Navigating Dual Immersion

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Praises

“Chock full of helpful and heartfelt advice to dual immersion teachers of any target language”
Dr. Ann Snow, Professor, Charter College of Education, California State University, Los Angeles

“Will benefit anyone seeking to better serve emergent bilingual and multilingual students in an immersion setting”
Dr. José Medina, Keynote Speaker, Teacher Trainer, and Chief Educational Advocate

“Highly recommended for all new teachers and excellent for teachers who want to improve and reground their craft.”
Gregg Roberts, Director, Dual Language Studies at American Councils for International Education

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In Navigating Dual Immersion: A Teacher’s Companion for the School Year and Beyond, Dr. Valerie Sun provides dual immersion teachers with insider knowledge as stakeholders. She explains the credentialing process, simplifies research- and practice-based methods, and offers tips for connecting with students and parents. An easy-to-read manual, she guides the readers as they develop their craft and offers words of encouragement through bound-to-have tough moments.

About the author

Valerie Sun, Ed.D. is a multilingual/multicultural techy educator and a firm believer in second language acquisition. She has taught in and developed curricula for dual immersion programs. She provides professional development for educators and fosters collaboration among dual immersion stakeholders through EmpowerED Consulting (www.empowered-consulting.com), a non-profit organization she
founded.