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Meyer, Michael M., Ed.; Fienberg, Stephen E., Ed. – 1992
Results of a National Research Council review of two major bilingual education studies are presented. The two studies were a national longitudinal study of the effectiveness of instruction of limited-English-proficient students and a study comparing three bilingual education program types (immersion, early exit, and late exit). The report contains…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Comparative Analysis, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textRhodes, Nancy; Richardson, Gina – 1989
Two numbers of the CLEAR Materials Resource Series that both deal with teaching languages to children have been combined. Number two summarizes the status of foreign language immersion programs in elementary schools in the United States. For each of the 20 states with total or partial immersion programs, the following information is provided: (1)…
Descriptors: Audiotape Cassettes, Bilingual Education, Elementary Education, FLES
Burnham, Brian; And Others – 1987
The York Region Board of Education in Ontario, Canada, screens students for giftedness in grade 3. This report analyzes data produced in the 1986-87 screening procedure, involving approximately 3,400 students. The report begins with a review of procedural changes that were designed to make the screening more effective and efficient than earlier…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Comparative Analysis, Educational Diagnosis, Foreign Countries
Alberta Learning, Edmonton. Direction de l'education francaise. – 2002
This teacher's guide, intended for the instruction of both French as a first language and French as a second language in an immersion setting, provides a host of strategies for teaching writing skills in the classroom (Grades 6 through 12). Section 1 is designed to bring the teacher's awareness to the training procedure, discussing the motivation…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, French, Guides
Brisk, Maria Estela – 1999
This paper proposes a comprehensive framework for defining success in bilingual education. Defining success is a difficult and elusive task. Indicators of success are at the center of much controversy, and a review of the research of the last 30 years reveals varying trends in the underlying notion of success. Most studies focus on the ability of…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, English Only Movement
Baker, Keith – 1999
The design of California's Structured English Immersion (SEI) program for limited-English-speaking students, which replaced its bilingual education program by state mandate, is described and suggestions for implementation are offered. SEI has several variations, each characterized by (1) extensive use of English and (2) use of…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Design, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Manitoba Dept. of Education and Training, Winnipeg. Curriculum Services Branch. – 1993
This document is the second of two reports of the findings of the 1991 "Sciences...humaines" Assessment for grades 8 and 10 conducted in Franco-Manitoban schools and in French immersion programs in Manitoba, Canada. The report on the French immersion course is presented in parallel French and English versions, and a separate report, in…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Foreign Countries
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Language Services Branch. – 2000
The report, entirely in French, describes Alberta's curriculum for ninth-year French immersion, as revised in 1998. An introductory section offers background information on the curriculum revision, links between the core curriculum and French immersion, underlying principles of second language instruction, the revised curriculum's objectives and…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Curriculum, Educational Objectives, Foreign Countries
Nunez, Jean Ann; Karr-Kidwell, PJ – 2000
This paper provides a literature review, staff development information, and a guidebook for elementary administrators and educators that explains the academic benefits of Transitional Bilingual Education (TBE) for prekindergarten through fifth grade students. TBE allows limited English speaking students to learn a second language while being…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingual Students, Educational History, Elementary Education
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Language Services Branch. – 2000
The report, entirely in French, describes Alberta's curriculum for seventh-year French immersion, as revised in 1998. An introductory section offers background information on the curriculum revision, links between the core curriculum and French immersion, underlying principles of second language instruction, the revised curriculum's objectives and…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Curriculum, Educational Objectives, Foreign Countries
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Language Services Branch. – 2000
The report, entirely in French, describes Alberta's curriculum for eighth-year French immersion, as revised in 1998. An introductory section offers background information on the curriculum revision, links between the core curriculum and French immersion, underlying principles of second language instruction, the revised curriculum's objectives and…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Curriculum, Educational Objectives, Foreign Countries
Fortin, Normand – 1983
A handbook for teachers and administrators of second language programs in Alberta's schools suggests principles and guidelines for planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating full or partial immersion programs, focusing on the framework for program planning and implementation, information for developing realistic program expectations, and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Course Organization, Curriculum Guides, Educational Objectives
Canadian Education Association, Toronto (Ontario). – 1983
Results of a February 1983 survey of 96 Canadian school boards concerning French immersion instruction enrollments and program administration are presented. The survey revealed that 69 boards offered French immersion instruction (61 had early immersion, with an elementary level program in every province), 14 offered bilingual education, 23 offered…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Boards of Education, Budgeting, Educational Quality
Peer reviewedRuest, Paul R. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1985
A model is presented for postsecondary French language education based on the belief that linguistic improvement and cultural rappprochement are complementary goals. Data on secondary French immersion enrollment trends are noted, and planning difficulties due to small enrollments and insufficient information about career goals are discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, College Second Language Programs, Cultural Awareness
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1998
The guide provides both general and specific behavioral objectives for French second language instruction in immersion contexts at each grade level in Alberta's elementary and secondary schools (K-12). An introductory section gives an overview of the curriculum's design and use of the guide, instructional and evaluation principles, and some major…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Design, Elementary Secondary Education
