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Download full textOrvik, James M. – 1973
The Alaska State Operated School System (ASOSS) has now completed its second full year of experimental bilingual education. In an area where Yupik Eskimo is often the first and only language spoken by the native citizens, a decision was made to experiment with teaching the early primary grades in the Native language, introducing English as a…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Basic Skills, Bilingual Education, Early Childhood Education
