges Appropriate for a wide range of K-12 bilingual programs, Teaching in Two Languages is a comprehensive guide to language and content-area instruction for educators in any bilingual program or setting.
Dual Language Education
Author: Kathryn J. Lindholm-Leary
language: en
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Release Date: 2001-01-01
Dual language education is a program that combines language minority and language majority students for instruction through two languages. This book provides the conceptual background for the program and discusses major implementation issues. Research findings summarize language proficiency and achievement outcomes from 8000 students at 20 schools, along with teacher and parent attitudes.