Literature Review

Name LaMar S. Brown

Author: Diaz-Rico, L., Weed, K.
Tite: The !ro""cutura, Lan#ua#e, and Academic Deveo$ment %and&oo'
(ourna or Te)t: Te)t
*ear: +,-,
.oume or /dition: 0th
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Main 3dea4"5 Su$$ortin# /vidence
A $roven and e66ective method 6or
teachin# /n#i"h Lan#ua#e Learner" i"
utiizin#, S$ecia7 De"i#ned Academic
3n"truction in /n#i"h 4SDA3/5. Thi"
method he$" "tudent" earn 6rom
in"truction deivered in /n#i"h without
ma'in# the wor' e"" chaen#in#.
To &e a e66ective teacher utiizin# SDA3/
i" im$ortant. 3t i" e8ua7 im$ortant to
have muti$e in"tructiona techni8ue" on
hand to &etter "erve the "tudent".
9tiizin# SDA3/ i" a around &ene6icia
not on7 to "tudent" &ut a"o to the
educator". 3t i" one o6 the man7 too"
needed 6or teacher" to "ta7 u$ to date and
e66ective.
!ommunicatin# and wor'in# e66ective7
with $arent": care #iver" i" im$ortant;
1arent" are an e""entia roe in the "ucce""
o6 their chidren. Which i" wh7 earnin#
S$ani"h and:or u"in# thi" method are
im$ortant.
</n#i"h earner" can "ucceed in content-area
ca""e" tau#ht in /n#i"h. 36 the7 can 6oow and
under"tand a e""on, the7 can earn content matter,
and the content-area in"truction-i6 modi6ied to
incude /n#i"h- an#ua#e deveo$ment - &ecome"
the mean" 6or ac8uirin# /n#i"h 4$#. -,=5.
<SDA3/ teacher" have 'nowed#e o6 "econd-
an#ua#e ac8ui"ition and in"tructiona techni8ue"
6or "econd-an#ua#e earner"< 4$#. -,=5
<3n the SDA3/ ca""room", it i" not on7 the
"tudent" who are earnin#. Succe""6u teacher"
them"eve" are o$en, not on7 wiin# to earn &ut
e)$ectin# to earn< 4$#. --+5.
<>ami7 and communit7 invovement "u$$ort" and
encoura#e" "tudent" and $rovide" o$$ortunitie" 6or
6amiie" and educator" to wor' to#ether in
educatin# "tudent"< 4$#. +=?5.
Re6erence:
Diaz-Rico, L., Weed, K. 4+,-,5. The crosscultural, language, and academic development
handbook, 4th edition. Bo"ton: A7n @ Bacon.