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Advice to New Two-Way Immersion Education Programs
Advice from established two-way immersion programs.
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American Council on Immersion Education Newsletter
Dedicated to the interests and concerns of language immersion educators, administrators, researchers, and parents. Contains articles pertaining to best practices, parent communication, current research, and bridging research with classroom practice.
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Assessing Students' Perceptions of Biliteracy in Two-Way Bilingual Classrooms
The neglected factor in planning for bilingual teaching of reading and writing is the mindset of children regarding the development of two languages, specifically Spanish and English in bilingual programs.
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Asymmetry in Dual Language Practice
Investigates a recently developed language program in its school context. Education Policy Analysis Archives. January, 2000.
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Canadian Association of Immersion Teachers
CAIT is a professional non-profit association which aims at promoting and improving language immersion programmes in Canada.
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CARLA: Language Immersion Education Project
Immersion education is defined within CARLA's initiatives as the delivery of the curriculum in a second language to students who share the same first language. The project's objective is to improve immersion education by conducting research and by developing a national network of teachers involved in immersion.
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Criteria for Success in Two-Way Bilingual Education
Eight characteristics of an effective dual language program.
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Elementary School Foreign Language
Guidelines for creating a foreign language program at the primary and elementary levels.
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Excelencia Para Todos- Excellence for All
U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley's speech endorsing dual language education programs. March 15, 2000.
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Immersion Education for the Millenium: What we have learned in the last 30 years
A paper by Jim Cummins which describes the development of immersion language education.
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Immersion Education Listserv
The primary goal of LIM-A is to provide an effective means of communicating about topics ranging from research and reports on new articles and recent publications to ideas about classroom approaches and curriculum resources.
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In Their Own Words
Two-way immersion teachers talk about their professional experiences.
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Integrating Language and Content: Lessons from Immersion
A selective review of research findings from the evaluations that have been undertaken to evaluate the effectiveness of immersion programs in Canada and the United States. It discusses implications of immersion research findings for second language programs in other school settings.
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Rubrics for Two-Way Immersion
Language arts assessment tools for dual language classrooms. (MS Word and WP formats)
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Tools for Schools - Two-Way Immersion Education
A good introductory article, covering the history, philosophy, and educational strategies behind successful dual-language instruction.
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Topic Areas-Two-Way Immersion
From the Center for Applied Linguistics.
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Two-Way Bilingual Education: Students Learning Through Two Languages
By Donna Christian, director of CAL's dual-language project.
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Two-Way Bilingual Programs: The Demand for a Multilingual Workforce
The demands of a global economy provide a compelling argument for dual language education. IDRA Newsletter: May 1999
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