7.+Research+in+English

=Research in English about dual language programs or English Language Learners=

Research including language majority students, first language acquisition, at-risk students and dual language programs, and dual language acquisition and preschool children:
[] **Genesee, F.** (2009). Early childhood bilingualism: Perils and possibilities. Journal of Applied Research on Learning, Vol. 2 A podcast of a similar lecture is available at: []

Dual language learners and early childhood education: Keynote Address: Myths & Realities about Dual Language Learning, Fred Genesee [] ( U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center, "A service of the Office of Headstart" )

[|What do we Know about Bilingual Education for Majority-Language Students in the Handbook on Bilingualism]

[] Fred Genesee's website with further research

@http://www.fcd-us.org/usr_doc/MythsOfTeachingELLsEspinosa.pdf Challenging Common Myths about Young English Language Learners.

@http://www.headstartinfo.org/pdf/Bulletin78.pdf English Language Learners - From the NCELA abstract: This issue of the "Head Start Bulletin" contains a wealth of information about English language learners (ELLs). (See [])

[] Monthly Blog for Bilingual Speech-Language Pathologists, Students and Families

[] references from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association website: "references are about bilingualism, dual language learners, English language learners (ELL), those with limited English proficiency (LEP) and those that speak English as their second language (ESL)."

Other Research
[|"Being Bilingual May Boost Your Brain Power"] - A report from NPR from 4/4/2011 (audio and transcript available).

[] An article from 2006 by Fred Genesee at Colorín Colorado "Colorín Colorado is a free web-based service that provides information, activities and advice for educators and Spanish-speaking families of English language learners (ELLs). Colorín Colorado is an educational initiative of [|WETA], the flagship public television and radio station in the nation's capital. Major funding comes from the [|American Federation of Teachers], with additional support from the [|National Institute for Literacy] and the [|U.S. Department of Education], Office of Special Education Programs."

[] Dual Language on Demand - a newsletter from the Illinois Resource Center

[] The Rich Promise of Two-Way Immersion by Kathryn Lindholm-Leary

[|http://crede.berkeley.edu/research/crede/research/llaa/1.1_final.html#top] A National Study of School Effectiveness for Language Minority Students' Long-Term Academic Achievement Final Report (project from 1996-2001); report also includes some results regarding language majority students participating in dual language programs.

Kathy Escamilla work on paired literacy:

[|http://literacysquared.org/source/Lit2%20Technical%20Manual%20Phase%20I.pdf] Transitions to Biliteracy: Literacy Squared

[] Transitions to Biliteracy: Beyond Spanish and English

[] Research: Dual-Language Pre-K Effective in Teaching English (Education Week, Nov. 30, 2010)