Developing an Evidence-Based Nutrition Curriculum for Correctional Settings

Reading Achievement in A Dual Language Setting: An Examination of English Language Learners at the Elementary Level

“…The results of this study support the implementation of twoway, or dual language models of instruction for school-aged native-English and for emergent bilinguals. Comparable to the studies conducted by Lindholm-Leary ( 2001) and Thomas and Collier (1997, 2001a, 2001b, this study's results show dual language education to have a positive impact on the reading achievement of emergent bilinguals although not statistically significant outside the areas of Early/Prereading and Instructions. This supports an enrichment bilingual model that emphasizes the continued simultaneous development of both the minority and majority language and culture despite political and societal pressures (Cederberg, Hartsmar, & Lingärde, 2009;Lambert & Wolfgang, 1973).…”

“…Students must have spaces within their classrooms to redefine their identities, to claim their linguistic repertoires, and to learn about other cultures (DeNicolo & Gónzalez, 2015). Previous research on the reading achievement and English language acquisition of language minority students shows bilingual methods of instruction as necessary to meet the academic needs of emergent bilinguals (i.e., Genesee & Riches, 2006;Lindholm-Leary, 2006Thomas & Collier, 1997, 2001a, 2001b, 2002. These findings are confirmed by this study as results show all students in this dual language program to be scoring at rates equal to or above ELs.…”

“…The general achievement patterns of various maintenance and enrichment programs have been analyzed to determine their effectiveness on reading and language proficiency. Thomas and Collier (1997, 2001a, 2001b revealed that English language learners enrolled in dual language programs had the highest success rate at the end of their twelfth-grade year. Based on the findings of this study, bilingual instruction is one of the means by which emergent bilinguals will reach gradelevel performance in reading achievement and in language development.…”