Bilingual & Dual-Language Education
Videos
- Becoming Bilingual: First Steps
- Bilingual education in Canada
- Bilingualism in Canada
- Collaboration in a Bilingual School
- Family Literacy Tips: Reading to Your Children in Your Home Language
- Helping Destiny Find a "Just Right" Book
- Jessica Panfil: Leading a Dual-Language School
- Making a Case for Supporting Students' Home Languages
- Making Dual-Language Immersion Work
- Native language literacy support
- Reading Maestros
- The increase in dual-language education
- Two Languages at a Time
- Using the native language as a resourse
- Writing poetry in two languages
Articles
- At-Risk Learners and Bilingualism: Is It a Good Idea?
- Bilingual Acquisition
- Bilingual Education: The Failed Experiment?
- But What If I Don't Know English?
- Children and Bilingualism
- Dual Immersion: Can It Survive 'Data-Driven Reform'?
- Early Literacy Instruction in Dual Language Preschools (Spanish/English)
- Early Literacy Instruction in Spanish: Teaching the Beginning Reader
- Education Policy and Our Perception of ELL Performance
- Empowering ELL Parents & Families at Home
- From the Classroom: Working with Chinese ELLs
- Learning Two Languages
- Second Language Acquisition
- State Policies on Dual Language Learners in Early Childhood
- Teaching Bilingual Learners with Disabilities in an Integrated Co-Teaching Dual Language Program
- The Home Language: An English Language Learner's Most Valuable Resource
- The Impact of English-Only Instructional Policies on English Learners
- The Seal of Biliteracy Initiative
- Why Reading to Your Kids in Your Home Language Will Help Them Become Better Readers
The articles in this section discuss policy surrounding bilingual education, dual-language education programs and the use of the home language in a child's schooling. We encourage you to join the discussion through the comment boxes at the bottom of each article!
Bilingual Education Policy
Being bilingual has lots of great benefits for children and adults. Bilingual and dual-language programs are one way to help children become bilingual or to maintain their languages. Learn more from the resources below.
Bilingual & Dual-Language Education
One of the greatest gifts you can give your child is the gift of two (or more!) languages. Being bilingual is good for your child's brain, makes communication with grandparents and relatives easier, and is an advantage for finding jobs in the future. To learn more, see our resources for ideas on raising bilingual children here.
Raising Bilingual Kids
These articles include materials for both families and educators.