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Comparing Attitudes of First-Grade Dual Language Immersion versus Mainstream English Students
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Block, Nicholas; Vidaurre, Lorena – Bilingual Research Journal, 2019
Students' attitudes in first-grade dual language immersion (DLI) classes were compared with those of similar students in mainstream English classes. Results for the sample of 81 Latinx students indicated that for attitudes toward activities in Spanish, including reading and speaking in public and with relatives, both ELLs and non-ELLs in DLI had…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Grade 1, Elementary School Students, Mainstreaming
Achievement in Predominantly Low SES/Hispanic Dual Language Schools
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Lindholm-Leary, Kathryn; Block, Nicholas – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2010
The purpose of this study is to examine how 659 Hispanic students in dual language programs in segregated or predominantly Hispanic/low socio-economic status (SES) schools are performing on standardized tests compared to school and statewide comparison groups. Test results are presented from two separate studies of English language learner and…
Descriptors: Test Results, Socioeconomic Status, Immersion Programs, Standardized Tests
The Impact of Two-Way Dual-Immersion Programs on Initially English-Dominant Latino Students' Attitudes
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Block, Nicholas – Bilingual Research Journal, 2011
Forty initially English-dominant Latino students in four 90:10 Spanish two-way dual-immersion programs and 62 of their peers in mainstream English programs were studied to find out if their attitudes toward Spanish and Spanish-dominant individuals differ. Significant differences were found on many variables, with two-way dual-immersion students…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Immersion Programs, Biculturalism, Statistical Significance