Designing and Implementing Two-Way Bilingual Programs: A Step-by-Step Guide for Administrators, Teachers, and Parents / Edition 1

by Margarita Espino Calderon, Liliana Minaya-Rowe

Overview

This indispensable handbook includes professional development plans that meet the specific needs of dual-language programs, strategies for building learning communities for dual-language teachers, and tips for involving parents.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761945666
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	01/23/2003
Series:	1-Off Series
Edition description:	Bilingual
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.56(d)

About the Author

Dr. Margarita Espino Calderón, born and raised in Juárez, is a Professor Emerita/Senior Research Scientist at Johns Hopkins University. Her research and development projects have been funded by the US Department of Education, National Institutes of Health, the US Department of Labor, The Carnegie Corporation of New York, and various State Offices of Education.

One of her empirical studies “The Bilingual Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition (BCIRC)” is featured in the What Works Clearinghouse. The Carnegie Corporation of New York funded her five-year study to develop Expediting Comprehension for English Language Learners (Ex C-ELL) to train math, science, social studies, language arts, and ESL teachers on integrating language, reading, and content in core content middle and high school classrooms. With a Title III National Professional Development grant, she implemented “A Whole-School Approach to Professional Development with Ex C-ELL” in Loudoun County, VA. She replicated this approach in 29 schools in TX and NC. She served on the National Literacy Panel for Language Minority Children and Youth, the Carnegie Corporation of New York Panel on English Language Adolescent Literacy Panel, among other panels and national committees. She has over 100 publications on language, literacy, and professional development.

Liliana Minaya-Rowe is bilingual training coordinator at the Hartford Public Schools, where she works in professional development plans and practices for two-way immersion, bilingual, and ESL programs; effective first and second language instruction; teachers’ learning communities; and parent/family involvement practices. Minaya-Rowe is also professor emeritus of the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut. Her research interests, publications, and teaching include teacher education, literacy, bilingual program development and implementation, and discourse analysis of bilinguals. She holds a master’s degree in Applied Linguistics and a Ph.D. in Education. Minaya-Rowe’s 80+ publications include journal articles, books, chapters, teacher’s manuals, and guidebooks.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Robert E. Slavin
Preface
About the Authors
Part I: Starting Two-Way Bilingual Programs
1. Why Two-Way Bilingual Programs?
2. Planning and Designing Two-Way Bilingual Programs
3. Comprehensive Curriculum Models
4. Case Study: The Alicia R. Chacon International School
Part II: Implementing Effective Instruction
5. Instructional Techniques and Activities for Second-Language Learners
6. Effective and Replicable Literacy Models
7. Using Writing to Promote Reading and Oral Language Development
8. Assessing Second-Language Learners
Part III: Involving Teachers and Parents
9. Staff Development and Teacher Learning Communities
10. Reaching Out to Parents
11. Evaluation and Research
Resource A: Resources for Two-Way Bilingual Programs
Resource B: List of Acronyms
References
Index

Editorial Reviews

"This book is an excellent resource for educators interested in developing bilingual capacity in American school children. "

Diane August

A technical, yet read-friendly book that teachers, administrators, community persons, and teacher educators will receive with great enthusiasm because of its clarity and usefulness.

National Association for Bilingual Education News

"Calderón and Minaya-Rowe have done an excellent job of presenting relevant research along with practical examples and suggestions, all in a highly readable and user-friendly format. This volume is an indispensable tool for teachers, administrators, and parents involved with dual language programs. "

Liz Howard

"A comprehensive compendium of dual language program implementation strategies and examples. An indispensable how-to book for school level administrators, teacher trainers, teachers, and parents. Calderon and Minaya-Rowe have been able to draw upon their vast experience in dual language implementation to present a complete picture of the most important components of successful programs. "

Ana Maria Olezza

"This practical book can be used as a tool to transform schools into dual-language programs that focus on the improvement of school performance and language enrichment. It is written in a very pragmatic style and provides insights and frameworks supporting school or district’s systemic reform."

Anthony S. Amato

"This book is certain to be an indispensable guide to planning and practice in dual language schools. It is practical, down-to-earth, and firmly based in broad experience and research."

Robert Slavin