Teaching the Whole Child: Language Immersion and Student Achievement

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Indian Country Today

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2014

As Congress considers two bills to support Native American language immersion, including the Native Language Immersion Student Achievement Act, it is time to take stock. What does research say about the impact of Native-language immersion on Native students’ academic achievement? We now have 30 years–more than a generation–of data on Native-language immersion in the U.S. and beyond...

cultural education

language immersion

language preservation

language programs

language revitalization

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Native Nations

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McCarty, Teresa L. "Teaching the Whole Child: Language Immersion and Student Achievement." Indian Country Today Media Network. September 1, 2014. Article. (https://ictnews.org/archive/teaching-the-whole-child-language-immersion-and-student-achievement, accessed February 12, 2024)

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