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Teaching the Whole Child: Language Immersion and Student Achievement

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Teresa L. McCarty
Year: 
2014

Teaching the Whole Child: Language Immersion and Student Achievement

Teaching the Whole Child: Language Immersion and Student Achievement
Teaching the Whole Child: Language Immersion and Student Achievement

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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McCarty, Teresa L. "Teaching the Whole Child: Language Immersion and Student Achievement." Indian Country Today Media Network. September 1, 2014. Article. (https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/education/native-education/teaching..., accessed September 2, 2014)

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