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Peer reviewedFlores, Barbara; And Others – Journal of Reading, Writing, and Learning Disabilities International, 1986
After describing a traditional approach to literacy education for bilingual special education students, the article proposes a new approach based on theoretical and research advances which stresses holistic literacy in real situations. An example of interactive journal writing between a teacher and a mildly handicapped trilingual 11-year-old is…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Case Studies, Experiential Learning, Intermediate Grades
Peer reviewedTrueba, Henry T. – NABE: The Journal for the National Association for Bilingual Education, 1984
Presents preliminary findings of a study of the various forms, functions, and values of literacy in Mexican and Mexican American homes. Discusses two crucial issues: the qualitative differences in the use of same literacy forms by different children and the children's role in dealing with literacy demands. (NQA)
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Environment, Functional Reading
Cambourne, Brian – Australian Journal of Reading, 1986
Explores the consequences of not developing competence in oral forms of the second language, which is the intermediate step in the recommended sequence of bilingual literacy development. (JK)
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Language Acquisition
Walsh, Catherine, Ed.; Prashker, Hana, Ed. – 1991
This manual is a collection of reports of library research, classroom research, and classroom experience of teachers of bilingual education and English as a Second Language. The guide is intended as an aid to teachers and administrators, who are encouraged to use and adapt the ideas for their own students. The essays include the following:…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Guides, Adult Students, Bilingual Students
Garcia, Gilbert C., Ed. – 2003
This collection of papers examines the critical literacy development of English learners, focusing on English reading instruction in an immersion setting, English language development, and cultural issues pertaining to English learners in and out of the classroom. The 16 papers include the following: (1) "Reading and the Bilingual Student: Fact…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, After School Programs, Asian American Students, Bilingual Students
