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Bilingual Education: What It Could Mean On The Navajo Reservation, Berniece A. Blackhorse
Bilingual Education: What It Could Mean On The Navajo Reservation, Berniece A. Blackhorse
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The educational system in the United States is meant for the native speakers of English. As a result, students who are limited English proficient do not succeed academically in this educational system.
Literature presents much evidence as to the effectiveness and successes of students' academic performance when their mother tongue or home language is used in the classroom.
Successful bilingual program models which could be used with Navajo students was sought through the literature.
Through the literature there was no one method that was appropriate for all bilingual programs. There were three distinct program models discussed in the literature: the …