Sentences with phrase «way dual language program»

It marks one of the first independent studies of HISD's two - way dual language program, which has garnered national attention.

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.

1) One - way dual language programs: Provide instruction in two languages; serve mostly ELs, transitioned (or former) ELs, and heritage language learners in the same classroom.

Those in the two - way dual language programs, however, had the highest Spanish scores.

Two - way dual language programs are popular with parents of native English speakers since younger children can more easily learn languages than older students.

Not exact matches

Increasingly popular dual - language programs don't just benefit white, English - speaking students — but education reporters tend to cover them that way.

Meanwhile, schools have adapted and increasingly found ways to provide a greater range of instruction in foreign languages typically by offering dual immersion programs.

Administrators in Englewood say their program demonstrates that dual language is the better way and requires few extra resources.

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.

At the same time, he believes dual - language programs in majority - black classrooms can embrace students» cultural and linguistic backgrounds, engaging them in ways traditional schools haven't.

Perceptions of principals and teachers in New Mexico: A comparison between staff in schools with two - way dual language immersion programs and those with other bilingual programs.

Eventually some communities developed what became known as one - way dual - language programs, bilingual programs that were meant for only one non-English ethnolinguistic group.

Lastly, there are «two - way» dual language programs that include both native Spanish speakers and native English speakers in the classroom.

And so, what are called one - way dual - language bilingual education programs, previously considered developmental maintenance bilingual education programs, continue to be seen with suspicion.

Both one - way, as well as two - way, dual - language bilingual programs often fall short in legitimating the practices of bilingual Americans, for they have been built following an immersion pedagogy that might serve English - speaking majority children well, but that does not build on the entire language repertoire of bilinguals.

However, recently, dual language immersion (DLI) programs have emerged in the country as effective ways to bring together language minority and language majority speakers in school settings with the goal of bilingualism and bi-literacy for all.

The easiest way to explain this is to imagine a student in a dual language program (a VERY common situation in New Mexico).