Professional Links

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Essential Websites

• World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) Consortium
  The WIDA Consortium is dedicated to providing educators with tools that assist them in meeting the needs of English language learners (ELLs). Research into best practice for ELLs supports the notion that students benefit when they have foundational literacy skills in their first language and when schools include the primary language and culture within classrooms.
• Bilingual Education
  Sister organization of DLeNM, 2-Way CABE is an affiliate of the California Association for bilingual Education (CABE), and is dedicated to advocating for, and assisting with the planning and implementation of quality two-way bilingual immersion programs. It provides resources to assist school communities in California who wish to implement a two-way bilingual immersion program.
• Center for Applied Linguistics
  The Center for Applied Linguistics works to improve communication through better understanding of language and culture. A number of valuable resources have been developed by CAL to assist communities in the design and implementation of their two-way immersion educational programs.
• California Tomorrow
  California Tomorrow’s mission is to create a just and inclusive multiracial, multicultural, and multilingual society by promoting equal access to, and participation in major social, economic and educational resources and institutions, and embracing diversity as a great strength. Publications, research, and other services are available.
• National Association for Bilingual Education
  The National Association for Bilingual Education provides research, advocacy resources, publications, etc. Find information here for NABE’s annual national bilingual conference.
• Center for Research on Education, Diversity and Excellence
  CREDE is a federally funded research and development program focused on improving the education of students whose ability to reach their potential is challenged by language or cultural barriers, race, geographic location, or poverty.
• Dual Language Education of New Mexico
  Resources for New Mexico school communities who are committed to the proper design and implementation of effective dual language programs. Resources include: information on new program institutes, critical institutes, La Cosecha annual dual language conference, and the Framework of Best Practices for Dual Language Programs in New Mexico.
• Illinois Resource Center
  The Illinois Resource Center offers an on-line Dual Language Teacher Training Curriculum – Subscription required
• Dr. Wayne Thomas and Dr. Virginia Collier
  A collection of significant on-going research and publications from Dr. Wayne Thomas and Dr. Virginia Collier.
• National Association for Multicultural Education
  This site supports efforts in educational equity and social justice and provides resources for students and educators as well as valuable links to other sites.
• CARLA
  The Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) is one of the U.S. Department of Education's Title VI National Language Resource Centers, whose role is to improve the nation's capacity to teach and learn foreign languages effectively.

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Related Texts

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Parent & Community Involvement

• Flor Ada, A., (2001). Guía para padres y maestros de niños bilingües. Multilingual Matters, Ltd.
• Baker, C. (2000), A parents’ and teachers’ guide to bilingualism, 2nd Edition. Multilingual Matters, Ltd.
• Zelasko, N., Antunez, B., (2000). Si su niño aprende en dos idiomas: Una guía para que las familias sepan como mejorar oportunidades educativas de los niños que adquieren el ingles como Segundo lengua. National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education, George Washington University.
• Zelasko, N., Antunez, B., (2000). If Your Child Learns in Two Languages. National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition. George Washington University.

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Research & Program Effectiveness

• Lindholm-Leary, K. (2001). Dual Language Education. Multilingual Matters, Ltd.
• García, E.E., (2005) Teaching and Learning in Two Languages: Multicultural Education Series. Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, N.Y. Teachers College Press.
• Thomas, W. & Collier, V. (2001). A National Study of School Effectiveness for Language Minority Students’ Long-term Academic Achievement. Santa Crux, CA: Center for Research on Education Diversity & Excellence Found free to download at the CREDE.

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Program Models – Dual Language 101

• Christian, D. Montone, D., Lindholm, K., and Carranza, I. (1997) Profiles in Two-Way Immersion Education. Washington, D.C.: Delta Systems, Inc. and ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics.
• Howard, E.R., Olague, N., & Rogers, D. (2003). The Dual Language Program Planner: A Guide for Designing and Implementing Dual Language Programs. Santa Cruz, CA: Center for Research on Education, Diversity & Excellence.
• Howard, E.R., Christian, D. (2002). Two-Way Immersion 101: Designing and Implementing a Two-Way Immersion Education Program at the Elementary School Level. Santa Cruz, CA: Center for Research on Education, Diversity & Excellence.
• Montone, C. L., & Loeb, M. I. (2000). Implementing Two-Way Immersion Programs in Secondary Schools. Santa Cruz, CA: Center for Research on Education, Diversity & Excellence.

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Program Design and Implementation

• Cloud, N. Genesee, F., and Hamayan, E. (2000). Dual Language Instruction: A Handbook for Enriched Education. Boston, MA: Heinle & Heinle.
• Freeman, Y., Freeman, D, and Mercuri, S. (2004). Dual Language Essentials for Teachers and Administrators. Portsmouth, NH: Heineman.
• Soltero, S. W. (2004) Dual Language: Teaching and Learning in Two Languages. Pearson Education Inc.

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Biliteracy Development

• Freeman, Y. S., & Freeman, D. E., (1998). La enseñanza de la lectura y la escritura en español en el aula bilingüe. Portsmouth, NH: Heineman.
• Freeman, Y. S., & Freeman, D. E., (2000). Teaching Reading in Multilingual Classrooms. Portsmouth, NH: Heineman.
• Tinajero, J. V., Flor Ada, A., (1997). The Power of Two Languages: Literacy and Biliteracy for Spanish-Speaking Students., Macmillan/McGraw-Hill.
• Tinajero, J. V., DeVillar, R. A., (2000). The Power of Two Languages 2000: Effective Dual-Language Use Across the Curriculum. Macmillan/McGraw-Hill. Excerpt available: Wink, J. The Power of Two Languages 2000 , retrieved Wednesday, August 27, 2008 , from http://www.joanwink.com/pub-p21.html.

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Media

Promotional Video

• Emslie, J. R., (2001). Planting Seeds of Success Through Language, KENW-TV & Eastern New Mexico University, Portales, NM.

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