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While speaking only in Mandarin, teacher Li Jing Jing shows her kindergartners at J. Ralph McIlvaine Early Childhood Center in Delaware how to fold a paper turkey. Half the day the children are taught in Chinese and half the day in English.

Elementary Pupils Immersed in Foreign Language

Delaware and Utah are funding foreign-language instruction at the elementary level in hopes of fostering achievement and economic growth. (November 30, 2012)

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Study Backs Dual-Language Pre-Ks for ELLs
Preschool English-learners benefit from exposure to both English and their home language, say researchers.
May 21, 2013 - Education Week
Schools Falter at Keeping ELL Families in the Loop
Communicating with parents is proving to be a big challenge for districts facing immigrant influxes for the first time.
October 2, 2012 - Education Week
Calif. Poised to Spotlight ELLs Stalled in Schools
A bill on Gov. Jerry Brown's desk would make California the first state to break out data on long-term English-learners.
September 18, 2012 - Education Week
Momentum Builds for Dual-Language Learning
Growing numbers of schools are offering dual-language classes, where teachers split instruction between English and a second language.
March 23, 2012 | Updated: September 11, 2012 - Education Week
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An Immigrant Student's Story: I Was a Dictionary Girl
Providing non-English-speaking students with resources to navigate through their school day can make all the difference in their academic success, writes Helen Janc Malone.
February 6, 2012 - Education Week
U.S., Chinese Schools Build Virtual Ed. Partnerships
Several schools aiming to better prepare students for a global economy and foster cultural understanding between the United States and China have established online student exchange programs.
January 30, 2012 - Education Week
ELL Programs Get Overhaul in New York and Los Angeles
Under pressure from state and federal education departments, the nation's two largest school systems announced plans this month to dramatically improve services for hundreds of thousands of English-language learners.
October 25, 2011 - Education Week
Study Finds Sudden Insights Key to Learning Words
When it comes to understanding what words mean, researchers say the "ah ha" moment trumps flash-card drills.
June 6, 2011 - Education Week
Foreign-Language Programs Stung by Budget Cuts
Federal funds to support K-12 and college foreign-language instruction took a hit in the fiscal 2011 budget deal.
June 1, 2011 - Education Week
Dual-Language Program Showing Benefits in N.J.
November 29, 2010 - Education Week

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