FonoCultura: what parents and kids are saying
FonoCultura is an early Spanish reader series that uses author Olga Díaz’s personal stories to bring together authentic language and cultural elements for the benefit of student learning. Like addalingua, Olga recognizes that language and culture are inextricably linked, and that developing learners ready to engage new perspectives, ideas, and cultures means helping students make this […]
teacher feature: Silvia Núñez
There are few things we enjoy more than highlighting the amazing work being done by teachers in add.a.lingua partner schools around the country. In this, the 13th episode of our podcast, we’re returning to our teacher feature series to profile 2nd grade Spanish immersion teacher, Silvia Núñez, from Zeeland Christian School. Join addalingua’s Stephanie Irizarry and […]
introducing author Olga Díaz, and FonoCultura
At addalingua we spend a lot of time with our partner schools. Recently, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to stop by NorthPointe Christian School in Grand Rapids, Michigan with one purpose (which, I’ll get to in a moment). But, before exploring it, it’s important for me to first mention how I was initially […]
a conversation with Iliana Vásquez-Ochoa, principal of Holland Language Academy
Iliana Vásquez-Ochoa is the principal of Holland Language Academy, in Holland, MI. She’s a leader who inspires us with her tenacity and perseverance, and her personal story is an inspiration on many levels. The daughter of bilingual, migrant parents, Iliana made the trip from Brownsville, Texas to Traverse City, Michigan for fifteen years and would return to […]
CARLA conference: powerful and relevant, plus new tools to help immersion educators
As Dr. Anthony Muhammad stated in his recent blog post, “One critical need of a professional is access to powerful and relevant learning opportunities.” We know, just as our educational partners do, that professional learning is a process, not an event. But, every now and then, an event can surely be embedded into a pretty […]
questions immersion parents should be asking, part 3
Welcome back to our series on how to be a great immersion parent. We’re continuing to explore questions that immersion parents should be asking as they consider immersion education and evaluate programs for their child. It’s our passion at add.a.lingua to see quality immersion programs grow, and to help families experience all the benefits and adventure […]
intervention guidelines for struggling learners in immersion contexts
When children struggle in immersion classrooms, stakeholders may be tempted to blame the difficulty on the students’ learning in a second language. Because immersion research surrounding student outcomes is relatively unfamiliar to both families and mainstream educators alike, concern for struggling learners often leads a community to assume that removing these learners from an immersion […]
preparing your community for dual language immersion education
As addalingua has grown over the years to support over 20 schools and districts, we’ve gleaned some important lessons about how to help learning communities effectively explore bringing dual language immersion education to their school or district. Our four-step new partner pathway is a distillation of much of our learning. We help schools do the important “why” work early–ensuring […]
gold standard dual language immersion education: putting it into practice
Thanks to all of you who listened to our first addalingua podcast exploring some of the key features that make up a gold standard dual language immersion education program. You christen a baby with water, and a new ship with a bottle of champagne. But how do you launch an addalingua podcast? We’re still figuring that out. But thanks all the same […]
addalingua hearts teacher training
Last week we were honored to welcome over 160 dedicated dual language immersion instructors, administrators, policy makers, and point people for our August teacher training. addalingua is committed to connecting the best in language instruction research with practical classroom application through our professional development scope and sequence for administrators and teachers. It’s our passion to ensure each of our partner schools’ dual […]
