He is the author of The Bilingual Revolution: The Future of Education is in Two Languages (TBR Books, 2017) which is a collection of inspirational vignettes and practical advice that tells the story of the parents and educators who
founded dual language programs in New York.
The Bilingual Revolution tells the story of successes and setbacks through vignettes of parents and educators who
founded dual language program in their schools, created free, high - quality bilingual programs, and inspired others to do the same.
Not exact matches
Chicago school officials are putting that
finding into practice with a new
dual -
language program for 3 - and 4 - year - olds in 13 schools.
In the Lower East Side's P.S. 20, which includes a Mandarin
dual -
language program, it's been so hard to
find qualified teachers that its fifth - grade Mandarin teacher and fourth - grade English teacher had to flip flop between classrooms from one day to the next for months, parents said.
A survey of students who are transferring to non-district schools
found that 36 percent said they were leaving to go to schools with
dual language programs and 30 percent went to schools that have an International Baccalaureate
program.
Founded in 2006 by East San Jose native and National Board Certified Teacher Frances Teso, Voices is a public charter school network with a mission to prepare all students for the challenges of higher education through the context of an academically rigorous
dual -
language program.
Although Prop 227 banned bilingual education
programs in California, some schools have
found loopholes and are adopting
dual -
language programs.
Meanwhile, schools have adapted and increasingly
found ways to provide a greater range of instruction in foreign
languages typically by offering
dual immersion
programs.
A multi-year study of students enrolled in two - way
dual -
language programs in North Carolina between 2007 and 2010,
found that low - income black children in these
programs scored higher in reading and math than their classmates of the same race and socioeconomic background who were being taught in one
language.
In contrast, past research has
found students learn English more quickly in
dual programs, in addition to keeping their first
language.
The study
found that, of the four options, ELLs in the two - way
dual language program had the best Spanish as well as English skills.
The
findings suggest HISD should continue with its efforts to expand its
dual language programs, said Ruth N. López Turley, director of HERC and associate director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
Recruiters even look to other countries to
find bilingual teachers for the district's
dual language immersion
programs.
Finding talented and qualified teachers is key to the success of
dual language programs.