Research on instructional programs for children who speak a language other than English as their first language has found that:
A) the "sink-or-swim" model has been found to be most effective for building English language skills.
B) bilingual education programs that combined instruction in a first language with instruction in a second language-have not been found to work.
C) students in bilingual programs progress perform worse than their monolingual peers in assessments of academic, cognitive, and social functioning.
D) Sheltered instruction (or sheltered immersion) programs have been found to be most successful programs for building both English language skills and content area
Knowledge in English language learners

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Sheltered instruction programs are designed to help English language learners acquire language skills while also learning content area knowledge, making them effective for building both English language skills and content area knowledge.

Research on Instructional Programs for Children Who Speak a Language