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Instituto Nacional para la Educacion de los Adultos, Mexico City (Mexico). – 1990
This textbook is part of a Mexican series of instructional materials designed for Spanish speaking adults who are in the process of becoming literate or have recently become literate in their native language. It is designed to teach people with developing literacy skills to participate in a meaningful way in the life of their community. Topics…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Citizen Participation, Community Coordination
Kennedy, James H. – 1988
A lesson is presented that is designed to assist intermediate and advanced students of Spanish in both language proficiency and cultural understanding. Entirely in Spanish, the lesson focuses on the character of Tio Conejo, a well-known figure in Latin American folklore, offering insight into the significant contribution made to Hispanic…
Descriptors: African Culture, Cultural Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Folk Culture
Catran, Jack – 1986
This transcript and guide of a two-cassette course is designed to assist Hispanic immigrants erase their foreign accents. The course is appropriate for either individual or group study. The guide includes narrative and taped demonstrations of American English that pinpoint typical phonological barriers and pronunciation difficulties and provide…
Descriptors: Consonants, English (Second Language), Error Patterns, Hispanic Americans
Office of Federal Student Aid (ED), Washington, DC. – 2002
This guide, written in Spanish, discusses reasons for going to college, how to pay for college, and how to apply for federal student aid in a series of brief, clear illustrations. Following outlines of financial benefits of college, college costs, and space to note costs for the student's area, the guide outlines these steps in the application…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, Federal Aid, High School Students, High Schools
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Carlo, Mara S.; August, Diane; McLaughlin, Barry; Snow, Catherine E.; Dressler, Cheryl; Lippman, David N.; Lively, Teresa J.; White, Claire E. – Reading Research Quarterly, 2004
Gaps in reading performance between Anglo and Latino children are associated with gaps in vocabulary knowledge. An intervention was designed to enhance fifth graders' academic vocabulary. The meanings of academically useful words were taught together with strategies for using information from context, from morphology, from knowledge about multiple…
Descriptors: Morphology (Languages), Grade 5, Syntax, Semantics
Instituto Nacional para la Educacion de los Adultos, Mexico City (Mexico). – 1986
These workbooks are part of a Mexican series of instructional materials designed for Spanish speaking adults who are in the process of becoming literate or have recently become literate in their native language. The workbooks, divided in two volumes, are designed to teach skills required in managing ordinary financial transactions and daily tasks…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Daily Living Skills, Foreign Countries
Gallant, Clifford J. – 1985
A text on the classical and folk dance of Spain includes a pretest, provided in both English and Spanish; text about the dance in general and the dance of Spain, both classical and folkloric; tests on the text, in both English and Spanish; more specific readings about the traditions of flamenco, castanets, and "el jaleo"; a glossary of…
Descriptors: Answer Keys, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education, Dance
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New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. – 2001
The Elementary School Proficiency Assessment (ESPA) is New Jersey's test for fourth graders. It is designed to give the school information about how well students are achieving in the areas required by New Jersey's Core Curriculum Content Standards. This guide offers parents, students, and teachers information about the ESPA. The parent…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Elementary School Students, Grade 4
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Cornelius-White, Jeffrey H. D.; Garza, Aida C.; Hoey, Ann T. – Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2004
This study examined 122 high academic achieving Mexican American seniors from 7 schools in South Texas. The results found that fathers' education, families' equal use of English and Spanish, family support of students' growth into areas of their own particular interests, and students' openness to experience had the highest correlations with…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Educational Policy, Personality, Educational Attainment
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Munoz, Gabriel Trujillo, Ed. – 1990
This anthology/textbook is part of a Mexican series of instructional materials designed for Spanish speaking adults who are in the process of becoming literate or have recently become literate in their native language. This document presents a collection of works from important writers directed to the population of Baja California, especially to…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Foreign Countries, Functional Literacy
Ruiz, Mercedes M., Ed.; Pavon, Elena S., Ed. – 1988
This manual is part of a Mexican series of instructional materials designed for Spanish speaking adults who are in the process of becoming literate or have recently become literate in their native language. Its objective is to strengthen reading and writing skills while teaching basic nutrition and food preparation techniques. The manual provides…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Cooking Instruction, Food
Office of Federal Student Aid (ED), Washington, DC. – 2003
This Spanish language publication explains what federal student financial aid is and the types of student financial aid that are available. The guide opens with an overview of federal student financial aid, and then discusses how to find out about student aid. A section of general information discusses eligibility and dependency. Types of federal…
Descriptors: College Students, Federal Aid, Grants, Higher Education
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Stewart, Melissa A.; Pertusa, Inmaculada – Foreign Language Annals, 2004
In an effort to facilitate students' understanding of films in the target language, many instructors turn to films with English subtitles. Viewing films subtitled in English does not encourage learners to use their previously acquired listening skills, but rather allows them to rely on reading English instead of making the extra effort required to…
Descriptors: Listening Skills, Foreign Language Films, Second Language Instruction, Classroom Techniques
Instituto Nacional para la Educacion de los Adultos, Mexico City (Mexico). – 1990
These workbooks are part of a Mexican series of instructional materials designed for Spanish speaking adults who are in the process of becoming literate or have recently become literate in their native language. The workbooks are designed to teach skills needed to manage ordinary financial transactions and daily tasks requiring a knowledge of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Daily Living Skills, Foreign Countries
Torres De Leon, Juana Maria – 1989
This textbook is part of a Mexican series of instructional materials designed for Spanish speaking adults who are in the process of becoming literate or have recently become literate in their native language. This textbook is designed to strengthen reading and writing skills while teaching basic principles and techniques to improve family health.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Community Education, Family Health
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