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Soderman, Anne K. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2010
A dual immersion program in Chinese and English at the 3e International School in Beijing is helping children become fluent in both languages, even though many students spoke neither language when they entered the school. Children enter the program as young as two years old. Studies indicate that bilingual children have higher levels of cognitive…
Descriptors: Immersion Programs, Young Children, Developmental Delays, Bilingualism
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Cohen, Andrew D. – Bilingual Review, 1982
Reviews three linguistic studies from 1970s in light of approaches used in 1980s: (1) pretest-posttest analysis of spoken Spanish and English of Mexican American bilingual children; (2) assessment of Spanish grammar among Culver City Spanish Immersion pupils, and (3) effect of summer vacation on Spanish language retention among English speakers…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingualism, Elementary Education, English