We all know that Dual Language Education (DLE) programs are the only language-acquisitions programs that are research-proven to close the opportunity gap for our Emergent Bilinguals (Thomas & Collier, 2017).
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We all know that Dual Language Education (DLE) is the only research-based program that closes the opportunity gap for students who enter school identified as Emergent Bilinguals. Furthermore, Dual Language
One of the greatest challenges that secondary dual language immersion (DLI) programs face with regard to their sustainability is negotiating the placement of DLI courses on the Master Schedule (is
As Valentine’s Day approaches, the stores fill with cards and chocolates in an attempt to convince us that we need to demonstrate our undying devotion to our special someone by
Assessment of student learning is an integral part of instruction. Teachers or student teachers get to know what students have learned and need to learn by collecting a variety of
One of the greatest threats to a secondary dual language (DL) program is its sustainability. As secondary education programs differ from elementary programs in structure and implementation, the various aspects
Many people think that to achieve sociocultural competence in a Dual Language program, all students need to do is learn about the visible aspects of the target culture(s). For instance,
The Fall semester is in full swing, and most students are back in school and on campus, albeit with masks, random COVID tests, socially distanced lunchrooms, and lots of other
I adore Spanish. I don’t just love its orthographic transparency (what you see is what you get) in the classroom. As a language, I love its rhythm, its unabashed-ness, its
Schools start soon – our son is off to college in two weeks, our daughter back to 5th grade a week later. We aren’t sure – none of us, really