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| Title | Article: Texas Schools Moving to Dual Language Model |
| Body | From http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/081707dnmetduallang.3792474.html A better way to teach bilingualism? By KAREN AYRES August 17, 2007 One by one, Texas school districts are abandoning the bilingual education model that has been used to teach English to Spanish-speaking kids for the past 35 years. Last month, a federal judge ruled that the state's bilingual programming complies with federal law and has achieved some success, allowing public schools to continue to teach students with poor English skills the same way they always have. But school administrators and teachers, backed by education researchers, have decided there is a better way. They call it dual language. Advocates say it's superior to the old model because it helps students develop skills in both English and their native Spanish. Traditionally, Texas schools have transitioned students from Spanish to English in elementary school, forcing them to abandon their native language at a young age. Read the entire article at http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/081707dnmetduallang.3792474.html . |
| Source | Dallas Morning News |
| Inputdate | 2007-08-26 11:02:05 |
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| Publishdate | 2007-08-27 00:00:00 |
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