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M. Garrett Delavan Ed.; Juan A. Freire Ed.; Kate Menken Ed. – Multilingual Matters, 2024
This volume proposes solutions to the gentrification of dual language, bilingual and immersion education by examining how it operates across diverse school and community contexts. It brings together studies in a number of areas including instruction, curriculum development, classroom interaction, school leadership, parent and community engagement,…
Descriptors: Immersion Programs, Bilingual Education Programs, Curriculum Development, Instructional Leadership
Fortune, Tara W.; Tedick, Diane J. – 2003
Modeled after the pioneering French immersion programs developed in Canada in the 1960s, foreign language immersion programs in the United States are designed to enrich the education of native-English-speaking students by teaching them all of their academic subjects in a second language. The goal is for students to become proficient in the second…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Immersion Programs, Language Proficiency, Literacy
Gilzow, Douglas F.; Branaman, Lucinda E. – 2000
This book describes 7 successful foreign language programs that start in preschool or the elementary grades and continue through high school, including both foreign language in the elementary school (FLES) and immersion programs. Written in clear and nontechnical language, this book is designed to be of use to anyone developing an early foreign…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, FLES
Rhodes, Nancy; Richardson, Gina – 1989
Two numbers of the CLEAR Materials Resource Series that both deal with teaching languages to children have been combined. Number two summarizes the status of foreign language immersion programs in elementary schools in the United States. For each of the 20 states with total or partial immersion programs, the following information is provided: (1)…
Descriptors: Audiotape Cassettes, Bilingual Education, Elementary Education, FLES
Alberta Learning, Edmonton. Language Services Branch. – 1999
This handbook is intended for parents of children who will be attending French immersion kindergarten in Alberta (Canada). A question and answer format involving a fictitious teacher, parents, and child was adopted to facilitate reading and ease of use. These hypothetical questions and answers address a variety of topics, including the parents'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, French, Immersion Programs, Kindergarten
Craig, Barbara A. – 1995
This guide is intended as a reference for both parents and teachers concerning the design and objectives of two-way bilingual language immersion programs in elementary schools, including procedures and considerations in the creation of a new program. The first section looks at the role of language immersion as a form of enrichment education, and…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Bilingualism, Case Studies, Elementary Education
Obadia, Andre A. – 1996
This brochure, intended for the parents of current and prospective French immersion students, answers commonly-asked questions about immersion education, including who should participate, how good the child's French will be, whether immersion students are likely to lose ground in English or academic subjects, how parents can provide support at…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Influence
Baker, Colin – 2000
This guide, written in a question-and-answer format, provides basic information on bilingualism and raises practical issues in plain, clear, and direct language. It is written for both monolingual speakers who want to consider bilingualism and bilingual speakers who want to become better informed. Many of the ideas and perceptions in the first…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Code Switching (Language)
McGillivray, W. Russ, Ed. – 1985
The collection of essays on French second language instruction in Canada, directed to parents, includes: "Our Brave New World" (Andrew Kniewasser); "French in Your School: Identifying and Achieving the Right Program" (Carolyn Hodych, Jos Scott); "So, You're Worried About Becoming an Immersion Parent" (Judy Gibson);…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Bilingualism, Dramatics, Elementary Secondary Education
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Language Services Branch. – 1992
This guide is designed for Alberta (Canada) parents of French immersion students beginning formal English language instruction for the first time. In question-and-answer format, it discusses issues commonly of concern to these parents. Issues addressed include the following: why English instruction is introduced in the second or third year of…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Objectives, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Language Services Branch. – 1997
The guide for parents of French immersion students in Alberta (Canada) public schools is designed to answer frequently asked questions and encourage parent participation in the student's immersion experience. Chapters address these topics: terminology (program types, school types offering immersion programs, other terms); reasons for learning a…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Extracurricular Activities