What do we know about instructional techniques/best practices for teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) and French as a Second Language (FSL) students?
Recent Research Results What are the different models for providing literacy and language instruction for bilingual children? There are several models through which school programs can promote bilingualism among its students. However, before considering the programs themselves, one must first consider broad categories of providing bilingual education. First, there are programs that are designed to promote language and literacy skills exclusively in the dominant language of the community, such as English or French, for language minority children. The second broad category includes programs designed to promote children’s proficiency in a language other than English, such as immersion or heritage language programs. The following program promotes English language proficiency and literacy skills exclusively for minority language speakers: Majority Language Immersion Majority language immersion programs are those in which language minority students are expected to learn the majority language
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