Diary of a bilingual school : how a constructivist curriculum, a multicultural perspective, and a commitment to dual immersion education combined to foster fluent bilingualism in Spanish and English-speaking children / Sharon Adelman Reyes & James Crawford.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: Portland, Ore. : DiversityLearningK12, c2012.Description: xii, 120 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780984731701
  • 0984731709
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • LC 3733.C4 R49 2012
Contents:
Introduction: A year in the life -- Pt. 1, Fundamentals: -- Making sense of the words-and the world -- Principles and practices -- Pt. 2, Narratives: -- Welcome to Room 307: No TV week; Clifford goes to school; A sailor went to sea; Village builders --- The worms have arrived: But what about the tests?; Marisol and Jessica; A lullaby for worms -- Nincas and Ninfas: Little cotton; Bug bets; Rock-eggs; Everyone eats insects; New birth; The toothless cockroach -- Beetles and butterflies: Love and marriage; Green hand syndrome; The great bug escape; Beetles; Naomi in the bug garden; Butterflies; Alicia's secret -- Goodbye, Mrs. Bee -- Pt. 3, Outcomes: -- Schooling for life.
Summary: Dual immersion, a popular new way to foster bilingualism, is capturing the attention of parents and educators alike. By bringing together children from diverse backgrounds to learn each other's languages in a natural setting, it has proved far more effective at cultivating fluency than traditional approaches. Depicting a year in the life of a second-grade classroom, this volume demonstrates what can happen when the instruction is bilingual, and the curriculum is constructivist. -- Publishers description
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [115]-118).

Introduction: A year in the life -- Pt. 1, Fundamentals: -- Making sense of the words-and the world -- Principles and practices -- Pt. 2, Narratives: -- Welcome to Room 307: No TV week; Clifford goes to school; A sailor went to sea; Village builders --- The worms have arrived: But what about the tests?; Marisol and Jessica; A lullaby for worms -- Nincas and Ninfas: Little cotton; Bug bets; Rock-eggs; Everyone eats insects; New birth; The toothless cockroach -- Beetles and butterflies: Love and marriage; Green hand syndrome; The great bug escape; Beetles; Naomi in the bug garden; Butterflies; Alicia's secret -- Goodbye, Mrs. Bee -- Pt. 3, Outcomes: -- Schooling for life.

Dual immersion, a popular new way to foster bilingualism, is capturing the attention of parents and educators alike. By bringing together children from diverse backgrounds to learn each other's languages in a natural setting, it has proved far more effective at cultivating fluency than traditional approaches. Depicting a year in the life of a second-grade classroom, this volume demonstrates what can happen when the instruction is bilingual, and the curriculum is constructivist. -- Publishers description

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