Transition in Bilingual Reading

Table of Contents

Transitional Model of Bilingual Education 

What the Research Says about Cross-linguistic Transfer 

What the Research Says about Language Contrasts 

What the Research Says about Bilingual Readers 

Transition: Not an event, but a PROCESS  

Points of Transition 

Point of Transition #1 Literacy Instruction 

Point of Transition #2 Re-designation 

The Transition Phase 

Teaching Skills for Effective Transition 

Transition Criteria 

A Transition Checklist Spanish Reading  

A Transition Checklist English Language Skills 

E-mail Dr. Mora 

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