Bilingual Education Jeanette Nuno Norma Arceo Caitlyn Lasseigne

Bilingual Education Jeanette Nuno Norma Arceo Caitlyn Lasseigne Kristina Mcvane

Bilingual Education: • Any use of two languages in school – by teachers or students or both • Today’s bilingual education means approaches in the classroom that use the native languages of English language learners (ELLs) for instruction. Goals include: • teaching English • academic achievement • acculturating to new society • preserving linguistic and cultural heritage • enabling English speakers to learn a second language • developing national language resources

Bilingual Education Act (1968) • Mandate schools to provide bilingual education programs. • The Bilingual Program was a federally funded program. • All programs required to give language minority students "full access to the learning environment, the curriculum, special services and assessment in a meaningful way“. • According to the Bilingual Education Act referring to the terms limited 'English proficiency' and 'limited English proficient: A) individuals who were not born in the U. S. or whose native language is a language other than English; B) individuals who come from environments where a language other than English is dominant; and C) individuals who are American Indian or Alaska Natives and who come from environments where a language other than English has had a significant impact on their level of English language proficiency; and who, by reason thereof, have sufficient difficulty speaking, reading, writing, or understanding the English language.

Why Is Bilingual Education Controversial? • Bilingualism threatens to sap our sense of national identity and divide us along ethnic lines. • Initiatives in California, Arizona, and Massachusetts mandating all-English instruction for most children until they become fully proficient in English. • Ethnic stereotypes or class biases

In Class: taught a full curriculum in • Classrooms may be entirely English Language their native language and Learns, or they may in English. Elsewhere include native English ELLs may receive only speakers who are learning native-language support – Spanish or other languages. periodic translations or tutoring – with lessons conducted primarily in English. • Students are sometimes

In Class: Pros • Brawnier Brains • Superior self-regulation • Brain Growth • Passport to the world Cons • Cost • Helpers • To learn or not too learn

Dual Schools Dual Classes: • • Sharpstein Blueridge Edison Green Park ESL SERVICES: • Prospect Point • Garrison Middle School • Pioneer Middle School • Walla High School