Bilingual Special Education
Bilingual Special Education

The Impact of a Two-Way Spanish/English Program for all Children

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April 26, 2009

Claudia is the Endowed Joan Wieler Arno 49 Professor at…

I have been looking at the Brown University Alliance Toolkit for information on the effectiveness and impact of two-way programs. Two-way programs are programs where half of the children are dominant in English and the other half Spanish dominant (or whatever language focus– in Boston we have several Spanish, Cantonese, and Portuguese two-way programs) and instruction happens in both languages. If you are considering choosing a Two-Way bilingual program for your child you need to read this wonderful resource:

Here is their website description
http://www.alliance.brown.edu/pubs/twi/

“The Two-Way Immersion Toolkit, developed by the Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) and The Education Alliance, is a resource for teachers, parents, and administrators involved with two-way immersion (TWI) programs, particularly those at the elementary school level.

The Toolkit is designed to meet the growing demand from teachers, administrators, and parents for guidance related to the effective implementation of TWI programs. It is composed of three segments that address program design and planning, classroom instruction, and parental involvement, respectively.”

Please pass this wonderful resource on….

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Claudia is the Endowed Joan Wieler Arno 49 Professor at Lasell University. She is currently a full professor of education and chair of the Education Program. Claudia has been a teacher, researcher, consultant, and professor of special education.