Language Immersion

Curriculum Opinion Immersion Curriculum and Literacy
Immersion programs teach two curricula simultaneously: subject matter content and language and literacy. See how it's done.
Anthony Jackson, October 15, 2013
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8 min read
Curriculum Opinion Chinese Language Immersion Design 101
While there are many cognitive and academic advantages to providing students with a rigorous and engaging immersion curriculum, it is crucial to design the appropriate type of program that best meets the needs of students, parents, and the school community.
Anthony Jackson, October 10, 2013
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7 min read
Curriculum Opinion Parents as Allies in Immersion Programs
A word on any school's biggest asset: parents.
Anthony Jackson & Heather Clydesdale, March 30, 2013
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Curriculum Opinion Language Immersion Success: Invest in Teachers
How to develop a supportive setting for language teachers.
Anthony Jackson, Maquita Alexander, Elizabeth Hardage & Pearl You, March 27, 2013
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6 min read
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.
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.
Matt Roth for Education Week
School & District Management 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.
Jamaal Abdul-Alim, November 30, 2012
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8 min read
Federal Opinion What Research Tells Us About Immersion, Part 2
Research on language immersion education has heralded benefits such as academic achievement, language and literacy development in two or more languages, and cognitive skills.
Anthony Jackson & Tara Williams Fortune, October 1, 2012
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Federal Opinion What Research Tells Us About Immersion
Research on language immersion education has heralded benefits such as academic achievement, language and literacy development in two or more languages, and cognitive skills.
Anthony Jackson, September 27, 2012
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9 min read
English Learners Study of Dual-Language Immersion Launches in Portland Schools
The three-year-long study will examine the impacts that dual-language immersion programs have on student achievement.
Lesli A. Maxwell, July 10, 2012
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1 min read
English Learners Video Learning in English and Spanish
See and hear the two-way immersion model at work in San Jose's Gardner Academy.
April 2, 2012
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Curriculum More to the Story on Dual-Language Immersion
Reporter shares a few more highlights from a story on the rise of dual language immersion programs in public schools.
Lesli A. Maxwell, March 23, 2012
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2 min read
Federal Opinion Utah: Pioneers in Language Immersion
For its future economic success in the twenty-first century, Utah is preparing a global workforce that is multilingual.
Anthony Jackson, December 1, 2011
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1 min read
Education Native-Language Immersion Schools Raise NCLB Concerns
For an example of how federal education policies can play out at cross-purposes in schools of small scale, read Mary Ann Zehr's story about how provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act are hurdles to native-language immersion schools in rural states.
Mary Schulken, July 16, 2010
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BRIC ARCHIVE
Teaching Bilingual Education, Immersion Found to Work Equally Well
A randomized study shows students are as successful learning English through English immersion or bilingual education programs.
Mary Ann Zehr, April 20, 2010
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5 min read
BRIC ARCHIVE
Federal Bilingual Ed., Immersion Found to Work Equally Well
A randomized study shows students are as successful learning English through English-immersion or bilingual education programs.
Mary Ann Zehr, April 9, 2010
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6 min read
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