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Myths and Misconceptions about Second Language Learning
As the school-aged population changes, teachers all over the country are challenged with instructing more children with ...
Source: Educational Resource Information Center (U.S. Department of Education)
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Fostering Second Language Development in Young Children
As the number of linguistically and culturally diverse students entering American schools increases, more and more ...
Source: Educational Resource Information Center (U.S. Department of Education)
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The Pros of Bilingual Education
Bilingual education continues to receive criticism in the national media. This Digest examines some of the criticism, ...
Source: Educational Resource Information Center (U.S. Department of Education)
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Becoming Bilingual: Acquiring Two Languages
Becoming Bilingual: Acquiring Two LanguagesStudents who have a home language (L1) other than English are faced with the ...
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Educational Policy and Bilingualism
This country has vacillated in its stance with respect to languages other than English throughout its history. The ...
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Secretary Spellings Announces Final Limited English Proficiency Regulations
Washington, DC — Today, U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings announced final regulations for Limited ...
Source: U.S. Department of Education
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Multicultural Considerations for the Identification of Individuals with Disabilities
Legal AssistanceFederal legislation has provided protections and guidance for the proper identification of individuals ...
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Linguistic and Cultural Diversity -- Building on America's Strengths
As our nation becomes more linguistically and culturally diverse and as the issue of bilingual education becomes more ...
Source: National Association for the Education of Young Children
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Reflections from Teachers of Culturally Diverse Children
"Teachers cannot hope to begin to understand who sits before them unless they can connect with the families and ...
Source: National Association for the Education of Young Children
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Culture and Language
Culture and LanguageThe power of language to reflect culture and influence thinking was first proposed by an American ...
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Bilingual Education Attacked
Even though bilingual education has provided a positive and supportive environment for the academic and social growth ...
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National English Language Development Standards
In 1997, in response to the recent standards-based education reform movement, Teachers of English to Speakers of Other ...
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How Children Learn a Second Language
In the 1970s, my early childhood provider advised my immigrant Mexican American mother to stop speaking Spanish with me...
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Give the Gift of Languages
The truth is, young children learn languages easily and retain them longer if they are exposed to them early in life....
Source: Education.com
