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Additional recommended links:
http://www.cal.org/twi/BIB.htm Offers extensive bibliography on a wide range of topics on two-way (or dual) immersion.
http://www.ncbe.gwu.edu/library/twoway.htm Highlights some of the most important information and recent reports and publications on two-way bilingual education, including a directory of programs in the U.S.
http://www.cal.org/crede/si.htm Outlines major research questions, products and resources about the achievement of LEP students in the sheltered instruction.
http://www.ncbe.gwu.edu/miscpubs/ncrcdsll/srsd/parents.htm This online article is a part of Educating Students from Diverse Linguistic and Cultural Backgrounds Series, which gives a detailed analysis of the effect of parent involvement in LEP student's learning.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/sendhome/index.htm Geared to Spanish-English bilingual parents who can use this resource of LEP family activities in science, math, art and music, language arts, social studies.
http://www.ncbe.gwu.edu/askncbe/faqs/02districts.htm Features a table with total enrollment of LEP students in urban school districts in the U.S.
http://www.ncbe.gwu.edu/askncbe/faqs/14shortage.htm Offers guidance on how to prepare teachers to work with linguistically diverse learners.
http://www.ncbe.gwu.edu/pathways/smt/index.htm Provides background information and a range of classroom practices, organizations and programs of science, mathematics, and technology literacy.
http://www.wested.org/policy/pubs/fostering/ Provides overview of what is known about English language learners and which teaching models have been developed to teach LEP learners; http://www.wested.org/policy/pubs/fostering/inventory.htm
Butler, F.A., & Stevens, R. (1997, October). Accommodation strategies for English language learners on large-scale assessments: Student characteristics and other considerations. CSE Technical Report 448. Los Angeles, CA.: CRESST. Available online: http://www.cse.ucla.edu/CRESST/Reports/TECH448.pdf