Bilingual Education and Attention to Diversity: Key Issues in Primary Education Teacher Training in Spain

Abstract

[EN]Inclusive and bilingual education programs are two facets that can define quality education today. This chapter begins by focusing on the convergence between inclusion and bilingual education through a brief analysis of the impact of both in the field of education, and then addresses the principles that define content and language integrated learning (CLIL) and universal design for learning (UDL) approaches. Starting from the aspects shared by CLIL and UDL, five strategies and an example of an educational resource are presented that respond to the needs and characteristics of all students in primary education classrooms. This proposal can serve, in turn, as an element of reflection and analysis for future primary school teachers involved in bilingual programs.