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Choi, Woongsik; Kim, Wan Hee; Wright, Wayne E.; Morita-Mullaney, Trish – Language and Education, 2023
This paper reports on a mixed methods systematic classroom observation study as part of a federally funded project to improve instruction for English language learners (ELLs) in Indiana Dual Language Bilingual Education (DLBE) classrooms. Participating DLBE teachers received professional development through online ELL licensure and DLBE…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Language Arts, Bilingual Education, Faculty Development
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Morita-Mullaney, Trish; Renn, Jennifer; Chiu, Ming Ming – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2022
In this study, we examine the Spanish proficiency progress of elementary Spanish-English bilinguals in three types of language program models: a dual language bilingual education (DLBE) model with a 90/10 language allocation, a DLBE model with a 50/50 language allocation, and an English as a Second Language (ESL) model over an academic year. In…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Language Proficiency
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García, Anne M.; Zhang, Rong; King, Annamarie; Morita-Mullaney, Trish – School Community Journal, 2021
This collective case study employs both family literacy theory (Taylor, 1983) and funds of knowledge (Moll et al., 1992) to examine the ways that Mexican American parents conceptualize and practice literacy in the home with their emergent bilingual elementary-aged children. "Emergent bilingual" is used to reference students who are…
Descriptors: Mexican Americans, Language Usage, Family Environment, Parenting Styles
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Morita-Mullaney, Trish; Chesnut, Colleen – NABE Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
Indiana dual-language immersion (DLI) programs have grown exponentially in the last 5 years as a result of state policies, related state funding, and increasing pressure for public schools to have a specialized presence amidst school choice provisions. Principals work with their communities to identify the DLI model they will adopt, student…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Immersion Programs, Native Language Instruction, Second Language Learning
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Morita-Mullaney, Trish; Renn, Jennifer; Chiu, Ming Ming – International Multilingual Research Journal, 2021
In this study, we used a quasi-experimental, longitudinal design to examine the English language arts (ELA) and mathematics test scores of emergent bilinguals (EBs) in DLBE 50:50 models versus English as a second language (ESL) models in Indiana over four academic school years. With a focus on the midwestern U.S., we bring attention to a…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Comparative Analysis, English, Language Arts