Designing and implementing two-way bilingual programs : a step-by-step guide for administrators, teachers, and parents / Margarita Espino Calderón, Liliana Minaya-Rowe.

Author/creator Calderón, Margarita
Other author Minaya-Rowe, Liliana.
Format Book
Publication InfoThousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin Press, ©2003.
Descriptionxvii, 244 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Subjects
Education, Bilingual--United States.
School improvement programs--United States.
Second language acquisition--United States.

Contents Starting a two-way bilingual program. Moving toward two-way bilingual programs -- Planning and designing a two-way bilingual program -- Comprehensive curriculum models for a two-way bilingual program -- Case study: the Alicia R. Chacón International School -- Implementing effective instruction. Instructional techniques and activities for second-language learners -- Literacy in two languages : the importance of research-based instructional models -- Using writing to promote reading and oral language development -- Assessing second-language learners -- Involving teachers and parents. Staff development and teacher learning communities -- Reaching out to parents -- Evaluation, research, and conclusions -- Resource A : resources for two-way bilingual programs -- Resource B : list of acronyms.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 229-240) and index.
LCCN 2002151762
ISBN0761945652 (P)
ISBN0761945660 (C)