Immersion

For the cultural immersion experience, I attended a Hawaiian and Pacific Islander luau. During the event I observed large extended families gathering. There were numerous hula groups dancing and musicians playing. There were a lot of children and it seemed that they were being cared for by their family, extended family, and other families. I did notice that some of the children seemed to be missing shoes or slippers. For instance, one child had one slipper on and one off and many children had no

English Learner Population across California and L.A.U.S.D According to California of Education (2011), 23.2 percent of total registration of students in California public schools are English language learners, and a 71 percent mainstream of these English learners are registered in the elementary grade levels with 29 percent being registered in the secondary grade levels and a less than 1 percent being put in an ungraded category, and according to LAUSD EL Data Dialog & Inquiry (2011), as of 2009

was difficult to ensure that literacy tests in English and Spanish were entirely comparable. Also, some of the tests used were experimental and turned out to be too difficult for most children, including in post-test. Neither program was “pure” immersion because the children were given language support on the side. The results were positive and showed advancement for all children, with Spanish-language children in TWI benefiting the most in comparison to their peers in the EI group. Specifically

major success by proving that "bilingual children outperform monolinguals in a wide array of cognitive and language-based tasks" (Wallstrum 16). Dual language immersion is defined as fifty percent of the non-English is used for the instructional part of the day, and the other fifty percent is spoken in English. The purpose of these immersion schools is to promote fluency in the foreign language while also performing at their grade level in that language.  Parents are the main reason why kids in these

of 2001. One of the biggest benefits in creating more dual language programs would be that the English language learners will be able to advance more in their academics. The transition from traditional bilingual education toward English language immersion is an easier switch which ultimately helps ELLs catch up with their English speaking peers. This not only benefits the students who are ELL but their peers who at the same time are learning Spanish. English language learners become more fluent in

Cultural Immersion Reflection Paper RJA spoke of the role that religion and spirituality plays in his life and confirms that while his family adhere to many Catholic traditions, that he and his family are not religious. “We do believe in a Higher Power that is aligned to the Christian/Catholic perspective, but I consider myself non-religious”. He goes on to say that when he has children he will encourage them to find their own spiritual path. We continued to discuss perceptions and misconceptions

interventions and data collection process I practice with my clients to better understand how my clients are responding to therapeutic treatment. The first experience with regards to clinical evaluation I had began when I was required to complete the first immersion program report. In order to better understand my positionality with clinical evaluation it is important to know that this school year, I am interning with Henry Ittleson Center as a day treatment therapist. Henry Ittleson Center is a day and residential

In a country such as Canada, having two official languages makes it nearly impossible to avoid the topic of bilingualism. Anyone who grew up through education system in Ontario likely has strong opinions about the value of being able to speak both English and French fluently. Those opinions may be strengthened further once a resident is faced with the challenge of deciding which educational stream to apply their children to. Immigrant families have it more difficult in that their children are already

intend to expose in their studies how Educational Neuroscience can reshape educational policies and practices in teaching and learning the core content areas, especially in timing and sequencing content exposure. One approach was to study whether exposing a young child to two languages caused delay in language development and language confusion. Studies revealed that the optimal age for dual language development was before age five. Children were not delayed in phonetic contrasts acquisition. Imaging

The summer immersion experiences are two- or three-week readiness programs. These immersion experiences are for students with autism spectrum disorder, ADHD or other learning differences. The program has two separate concentrations; the college focus and the career and life focus. The college focused immersion experience is for students entering 9-12 grades or transferring to college. The program recognizes the importance of a student feeling comfortable and supported by a college they attend