Society, Organizations, Education, Bilingual Education
See Also:
- An organization for educators involved in teaching foreign languages to children. The mission of the organization is to promote opportunities for all children to develop a high level of competence in at least one language in addition to their own.
- Located at Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. One of seven centers funded by the U.S. Department of Education, committed to improving foreign language education in America's primary and secondary schools.
- Professional association. Newsletter and conference information.
- A state advocacy organization for the rights of language minority children.
- A non-profit professional development and advocacy professional membership association working to ensure educational excellence and equity for language-minority Americans.
- Promotes high levels of literacy in English and in at least one other language.
- Dedicated to promoting the study of foreign languages and cultures as an integral component of American education and society.
- National volunteer organization dedicated to the promotion and creation of French second language educational learning opportunities for British Columbia and Yukon French immersion and FSL/core French students.
- Resources for parents, teachers and administrators, including the online "Bilingual Handbook," teaching modules and research. Information also available in Spanish.
- Over 1500 students spanning kindergarten to high school graduation are speaking Mandarin and learning to write the traditional complex form of Chinese words or characters on a daily basis during regular school hours in Edmonton public schools.
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