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An Exploration of the Effects of Language Policy in Education in a Contemporary Puerto Rican Society
Download full textMaldonado-Valentín, Mirta – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2016
During the Spanish regimen, Puerto Rican education was limited and restricted to Spanish language as the medium of instruction. It was not until the U.S. colonization of the island that public education was introduced. As a result, English replaced Spanish as medium of instruction in the new educational system. Immediately after, Puerto Rican…
Descriptors: Language Planning, Educational Policy, Spanish, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewedHorn, Thomas D. – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1981
The role of bilingualism in reading difficulties is explored in the areas of: categories and variations in bilingualism; misinterpretation of standardized reading test results; and diagnostic-prescriptive issues. Particular case studies are presented. (JN)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Case Studies, Cognitive Style, Language Acquisition
Greenlee, Mel – 1980
Linguistic and cognitive assessment of children whose home language is not English involves a number of complex issues: minority labeling, the relationship between cognition and bilingualism, "normal" data on bilingual development, and monolingual versus bilingual environment for children experiencing delay. This paper concentrates on reviewing…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Case Studies, Elementary Education
