Dual Language Terminology
This term is starting to substitute the place of Bilingual Education
What is Dual Language Education
According to Thomas and Collier (2009), this dual language model has been found to have the highest academic success.
What is a 90:10 dual language model?
These types of objectives are fundamental for students' academic language proficiency.
What are language objectives?
This practice involves students using multiple languages and communication processes to make meaning of content.
What is translanguaging?
These two individuals conducted a longitudinal study on dual language effectiveness.
Who is Thomas and Collier?
This term suggests native English speakers and English Learners are schooled in two languages.
What is a Two-way model?
According to Thomas and Collier (2009), this racial/ethnic group of students had the highest percentage not in Dual language programs.
Who are African American students?
This instructional practice is fundamental in connecting experience to learning.
What is building background knowledge?
This terms is under the umbrella of Translanguaging and it involves using two or more languages in a sentence.
What is code-switching?
This person demonstrated a bias against two Spanish speaking students.
Who is Lauren?
This is term is refers to 90:10 and 50:50 models.
What is Language Distribution?
Acording to Thomas and Collier (2012), this group of students are often at least one grade level ahead of their comparison group.
Who are two-way dual language students?
This approach is fundamental in establishing a positive learning climate and culture.
What is the Strengths-based Approach?
This strategy can help educators map a process of change.
What is a logic model?
This person showed an economic class bias towards a white teacher.
Who is CJ?
This term refers to a bilingual education program that provide either an early or late exit strategy.
What is Transitional Bilingual Education
According to Thomas and Collier (2012), these two low socio-economic student groups in dual language programs scored very strongly higher (in terms of practical significance) in Reading.
Who are African American and English Learner students?
This kind of commitment is essential before a project or initiative is commenced.
What is buy-in?
When a student's native language is developed and maintained, this form of bilingualism is called.
What is Additive bilingualism?
This person read a book to the class.
Who is Kendall?
This term refers to the observed differences that are not likely to be the result of chance.
What is Statistical Significance?
According to Thomas and Collier (2012), this racial/ethnic student group in dual language programming scored higher in math and reading than the same racial/ethnic group not in a dual language program.
Who are white students?
This term refers to the effect a program has on students, teachers, and other school community members.
What is impact?
This person has proficiency of various degrees in several languages and cultures.
Who is an plurilingual person?
This person has brought delicious treats to all the wonderful teachers of READ 474.
Who is Monsieur Rosales?