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Boyle, Andrea; August, Diane; Tabaku, Lisa; Cole, Susan; Simpson-Baird, Ashley – Office of English Language Acquisition, US Department of Education, 2015
This report presents an analysis of relevant research and extant data related to dual language education policies and practices. Dual language education programs are a type of bilingual education program in which students are taught literacy and academic content in English and a partner language. Dual language programs aim to help students develop…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, State Policy, Educational Policy, Immersion Programs
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López, Francesca; Scanlan, Martin; Gorman, Brenda K. – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2015
This study investigated the degree to which the quality of teachers' language modeling contributed to reading achievement for 995 students, both English language learners and native English speakers, across developmental bilingual, dual language, and monolingual English classrooms. Covariates included prior reading achievement, gender, eligibility…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Native Speakers, Language Usage, Teacher Student Relationship
Makropoulos, Josee – Canadian Journal of Education, 2010
This article makes a contribution to the field of French immersion studies by examining the engagement realities of two groups of students in an Ottawa French immersion high school program: those with and without a parent who makes them eligible for minority French language instruction as outlined by Section 23 of the "Canadian Charter of…
Descriptors: School Activities, Immersion Programs, Official Languages, Beliefs