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Thematic Issues
From 2002-2010, the ACIE Newsletter has published theme-specific issues each May. Theme issues facilitate the exploration of a topic from a variety of practitioner perspectives and in greater depth.
Math Instruction May 2010 3.3 MB
Bilingualism and Beyond May 2009 3.0 MB
Mandarin Immersion May 2008 1.9 MB
10th Anniversary Issue May 2007 2.2 MB
Writing Development May 2006 704 KB
Pathways to Bilingualism Conference May 2005 1.6 MB
Struggling Learners May 2004 464 KB
Secondary Immersion May 2003 478 KB
Immersion Education Down Under May 2002 432 KB


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The Bridge: From Research to Practice
Educational research is vital to validating effective practices, challenging ineffective ones, and encouraging innovations. Yet research is only valuable if teachers read and implement findings in their classrooms. The Bridge feature is included as an insert to encourage teachers to collect them for future reference. We hope this pull-out insert will help immersion teachers stay abreast of the latest research and allow it, when applicable, to affect their own practice.
Achievement of Children Identified with Special Needs in Two-way Spanish/English Immersion Programs April/May
2011
Dr. Marjorie L. Myers 358 Kb
Planning Language Objectives for
Integrated Performance Assessments
November
2010
Kimerly Miller 281 Kb
STARTALK Mandarin Elementary Immersion Summer Teacher Education Program (MEISTEP) May
2010
Tara Fortune
Amy Egenberger
688 Kb
Putting the Pieces Together:
Immersion Curriculum Unit Design
February
2010
Mike Yamakawa 419 Kb
Challenges Facing Beginning Immersion Teachers November
2009
Jae Cody 148 Kb
Pathways to Bilingualism and Beyond: An
International Conference for the 21st Century
May
2009
Conference Reviews 3.0 Mb
Understanding Language and Learning Disabilities in Immersion Education February
2009
Tara Williams Fortune 320 Kb
Graduates of a Language Immersion Program: What Are They Doing Now? November
2008
Millie Park Mellgren 196 Kb
Using Stories to Promote Children's Mandarin Language Development in Kindergarten May
2008
Jing-Tyng (Teresa) Shyu 172 Kb
CARLA-MAIN Website Project February
2008
Kimerly Miller 324 Kb
Total Immersion Programs: Assessment Data Demonstrate Achievement in Reading and Math November
2007
Dr. Lysianne Essama 200 Kb
Top Ten Responsibilities of a Successful Immersion Administrator May
2007
Nicole Boudreaux 156 Kb
Foreign Language Immersion Programs: Features and Trends Over Thirty-Five Years February
2007
Ashley Lenker and Nancy Rhodes 216 Kb
The Peer Tutoring Literacy Program™: Achieving Reading Fluency and Developing Self-esteem in Elementary School Students November
2006
Mary Chipman and Nicole Roy 144 Kb
Meeting the Challenges of Second Language Writing Development in the Immersion Classroom May
2006
Mary Livant 904 Kb
Refining Curriculum in the Language Immersion Certificate Program: Using Improvisation February
2006
Elizabeth Chaigne 313 Kb
Does Reading Approach Matter in Two-Way
Immersion Programs?
November
2005
Barbara D. Acosta 174 Kb
Meeting the Challenges of No Child Left Behind in U.S. Immersion Education May
2005
Mike Anderson 174 Kb
Instructional Scaffolding with Graphic Organizers February
2005
Laurent Cammarata 181 Kb
Learning Centers: Meaningful Context for Language Use in the Primary Immersion Classroom November
2004
Joanna Click 133 Kb
Strategies for Helping Underperforming Immersion Learners Succeed May
2004
Katy Arnett 730 Kb
Standards for School Leaders:  Implications for Leadership in Foreign Language Immersion Programs February
2004
Brandon T. Locke 114 Kb
Methods for Promoting the Acquisition of Content and Language November
2003
Fredricka L. Stoller
& Diane J. Tedick
102 Kb
Implementing Two-Way Immersion Programs in Secondary Schools May
2003
Christopher L. Montone
& Michael I. Loeb
168 Kb
Maximizing Language Growth Through Collaborative-Creative Writing February
2003
Tara W. Fortune & Concha Fernández del Rey 188 Kb
Improving Immersion Student Oral Proficiency by Fostering the Use of
Extended Discourse
November
2002
Isabelle Punchard 201 Kb
Integrated Curriculum: Designing Curriculum in the Immersion Classroom May
2002
Helen Warnod 229 Kb
Creating a Reflective Climate for Success February
2002
Amy Egenberger 127 Kb
Teaching Learning Strategies in Immersion Classrooms November
2001
Anna Uhl Chamot 150 Kb
Content-Based Language Instruction:
The Foundation of Language Immersion Education
May
2001
Diane J. Tedick, Karen Jorgensen, & Terri Geffert 49 Kb
Help! They're Using Too Much English! The Problem of L1 vs. L2 in the Immersion Classroom February
2001
Cindy LaVan 112 Kb
Immersion Teaching Strategies Observation Checklist November
2000
Tara W. Fortune 408 Kb
Discovering Burkina Faso June
2000
Maureen Curran-Dorsano 200 Kb
Using English Achievement Data to Promote Immersion Education March
2000
David Downs-Reid 421 Kb
Bringing the Biodiversity of Ecuador to Spanish Immersion Classrooms December
1999
Diane Tedick & Constance L. Walker 168 Kb
Developing Oral Proficiency in the Immersion Classroom May
1999
Miriam Stein 124 Kb
Is Immersion Education Appropriate for All Students? February
1999
Karine S. Gaffney 192 Kb
The Importance of Sequencing and
Planning When Integrating Language
and Content (w/Lesson Plan)
November
1998
Kathy Numelin 140 Kb
Research on Error Correction and Implications for Classroom Teaching May
1998
Diane J. Tedick & Barbara de Gortari 96 Kb
Integrating Language and Content Instruction in the Immersion Classroom February
1998
Elizabeth Graser 88 Kb
Developing Vocabulary Knowledge in the Immersion Classroom November
1997
Teresa Belisle 120 Kb


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Best Practices
Sharing ideas that work is the emphasis of this regular feature. Program administrators can learn about school-wide initiatives that promote immersion principles. Classroom teachers can read about tried and true, practical instructional techniques that they might adopt for their classrooms.

Curriculum

   
Foreign Languages Across the Curriculum:  FLAC November
2000
Jolene Jacobson Barjasteh
K-12 Immersion Programs:  Articulation and Implementation May
1998
Pat Barr-Harrison
Immersion Incorporates Standards February
1998
Marty Abbott

Instruction

   
The Globe: Building Critical Writing Skills
February
2010
Leonardo De Andrade
Book Arts Project Enhances Immersion Language Learning November
2009
Jane Davis Berg
Immersion Students Immerse Themselves in Theater November
2008
Julie Lenox
Los Niños de Zihuatanejo Service Project: Hoy por ti, mañana por mi November
2007
David Reid
Ten Teacher Behaviors that Improve Proficiency May
2007
Myriam Met
“¡Rin, rin, teléfono!”: A Vocabulary-building Classroom Activity February
2007
Luisa J. Quintanilla
Weblogs in the Immersion Classroom May
2006
Jennifer Lacey
Parallels Between Music Learning and Language Acquisition: From Fluency to Literacy November
2004
Nyssa Brown & Deborah Lamb
Teaching the Geography of Francophone Africa February
2002
Pam Wesely
Doing Oral History in a Spanish Immersion Social Studies Classroom November
1998
Martha Johnson
As Much Fun as Reccess! Using Drama for Form-Focused Primary Instruction May
1998
Cathy Lundberg
Draw, Tell, Write, and Read November
1997
Maureen Curran-Dorsano
Effective Teaching Strategies for Immersion Teachers November
1997
Helena Curtain & Tara W. Fortune

Language and Literacy Development

   
Jumping into Literacy with Spanish Immersion Junior High Students November
2007
Martha Johnson
Can First Grade Immersion Students Write in the Target Language? May
2006
Mary Carmen Bartolini
NCLRC’s Elementary Immersion Learning Strategies Resource Guide November
2005
Ephy Amoah-Ntim
Reading Support for Primary Immersion Students May
2004
Terri Fisher & Priscilla Stoner
An Evening with Mimi Met! Discussing Language Growth in Immersion Classrooms November
2002
Amy Egenberger
Proyecto LEE: Project Read March
2000
Bonni Chan & John Geise
Getting Students to Read February
1998
Michelle Broussard

Staff Quality and Professional Development

   
The Language Flagship: A Promising Post-Secondary Option for Immersion Graduates November
2010
Michael F. Metcalf
Strengthening Immersion Education Through Post-Graduate Studies: An Alaskan Example February
2009
Patrick Marlow and
Sabine Siekmann
Top Ten Teaching Behaviors We Like to See When Observing in Dual Language Immersion Programs May
2007
Tara W. Fortune and Diane J. Tedick
How Friendly/Unfriendly Immersion Practices February
2004
Karen Pedersen
How Are We Doing? One School’s Experience with Self-Assessment November
2003
Diana Fabas-Pirie
Peer Coaching:  A Partnership for Professional Practitioners May
1999
Teresa Belisle

Program Structure

   
Comparing Dual-Track and Single-Track French Immersion Programs
April/May
2011
Lesley Doell
The Programmatic Impact of Second Language Oral Proficiency Assessment November
2009
Megan Unger
First Spanish, Then Chinese: Expanding Elementry Language Opportunities May
2008
Tracy Nelson-Maurer
Reinventing a Dual Language Program February
2008
Ana Maria Chacon
Assessment of Struggling Elementary Immersion Learners: The St. Paul Public Schools Model February
2006
Aline S. Petzold
Enhancing Language Development through the Responsive Classroom's Morning Meeting February
2005
Cindy LaVan & Laura Pezán
Equalizing the Status of Both Languages in a Dual Immersion School November
2001
Megan Unger

Family and Community

   
Paradigms of Participation November
2006
Gareth Zehrbach
Forest Glen Parent Education Conference:  Preparing Students …Tomorrow’s World February
2004
Jennifer Hope Nolden
Immersion Advocacy and the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana February
2003
David Cheramie
International Exchanges: The Glennie School May
2002
Michael Berthold
French in the "Real World" May
2001
Chris Holden & Gerry Lukaska


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Immersion 101
If we peel back the layers that currently envelop immersion schools, what might we find at the core? In this column we will share with readers basic principles behind successful immersion programs, and show how challenges have been met at the classroom, school, and district level.


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Points for Parents
Parents often are looking for a place to access ideas about how to support their children’s education. Immersion parents who may or may not be fluent in the language their child is learning at school have many questions and concerns. In this regular feature, we offer concrete suggestions for extracurricular support of language learning. In addition, we address specific parent concerns and invite parents to share their experience and expertise.


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School Profiles
There has been dramatic growth in the number of immersion programs during the last decade. More and more communities have chosen to support this educational option, whose benefits to students are well documented. In this feature we spotlight immersion schools and explore factors that make each one unique.
Speaking the Language November
2010
Heather K. Olson Beal
Aligning Maori/English Instructional Programmes For Academic Success November
2009
Cath Rau
An Experiment with Early Immersion in China May
2008
Stella Kong
Ke Kula 'O Nawahiokalani'opu'u: An Indigenous Language Revitalization Laboratory School February
2008
William H. Wilson & Kauanoe Kamana
Twin Cities German Immersion School: Educating Children for Bilingual, Informed, & Active World Citizenship November
2005
Marcy Zachmeier-Ruh
Partial Spanish Immersion Program Expands by Offering Academic Excellence for All February
2004
Gerald Arthur
Continuing Spanish Immersion at Lawrence North High School May
2003
Mary Carr
Forest Glen Elementary School: An International Studies Magnet Program November
2002
Nikki Cholena Woodson
Camberwell Primary School Profile May
2002
Helen Warnod, Victoria & Michèle de Courcy
Two-Way French Immersion in Rural Maine November
2001
Mary Lunney, Tom Scott & Tim Doak
East Meets West: Dual Track Immersion at International School of the Peninsula.. May
2001
Heather Levinsky
Dual Language Immersion: Profile of Chicago's Early Childhood Program November
2000
Sonia White Soltero
A French Immersion Charter School: Kansas City's Academie Lafayette February
2001
Paul A. García
Milwaukee German Immersion School June
2000
Helena Curtain & Mary Buchert
Park Spanish Immersion School: A Budding Program of Academic Excellence and Language Learning March
2000
Ursina Swanson
Cincinnati: Over Two Decades of Immersion Education February
1999
Norma Kearney


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Research Reports
In an effort to push the edge of what we currently know about learning, researchers continue to design and publish new studies on issues important to immersion education. Keeping up to date with current research is a time-consuming task. This regular feature will help inform the immersion education public about recent research by providing our readers with brief summaries of selected studies.
Exploring French Immersion Student Attrition in Louisiana: Who Leaves, When, and Why? April/May
2011
Nicole Boudreaux
Tensions in Teaching Mathematics Through a Second Language May
2010
Richard Barwell
Collaboration is Key: Evaluation of a Dual Language Immersion Program in Rural Oregon November
2010
Sally Hood
Urgent Research Questions and Issues In Dual Language Education February
2009
Jay Parkes
Immersion Education, Ethnicity, and Income: Immersion Students in Urban Districts November
2008
Doreen Krueger
Top Ten Most Consistent Findings from Research on Foreign Language Immersion May
2007
Fred Genesee
Top Ten Research Findings on Minority Language Learners in Two-way Immersion Programs May
2007
Kathryn Lindholm-Leary
Top Ten Items on the Research Agenda for Two-Way Immersion November
2006
Julie Sugarman and Elizabeth R. Howard
Assessing the Effect of Foreign Language Immersion Programs on Intercultural Sensitivity November
2006
Philippe Corbaz
Evaluating Vancouver’s Peer Tutoring Literacy Program November
2006
Monique Bournot-Trites
What Happens to Pre-service Teachers After They Graduate from a University Immersion Program? February
2006
Tony Erben
Spanish Immersion and the Academic Success of Alamo Heights Students November
2005
Cordell T. Jones
Recognizing Multilingual Immersion Students May
2005
Diane Dagenais
Comparison Contexts: African-American Students, Immersion and Achievement May
2005
Michelle Haj-Broussard
Attrition in Four U.S. Elementary Immersion Schools May
2005
Peggy Rigaud
Underachieving Students and the Child Study Team:  Determining Eligibility for Special Education Services May
2004
Kristine M-W. Woelber
French Immersion Support Document:  Possible Factors Influencing Student Performance in French Immersion May
2004
Vancouver School Board
Student Roles in Two-Way Immersion:  Superordinate or Subordinate? November
2003
Esther L. Larocco
A Case Study on Reading Instruction in Early Foreign Language Immersion February
2003
Tiia H. Korppi
Towards Enhancing Academic Language Proficiency in a Fifth-Grade Spanish Immersion Classroom November
2002
Andrew Cohen & Tania Gómez
Text Comprehension Strategies of Children in an Indonesian Bilingual Program May
2002
Michèle de Courcy
Student Language Use Tells an Interesting Story February
2002
Tara W. Fortune
Brain Research:  Implications for Second Language Learning November
2001
Fred Genesee
English and Spanish Use by Three Fifth Graders in a Full Immersion Classroom June
2000
Maggie A. Broner


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Guest Editorials
This features provides anyone interested in immersion education with an opportunity to voice your thoughts and concerns.


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Techno Tips
Technology and second language education are a natural match, as both enable us to explore our multilingual world more directly. In this column, Techno Tips, we highlight successful applications of technology in and around the immersion classroom


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Student & Teacher Voices
Immersion teachers often look to research and experiences of other educators to inform their curriculum planning and instruction. In this feature we hear what students and teachers think about immersion learning and teaching


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Immersion Milestones
As immersion education progresses through its fourth decade in the U.S., schools around the country have much to celebrate. In this occasional feature we join the well-deserved festivities.


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