Two-Way Bilingual Programs: Implementation of an Educational Innovation.

Abstract

Two-Way Bilingual Programs are a recent initiative of New York State's Bureau of Bilingual Education. They foster bilingualism and stronger intergroup relations among limited English and English proficient students, thereby offering educational decision-makers an alternative model of reciprocal or enrichment bilingual education. Our case study approach describes and documents the educational benefits of one Two-Way Bilingual Program located in Port Chester, New York. The first year results of its instructional and noninstructional outcomes with particular focus on critical program processes are summarized. Two general propositions are confirmed by our positive findings: (1) additive bilingualism in classroom settings is feasible and a cognitive inducer, and (2) its successful implementation must consider the recent advances in school improvement research.

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