The academic preparedness of Latino students in dual language and transitional bilingual education programs

Examining How a One-Way Dual-Language Program Affected the Bilingual Students' Reported Reading Achievement Gap

“…In reviewing the exit-level scores of students in TB and DL education programs within one district it was found that DL students outperformed their TB counterparts in the areas of reading and mathematics. Similar results were found when examining the academic performance of students educated in TB and DL programs on the American College Test; in reading, mathematics, science, and English, DL students outperformed those educated using a TB program (Garza-Reyna, 2016). The work of these selected authors represent different samples yet share a commonality among their findings--DL programs yield positive academic effects for those enrolled in them and support the findings of Thomas and Collier's (2002) study.…”

Political Turmoil Influencing Bilingual Education in the 1980s

“…In stark comparison to the 1980s, in the year 2020 there are a multitude of studies in the area of bilingual education programs and their benefits. Study after study has demonstrated that students in dual language programs as opposed to programs where the native language is nonexistent, or used to a minimum, score higher academically over time [28,29,64]. In the most comprehensive of studies with longitudinal data of over 30 years, Thomas and Collier [15] have shown that "English-only and transitional bilingual programs of short duration only close about half of the achievement gap between English learners and native English speakers, while high quality long-term bilingual programs close all of the gap after 5-6 years of schooling through two languages."…”