Sites that address the benefits of bilingual education
- James Crawford's Language Policy Web Site & Emporium
- National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education (NCBE) Online Library: Subject Areas
- NCBE Bilingual Education - links to other bilingual education-related sites
- Center for Research on Education, Diversity and Excellence
- (not so) Recent Stuff on Bilingual Education Policy, by Kenji Hakuta
- The Effectiveness of Bilingual Education, by Jeanne Rennie and Kathleen Marcos - ERIC Online resource guide
- Resources for Raising Children Bilingually, by Kathleen Marcos - ERIC Online resource guide
Sites by organizations opposed to bilingual education Other links within this site:
Current Issues
Timeline
Also see corresponding page in LAU - California for information on Proposition 227 and bilingual education there.Papers:
- Testimony on bilingual education to the U. S. Commission on Civil Rights 4/13/01 by Kenji Hakuta
- BEST EVIDENCE: Research Foundations of the Bilingual Education Act by James Crawford (1997)
- Program Alternatives for Linguistically Diverse Students Fred Genesee, Editor (1999)
- Promoting Successful Transition to the Mainstream: Effective Instructional Strategies for Bilingual Students (1999) (ERIC Digest)
- The Transfer of Skills from Spanish to English: A Study of Young Learners [summary] - [full report (PDF file)]
by Diane August, Margarita Calderon and Maria Carlo- Collaborative Practices in Bilingual Cooperative Learning Classrooms
by John Gumperz, Jenny Cook-Gumperz and Margaret Szymanski (1999).- Defining Success: Quality Bilingual Education by Maria Estela Brisk (2000) (PDF format)
- Myths about Language Diversity and Literacy in the United States by Terrence G. Wiley (1997) (ERIC Digest)
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