Mayra Martinez

Thesis Statement: Children should be involved in programs of early literacy

instruction in bilingual preschools, because they can experience gains in
literacy skills, academic gains in the future, and help them better integrate into
a new culture.

Outline
Early literacy in bilingual preschools
1. Gains in literacy skills
a) Spanish development of the children in the bilingual preschool
classrooms.
b) English development of the children in the bilingual preschool
classrooms.
2. Academic gains in the future
a) Improve school readiness, mainly in areas of language, literacy and
mathematics.
3. They integrate better into the new culture
a) During the classes they can be immerse both Spanish and English
language culture.