Language Immersion

English Learners Portland Dual-Language-Immersion Students Outperform Peers in Reading
A four-year study finds English-learners and native English speakers in Portland, Ore., alike improved significantly in bilingual schools.
Corey Mitchell, November 13, 2015
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School & District Management Dual-Language Immersion Boosts Oregon Students
A four-year study finds English-learners and native English speakers alike improved significantly in bilingual schools.
Sarah D. Sparks, November 13, 2015
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English Learners News in Brief Arizona Reduces Class Time for ELL Immersion Program
Arizona school districts have been given permission to cut the time some English-language learners spend in a mandatory immersion program.
The Associated Press, October 6, 2015
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English Learners Arizona Alters Mandatory English-Only Immersion Program
The amount of time that can be cut from the mandatory four-hour block of English-only instruction depends on a student's grade level and English proficiency.
Corey Mitchell, September 28, 2015
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Federal Districts Diversify Languages Offered in Dual-Immersion
With strong demand for bilingual skills, more school districts are offering new target languages, such as Arabic, Hebrew, and Vietnamese, in dual-immersion programs.
Corey Mitchell, September 16, 2015
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English Learners Vietnamese Dual-Language-Immersion School Opens in California
The Westminster, Calif., school system partnered with California State University-Fullerton's National Resource Center for Asian Languages to develop texts.
Corey Mitchell, August 31, 2015
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Equity & Diversity Critics Protest Opening of Houston Arabic Immersion Elementary School
Arabic is the second-most common foreign language spoken at home in the Houston school district, and the metropolitan region has seen its Arabic-speaking population spike in recent years.
Corey Mitchell, August 24, 2015
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Education Opinion Foreign-Language Immersion Payoff
Foreign-language immersion has great potential for students at all grade levels.
Walt Gardner, July 1, 2015
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Federal Hawaii Granted Federal Testing Waiver for Language-Immersion Students
State Superintendent Kathryn Matayoshi wanted relief from "double testing" that would allow students taking the field test to forego the English-only Smarter Balanced statewide assessment.
Corey Mitchell, February 23, 2015
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Education Opinion Maryland District Adds Spanish Immersion at Three Elementary Schools
Prince George County in Maryland is working hard to immerse young students in foreign language. Three schools in the county started formally offering Spanish immersion as part of an expansion option for children this school year.
Matthew Lynch, January 8, 2015
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Teaching Houston to Open Arabic Immersion Elementary School
Arabic classes have failed to become a common offering in U.S. public schools despite a 2006 initiative by former President George W. Bush to increase the number of U.S. citizens learning, speaking and teaching the language.
Corey Mitchell, December 12, 2014
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Education Charters & Choice News Roundup: From Catholic to Chinese Immersion Schools
As private Roman Catholic education has seen a marked decline nationally, schools offering Chinese immersion programs have been on the rise. Those topics and more are covered in this week's edition of the school choice news roundup.
Arianna Prothero, October 31, 2014
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Curriculum Opinion Arizona's Language-Immersion Program: A Vote of Confidence
Can policymakers overcome partisan bickering in the service of language immersion programs? Aiden Fleming, Legislative Liaison for the Arizona Department of Education, tells how it happened in Arizona and shares three strategies you can use in your community.
Anthony Jackson & Aiden Fleming, July 19, 2014
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Curriculum Opinion Immersion Teaching: Successful Approaches
Do you use these five techniques in your classroom?
Anthony Jackson, October 17, 2013
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