Dual Language Instruction: A Handbook for Enriched Education is an ideal professional reference title for those interested in teaching ESL, foreign language, and bilingual programs. It is a resource guide for implementing, evaluating, administering, and maintaining dual language instruction programs.
Focused on enhancing the skills of foreign and second language educators, this book provides guidance on planning and implementing effective evaluations in the classroom. It emphasizes comprehensive assessment strategies tailored for diverse learning environments, ensuring that educators can effectively measure student progress and adapt their teaching methods accordingly.
This book provides a comprehensive summary and analysis of research conducted during the last 20 years on the oral language, literacy, and academic development of English language learners in kindergarten to grade 12 in the U.S.A. The book is divided into 6 chapters: Introduction, Oral Language Development, Cross-linguistic and Cross-Modal Issues in Literacy Development, Instructional Issues in Literacy, Academic Achievement, and Conclusions and Implications. The final chapter provides a summary of cross-cutting issues that emerge from the earlier chapters and recommendations for future research. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Oral language; 3. Literacy: crosslinguistic and crossmodal issues; 4. Literacy: instructional issues; 5. Academic achievement; 6. Conclusions and future directions.