This illustrated teacher's songbook contains eighteen songs and game songs to be used with the Spanish Curricula Development Center publications or with other bilingual instructional materials. The songs are based on the SCDC Reading Series for the Language Arts strand Kits 2-11. The objective of the book is to develop children's listening and…

This handbook for teachers is the seventh and final volume in the series of Asian Project curriculum materials for the teaching of English as a second language to adults. The three basic components of the handbook--the phonological, the syntactical, and the cultural--are intended to provide teachers of Asian students with background information…

This teacher's guide to Spanish language at the kindergarten level includes a recommended subject presentation sequence for the Spanish curriculum, a sample schedule, a grouping of students using three stations, and a classroom layout. The grouping would be effective when at least one-third of the children are Spanish-speaking or bilingual. The…

Discussion of the need for Spanish-language materials in libraries considers outreach programs and other means of attracting Hispanic patrons, building a collection to meet the needs of various Spanish-speaking groups, and sources for Spanish-language books. (MES)

Intended to facilitate the implementation of the activities suggested in the corresponding teacher's guide, this revised supplement and ditto packet contains visual aids and originals from which ditto masters may be made for duplicating multiple copies. The teacher's guide gives the timetable for when these materials are to be used. The…

Support materials for unit 10 of the bilingual language arts strand developed for grade three include two small pupil books and visuals and ditto masters for use with instructional and assessment activities described in the unit's teacher's guide. The instructional aids for kits 37-40 are designed to help the teacher present reading, language…

Third in a series of materials designed to supplement the teaching of reading in Spanish at the second grade level, this reader is accompanied by a workbook and a teacher's guide of the same title. There are seven stories in Spanish, from six to fourteen pages in length, and illustrated in black and white. The first four stories demonstrate the…

Developed by the Spanish Curricula Development Center, this ditto packet and supplement to the second unit of the fine arts curriculum written in Spanish for grade one contains visual aids designed to help the teacher carry out activities included in the teacher's guide corresponding to this unit. Kits five through eight, each intended to cover…

The revised supplementary teaching materials and the ditto packet are to be used with the third unit of the bilingual social science program developed for grade one. Designed to help the teacher carry out learning activities, the instructional aids center around the theme of the child and the school, broadening concepts of the classroom and family…

It is required by Michigan Public Act 294 that local school districts having an enrollment of 20 or more students of limited English-speaking ability establish and operate bilingual instruction programs, and that the State Board of Education approve a testing mechanism suitable for evaluating the proficiency in English language skills of students…

From an individual's viewpoint, it is argued, culture establishes a meaningful context of social institutions, ecological practices, and personal rules of conduct which provide each group member with a blueprint for social existence. But, behavior is also conditioned by unconscious internalized patterns, which tend to be accepted by everyone as…

This workbook is intended as an aid to the teacher of a bilingual/bicultural Spanish-English program in the primary grades. It contains modified crossword puzzles in Spanish, designed to accompany the Spanish Curricula Development Center Southwest Edition readers, Units 1-3, Kits 2-9. The puzzles are intended to aid in reinforcing reading words…

This guide was developed in order to assist school districts to provide equal education opportunities for students of limited or non-English speaking ability. It is hoped that this guide will be of assistance to educators who are attempting to deal with the special problems of children who speak a language other than English in the home. State and…

This publication presents three suggested language arts curriculum units. They represent a cross-section of materials that have been developed to deal with the learning problems of students with special language difficulties. Originally developed for grades 7-12, these units may be adapted for use in adult education or at other grade levels. They…

Bilingual education in English and Spanish is intended to give native speakers of both languages insights into two cultures, a broader background, and greater life opportunities. Spanish-speaking students in bilingual programs can retain their language ties and the ability to communicate with their families and older relatives. The directors of…