Bilingual Education By: Rachel McKee, Lina Aamodt, and Annette Williams

Introduction Miss Jensen’s class  Rose Kids not accepting Wasn’t “fitting in” Had to help parents Incorporated Spanish in the classroom  Kids more accepting  Wanted to know MORE Fear

Thesis As the United States grows more diverse, bilingual education becomes a more appropriate program at apply in elementary schools. There are many ways to help integrate students of different cultures. A few ways this is made possible is through modifying curriculum, creating an environment where the students teach each other, and teaching through example how to be more open-minded and accepting.

Learning Languages While Young When tested the students, that were taught a second language, seemed to have a deeper understanding of the English concepts than those that were not (Burt, Marina & Dulay, Heidi 72). “Study after study has reported that children in bilingual programs typically outperform their counterparts in all-English programs on tests of academic achievement in English Or, at worst, they do just as well” (Krashen, 34). English Only

Success in Bilingual classrooms classroom unity inter-group collaboration language rich context practice speaking, writing, and reading

Different Methods of Language Learning Transitional bilingual education (TBE) Developmental bilingual education (DBE) Two-way immersion programs (TWI)/Dual Language approach

Characteristics of a Dual Language Curriculum Acquire a strong hold on both languages An equal amount of instruction in each language and a mixture of cultures in one classroom Teachers are always willing to translate if students don’t understand Teachers make the classroom a comfortable learning environment

Benefits of a Dual Language Curriculum Gives all students a quality education no matter what language they speak Students will have broader career opportunities as international boarders continue to fade Does not slow the development of the student’s English and helps them relate other subject areas to each other (Lopez, 2006, p. 124)

Bilingualism should be treated as an asset to be preserved and not an obstacle to overcome (Moran, 2005)

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