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Azios, Maria Leticia; And Others – 1975
This book of activities and exercises is intended as a guide for a course in secondary level English as a second language (ESL) for Spanish-speaking (especially Mexican-American) students. Increased proficiency in English is fostered by the examination of the Mexican-American cultural heritage. The material presented is useful in a variety of ESL…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Course Descriptions, Cultural Education, Educational Media
Peer reviewedSperling, Carol E. – Social Education, 2000
Presents a lesson about frontier life in Texas and is based on the National Register of Historic Places registration file "Castolon Historic District" and other source materials about Castolon and ranching in the Big Bend region. States that the lesson could be incorporated into units on westward expansion or U.S. geography. (CMK)
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Historic Sites, Photographs, Primary Sources
Sumpter, Magdalena Benavides, Ed. – 1978
The folkways and cultural heritage of the Mexican Americans of South Texas are explored in this volume which is designed to provide the student with the opportunity for cultural enrichment, oral language development, and vocabulary expansion. The first chapter deals with "Creencias" which are common beliefs handed down from generation to…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Community Resources, Cultural Activities, Cultural Awareness
Texas A and I Univ., Kingsville. – 1978
This introduction to the Texas A & I Bilingual Bicultural Child Development Associate (CDA) Training Program curriculum, a competency based early childhood training program for teachers in bilingual-bicultural preschool education, explains the rationale for the curriculum, describes the curriculum, and provides a brief teacher trainer's guide.…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teachers, Child Caregivers
Download full textRamirez, Marilyn – 1998
English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) students often finish their language courses without ever having an opportunity to interact with native English speakers or without getting an idea of what the target culture is really like. Interactive videoconferencing can help students gain insight into the target culture when they are using conversational…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Communication Skills, English (Second Language)
Hanna, Cornelia B.; Levermann, D. – 1975
In order to help handicapped children function in regular school programs by the time they enter first grade, the First Chance Early Childhood Program provides precise intervention into the development of children aged 3 to 5 with clearly identified handicapping conditions. Using English and/or Spanish, program staff test and measure the referred…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Diagnostic Tests, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1989
The Texas framework for modern and classical language programs in the elementary and secondary schools is intended to (1) establish a philosophy for a proficiency-based sequential language program; (2) outline the overall language program as specified in state rules and legislative mandates; and (3) describe expected student proficiency levels and…
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Class Size, Classical Languages, Cognitive Processes
