Bilingual+Education

[|Bilingual education and two-way immersion]. Center for Applied Linguistics. This section has links to 12 articles on the topic.

Espinosa, Linda (2008) http://www.fcd-us.org/usr_doc/MythsOfTeachingELLsEspinosa.pdf Espinosa wrote this concise and very helpful summary of recommendations for English language learners in preschool. It is designed to help educators inform administrators and policymakers. This article is published by the Foundation for Child Development.

García, Ofelia, Jo Anne Kleifgen, & Lorraine Falchi (2008) [|From English Language Learners to Emergent Bilinguals] Campaign for Educational Equity This document is the first in a series about bilingual education in the United States. Part One defines the term, “Emerging Bilinguals” and demonstrates the need for a change in educational policies in light of research on the importance of building on children’s first language. The second part delineates the history of educational policies and types of bilingual programs. Part three reviews the research on equity issues in the education of emergent bilinguals.

Gene Garcia is the chairman of the National Task Force on Early Childhood Education for Hispanics. This website has links to their Para Nuestros Ninos reports: http://www.ecehispanic.org/

Goldenberg, Claude. (Summer 2008). [|Teaching English Language Learners: What the Research Does--and Does Not--Say]. American Educator.

[|How English learners are faring under Prop. 227] (2006). American Institutes for Research. According to this report, "There is no conclusive evidence that one instructional model for educating English learners, such as full English immersion or a bilingual approach, is more effective for California’s English learners than another, according to a five-year study of Proposition 227. The study, by the American Institutes for Research (AIR) in conjunction with WestEd, concludes that a variety of factors in varying school contexts influence English learner achievement."

King, Kendall, and Lyn Fogle (2006). [|Raising bilingual children: Common parental concerns and current research]. Center for Applied Linguistics.

[|Krashen, Stephen D]. Various books and articles.

Lenker, Ashley and Nancy Rhodes (2007). [|Foreign language immersion programs: Features and trends over 35 years]. Center for Applied Linguistics