Dual Language Education provides a multilingual/multicultural enrichment education for both native English and English learner families and their children. Although family and community involvement is important for all schools and educational programs, it is particularly important for dual language programs.
Since program and instructional decisions should always include the perspective of dual language families and the community, it is essential that proponents of Dual Language Education be well versed in what the aims and objectives of the program really are and what the basic components look like. DLeNM offers a variety of opportunities for families and community as part of its mission.
Welcome to our Advocacy area. Here you will find more information and resources related to dual language and mulitlingual education and advocacy efforts at local, state, and national levels.
See and hear a teacher and students from Marymount Internatioinal School in Rome describe the importance of maintaining their native language and culture while they study other languages.
What would it be like if your parents put you in a school where the teacher spoke a foreign language?
Speaking in Tongues uses this scenario to explore the provocative notion that being bilingual can be a national asset. Taking us beyond rote arguments and stereotypes, this intimate film witnesses the joys and challenges of four diverse children on their journey to become global citizens. Enter their world and ask, today is knowing one language enough?
You'll be charmed and challenged by 2009's San Francisco International Film Festival Audience Award winner. Watch the trailer at the following link: www.speakingintonguesfilm.info
This survey began in August, 2005 and was the work of the Dual Language Database Project. The group designed the survey to tap the six areas below. The final survey was approved by both the Albuquerque Public Schools (APS) Research Review Clearance Committee and the University of New Mexico's Institutional Review Board. The survey, drafted in English, was translated by several translators, and a final Spanish version proofed by APS Translation Services. Most families completed the survey in November 2005.
According to district records, there were 1908 dual language students attending the seven elementary schools and one middle school participating. A total of 725 families responded and allowed their answers to contribute to this report. That means this report is based on 38% of the families at those schools, which is an acceptable response rate for such a project.
¡Colorín Colorado!
¡Colorín colorado! is a bilingual site for families and educators of English language learners, with extensive resources in both English and Spanish.
Boletín informativo ¡Colorín Colorado!
El Boletín informativo ¡Colorín Colorado! está diseñado especialmente para aquellos padres y familias que hablan español. Incluye información práctica sobre cómo ayudar a los niños a desarrollar destrezas de lectura. También ofrecemos información a los padres que les ayudará a participar activamente en la educación de sus hijos, al entender el sistema educativo de los EE.UU., el cual varía bastante de los sistemas que hay en nuestros países hispano parlantes."
Diseñado para apoyar la enseñanza bilingüe y del español,el Centro es un lugar de encuentro para administradores,coordinadores,profesores bilingües y de español, estudiantes de todas las edades y personas interesadas en el conocimiento y la difusión del español y de las culturas hispánicas.
Dual Language Family Survey - English (
“I do as much as I can when I can”: Family Involvement in Albuquerque Dual Language Programs (
New Mexico's Guiding Principles on Family and Parent Involvement
Spanish Resource Center Downloads