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Gutierrez Diego Activity7 Research Findings
Gutierrez Diego Activity7 Research Findings
Diego A. Gutierrez
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Literacy in Spanish and literacy in English has been found to have some
similarities and some differences, but also how they both work hand in hand to help
students become biliterate. The literacies of these two languages have been researched
by many, and many things have been found that help one or the other.
In bilingual education the languages were always used separate. Students were
taught in Spanish if they dominated Spanish and in English if they dominated English. It
was not until recent years that it was found that both languages could be used
Escamilla et al. (2010), the students’ knowledge in their first language can be applied in
the second language acquisition. The knowledge and skills transfer across the
languages. For example, when a student already knows how to read in Spanish, the
(2012), students who are literate in their native tongue can easily catch up to their
English speaking peers, but students that do not reach literacy in their first language,
they tend to fall behind, therefore showing that learning literacy early on can be
Learning the two languages simultaneously has shown that the students are
more successful than bilingual learners who do not have the chance to learn biliteracy
(Beeman and Urow, 2012). Again, becoming literate in either one of the languages, it
References
Beeman, K., & Urow, C. (2012). Teaching for Biliteracy: Strengthening Bridges Between