Two-way bilingual education eliminates the problems of subtractive bilingualism by
A) ignoring the English language until the child has proficiency in basic academics using their native language.
B) teaching half the day in English and the other half of the day in the second language.
C) focusing on English only for academics.
D) immersing the child in the English language, totally eliminating the competing language.

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Two-way bilingual education teaches students in both their native language and English, ensuring that they are not losing their first language while acquiring a second language. This method promotes additive bilingualism, where the child’s linguistic and cultural background is valued and preserved, and the child is not forced to choose one language over the other. Therefore, option B is the correct answer.

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