Descriptor
| Language Role | 2 |
| Adult Basic Education | 1 |
| Bilingual Education | 1 |
| Bilingualism | 1 |
| Case Studies | 1 |
| Educational Needs | 1 |
| English (Second Language) | 1 |
| Guarani | 1 |
| Hearings | 1 |
| Hebrew | 1 |
| Hispanic Americans | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
Publication Type
| Legal/Legislative/Regulatory… | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Policymakers | 2 |
Location
| Massachusetts | 1 |
| New Mexico | 1 |
| Palestine | 1 |
| Paraguay | 1 |
| Tonga | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textSpolsky, Bernard; And Others – 1983
The development of literacy in selected bilingual societies was investigated. Historical and comparative studies were conducted of medieval Jewish communities, the Navajo community, a northern New Mexico village, and the countries of Paraguay and Tonga. The goal of the case studies was to develop a model for the development of literacy in the…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Case Studies, Guarani
Kalmar, Tomas Mario – 1990
Testimony offered to the United States Department of Education focuses on the need to legitimize the value of adult biliteracy, particularly among the Hispanic population. Using the demography of Lawrence, Massachusetts as an example, it is suggested that English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) instruction alone will not lower the language barrier…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Educational Needs, English (Second Language), Hearings
