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Download full textSantiago, Jorge; And Others – 1973
This book presents resource materials for teaching the cultural heritage of the Puerto Rican student. It includes biographical sketches of outstanding figures in Puerto Rican history from colonial times to the twentieth century. It also contains descriptions of national festivities and holidays, as well as poetry representative of Puerto Rican…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism
Nash, Rose – 1971
In comparing the teaching of English in the Soviet Union and in Puerto Rico, the author notes that English language instruction in the Soviet Union is characterized by well-trained teachers, good facilities, and an emphasis on practical phonetics, although writing skills are not up to contemporary standards. People are avid and enthusiastic…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Culture Conflict, Culture Contact, English (Second Language)
Puerto Rico State Dept. of Education, Hato Rey. Office of Special Education. – 1989
The basic special education curriculum of the Department of Public Instruction of Puerto Rico is designed so that the skills defined can be used to attend to the needs of children with disabilities. This teacher's guide, in Spanish, presents a basic language curriculum to help the child develop the ability to communicate effectively. It includes…
Descriptors: Child Development, Communication (Thought Transfer), Disabilities, Elementary Education
Nieves, Sarah – 1975
The study was conceived as a critique of the bilingual education curricula generated by the Bilingual Education Act, with specific reference to the Puerto Rican collectivity in the United States. Six criteria were developed, drawing from the integration of theories of social action and language usage. The criteria were then applied to specific…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Compensatory Education, Curriculum Development, Doctoral Dissertations
Peer reviewedPousada, Alicia – TESOL Quarterly, 1996
Examines factors contributing to the Puerto Rican conflict between Spanish and English. These include American heavy-handedness, party politics, socioeconomic tensions and the educational bureaucracy. The article notes how language planning could defuse the conflict and specifies concrete planning roles for English language professionals. (25…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Bureaucracy, Change Strategies, Conflict Resolution
Peer reviewedLang, William Steve; And Others – Journal of Research in Education, 1992
Compares the performance of similar preschool students on Spanish and English versions of the Lollipop Test: A Diagnostic Screening Test of School Readiness--Revised. Results with samples of 129 rural, 788 disadvantaged, and 148 bilingual children support the construct validity of the instrument and its Spanish form. (SLD)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Black Students, Construct Validity, Cross Cultural Studies
Costantino, Giuseppe; And Others – 1989
TEMAS is an apperception test depicting Hispanic and Black characters (minority version) or White characters (non-minority version) interacting in urban settings and expressing culturally oriented themes. It is scored for cognitive, affective, and personality functioning. The normative profiles, reliability, and criterion-related validity of TEMAS…
Descriptors: Children, Comparative Testing, Cross Cultural Studies, Culture Fair Tests
Cascallar, Alicia S.; Dorans, Neil J. – College Entrance Examination Board, 2003
Score linkages between the Verbal and Math sections of the SAT® I: Reasoning Test and the corresponding sections of the new version of a Spanish-language admissions test, the Prueba de Aptitud Academica® (PAA™) were investigated. A bilingual group design was employed. A language proficiency measure (ESLAT) was used to define the bilingual group…
Descriptors: Equated Scores, Spanish, English, Language of Instruction
Amaro, Hortensia – Migration World Magazine, 1991
Discusses six findings of the Northeast Hispanic Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) consortium's assessment of 2,527 members of the Hispanic community of the northeast United States and Puerto Rico. Highlights the subjects' needs for information, education, risk reduction, and services related to AIDS and the human immunodeficiency virus…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Adults, At Risk Persons
Direct linkStewart, Julia Aguilar; Santiago, Karen A. – Foreign Language Annals, 2006
This article discusses the use of Esmeralda Santiago's autobiography "When I Was Puerto Rican" (1994b) as the foundation for an experiential learning project that brought two language communities: suburban college students studying intermediate Spanish and urban Puerto Rican students in an English-as-a-second-language (ESL) class. The…
Descriptors: College Students, Spanish, Urban Areas, Second Language Learning
Chen, Fred, Ed.; And Others – Working Papers in Educational Linguistics, 1992
Papers in this volume include the following: "Addressing Contextual Issues Relevant to Language Teaching in South Africa": Implications for Policy and Practice" (J. Keith Chick); "A Comparative Study of Compliment Responses: Korean Females in Korean Interactions and in English Interactions" (Chung-hye Han); "Can You…
Descriptors: Clergy, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Puerto Rico State Dept. of Education, Hato Rey. Office of Special Education. – 1989
As part of the special education curriculum developed by the Puerto Rico Department of Public Instruction, this teacher's guide (in Spanish) presents a basic curriculum for reading skills. The curriculum is designed so that the defined skills will meet the needs of children with disabilities. The form in which teachers and other professionals will…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Disabilities, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
Bermudez, Lydia V. – 1989
The practicum report describes a program which established an Early Childhood Special Education Resource Center to serve the parents and teachers of deaf and hearing-impaired preschool children attending an integrated laboratory school associated with the University of Puerto Rico. Program goals included promoting parent-teacher interaction to…
Descriptors: Deafness, Early Intervention, Emotional Development, Hearing Impairments
Peer reviewedVillamil, Olga S.; De Guerrero, Maria C. M. – Journal of Second Language Writing, 1996
Studied Spanish-speaking students in Puerto Rico to determine the resulting interaction process when two second language (L2) students are involved in peer revision of written texts. Results reveal a complex interactive process and highlight the importance of activating cognitive processes through social interaction in the second-language writing…
Descriptors: Advanced Students, Cognitive Development, College Students, Cooperative Learning
Puerto Rico State Dept. of Education, Hato Rey. Office of Special Education. – 1989
The Auxiliary Secretary of Vocational, Technical, and Higher Skill Instruction of Puerto Rico has the responsibility of offering prevocational services to students with disabilities. In the prevocational phase, the student receives academic instruction and acquires the knowledge and skills of general employment. This teacher's guide, in Spanish,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Planning, Daily Living Skills, Disabilities
