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Bilingual education requires students to be very vulnerable. Building positive relationships will create a welcoming classroom community in which students feel safe and comfortable enough to be vulnerable.

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Speak Slowly, and Give Students Time to Process Questions

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Speak Slowly, and Give Students Time to Process Questions

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Learning a new language can be very frustrating, and when those around you are speaking fast and expecting answers from you quickly, it can get very overwhelming very fast. Speaking slowly and giving students time to respond will make them feel much more confident in your classroom.

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Set Clear Expectations Regarding WHEN to speak WHAT language 

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Set Clear Expectations Regarding WHEN to speak WHAT language 

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Children who are new to the program might have a tendency to speak in their native language, as learning a new language can be frustrating.

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Allow students to speak using Translanguage.

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Allow students to speak using Translanguage.

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Translanguage is the act of combining two or more languages within the same sentence. Allowing students to speak using tanslanguage gives them the opportunity to practice their new language while staying within their comfort zone.

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This model of bilingual education takes a more gradual approach to full immersion in the school's language. In maintenance, students begin the program using their home language, and then slowly begin to use the school's language for certain portions of the school day while still using their native language for some of the school days.

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- Ensure that written communication is provided in the family’s native language so that they stay informed about what is happening in the classroom.

-Invite parents to visit the classroom and observe instruction in order to be able to better help their students at home.

-Invite parents to volunteer at the school and in the classroom.

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Bilingual Education is the teaching of academic content in two languages. Usually, English and the student’s native language. The amount of content taught and English varies based on the model of the program. There are two models, Transitional Bilingual Education, and Matitnence Bilingual Education. Bilingual education programs give English Language Learners the opportunity to learn in their native language, while still learning the school's language.

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As previously mentioned, there are two models of bilingual education. Transition Bilingual Education (sometimes called Early Exit Bilingual Education) begins using the student’s native tongue 100% of the time, and then transitions to the school's primary language as quickly as possible. This model is sometimes called Early Exit Bilingual Education because the main goal of this model is to get students into the general education classroom as soon as possible.c