One theory behind bilingual instruction is that children must know the language spoken at home before tackling English.
The stated purpose of bilingual instruction is to move children from their native language into English.
She hadn't needed bilingual instruction any more than Ilya had.
This was precisely how bilingual instruction was supposed to operate.
Indeed, all the bilingual teachers favored at least a year of bilingual instruction in order to provide the children with a familiar environment.
There is a common syllabus and bilingual instruction in all schools.
The "English as a second language" programme was introduced in order to fulfill the heightened requirements of bilingual instruction.
None will offer bilingual instruction, at least at the outset.
In addition, a law ending bilingual instruction coincided with the move toward phonics.
That has forced the schools to devote increasing resources to bilingual and English instruction.