- West Contra Costa Unified School District
- Benefits of Being Bilingual

Articles to Read
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6 Potential Benefits of Bilingual Education
Bilingual Education Prepares Children for a Multicultural World
Is there an Academic Advantage to being Bilingual?
Nanduti - Benefits of Being Bilingual
The Cost of English-Only Education
The Importance of Bilingual Education
The Multiple Benefits of Dual Language
Think Bilingual Austin - Multicultural Intersections
Think Bilinugal Austin - Building Community Through Language and Multicultural Exchange
What the Research Says About Immersion
Benefits of Being Bilingual
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Studies conducted across the United States to examine the effectiveness of one-way and two-way immersion programs, such as the research of Thomas and Collier (1995, 2002) and Lindholm-Leary (2005), consistently found that well-designed programs help students develop proficiency and biliteracy in two languages. Research also shows students of both language backgrounds achieve at or above grade level scores on standardized tests.
For English speakers, research shows:
- English speakers develop proficiency in two languages.
- English speakers develop a positive sense of self, and demonstrate positive cross-cultural attitudes and behaviors.
For non-native English speakers, research has shown:
- English Language Learners (ELLs) who receive native language instruction were able to catch up to or surpass the achievement levels of ELL peers and English-only peers who were educated in English-only mainstream classrooms. These results were found regardless of the student’s socioeconomic background.
- ELLs who participated in programs that provided extended instruction in the native language (i.e. dual language programs) outperformed students who received short-term instruction through their native language (i.e. transitional bilingual education).
"Proficiency in more than one language is a valuable skill to be cultivated and nurtured in our schools and communities. Bilingual education is an umbrella term for many types of programs in which two languages are used for instruction.
Dual Language education is an effective approach to developing language proficiency and literacy in English and a partner language.
Bilingual and Dual Language programs promote bilingualism and biliteracy, grade-level academic achievement and cross-cultural competence in all students. Students maintain their native language while adding another language, and they develop pride in their own culture while developing an understanding of others."


Contact Us:
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English Learner Multilingual Achievement
RAP Center - Registration, Assessment, and Placements
1108 Bissell Ave,
Richmond, CA 94804
Phone: (510) 307-4590Esaúl Orozco,
Director of English Learner Multilingual Achievement
Articulos y Videos
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Conoce los beneficios de ser bilingüe: 11 motivos para convencerte [VÍDEO]
Criando Niños Bilingües: Recursos, Artículos, y Oportunidades
¿Cuales son las ventajas de aprender dos o más idiomas?, ¿Cuales son las desventajas?
Las ventajas de un cerebro bilingue [video]
Los beneficios de un cerebro multilingüe
Ser bilingüe en español e inglés: ¿Por qué es importante? ¿Qué podemos hacer los padres? (univision)
Ser bilingüe mejora los resultados académicos [video univision]
Ser bilingüe no solo mejora las habilidades cognitivas, sino también las sociales