Dual language education: program design and implementation

Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Dual Language Education Foundations

Foundational Structures of Dual Language Education

Dual Language Program Features and Goals

Demographic Realities and Shifting Mindsets

Making the Case for Dual Language Programs

A Growing Interest in Dual language Education

Seal of Biliteracy

A Cautionary Note About Dual Language Education

Rationale for Implementing a Dual Language Program

Research on the Effectiveness of Dual Language Education

Non-Negotiables: Dual Language Program Criteria

Variations in Dual Language Models

School Implementation Scope

Language Allocation

Student Language Population

Classroom Configurations

Language of Emergent Literacy

Suggestions for Further Reading

ch. 2 Dual Language Program Planning

The Planning Year: What to Expect

Differences Across Elementary, Middle, and High School

Planning a Dual Language Program

Family and Community Participation in the Planning Stages

Visit Existing Dual Language Programs

Professional Development

Writing a Plan of Action

Vision and Mission Statements

Timeline of Implementation

Program Description and Programmatic Goals

Total or Partial Immersion Dual Language?

One-Way or Two-Way Dual Language Program?

School and Family Orientations

Instructional Materials and Resources

Suggestions for Further Reading

ch. 3 Dual Language Program Implementation

The First Year: What to Expect

Enrollment and Placement Procedures

Separation of the Two Languages

Options for Separating the Two Languages

A Few Words About Translation

Raising the Status and Use of the LOTE in the School

Scheduling and Language Distribution

Dual Language Program Teacher Handbook

Family Involvement and Participation

Dual Language Program Parent Handbook

Dual Language Family Council

Community Outreach

Suggestions for Further Reading

ch. 4 Bilingualism and Biliteracy

Bilingualism and Bilinguals

Threshold Hypothesis

Academic vs. Conversational Distinction

Interdependence Hypothesis and Common Underlying Proficiency

Cognitive Advantages of Bilingualism

Code-Switching

Metabilingual Awareness and Cross-Linguistic Strategies

Translanguaging

Biliteracy

Language of Emergent Literacy

Differentiating the Language of Classroom Print

Suggestions for Further Reading

ch. 5 Dual Language Instruction and Assessment Practices

Instructional Approaches for Second Language Development

Bilingual Instructional Strategies

English Language Development and Sheltered Instruction

Cooperative Learning

Instructional Conversations

Thematic Approach

Scaffolding Academic Oral Language

Visual Scaffolds

Organizational Scaffolds

ESL and LOTE as a Second Language (LOTE-SL)

Language Standards

Assessment

Authentic and Performance-Based Assessment

Suggestions for Further Reading

ch. 6 Culturally Responsive Dual Language Leadership and Program Evaluation

Creating Cross-Cultural Curriculum and Culturally Responsive Schools

Leadership

The Essential 5 Cs

Shared Decision Making

Dual Language Leadership Team

Dual Language Program Coordinator

Resource Allocation

Teacher Recruitment, Retention, and Strategic Hiring Practices

Networking and Support

Program Evaluation

Challenges Implementing Sustainable Dual Language Programs

Suggestions for Further Reading.