"Carrascolendas" was a thirty-program television series designed to aid in the bilingual instruction of Mexican-American children in the first and second grades. A systematic evaluation of the production and the effect of the series is presented here. Evaluation of the process of program development noted that the series was completed and did…

This report presents a study describing and comparing two groups of students who speak English as a first or second language: "New Canadians" (those students born outside Canada) and "Canadian Born" students. Emphasizing the collection of background information on the overall student population, an extensive Student Background…

This publication discusses a cost analysis study of bilingual education in Texas that sought to determine the per-pupil costs of a minimally adequate program that would correspond to the regular monolingual program funded under the state's foundation finance program. The study identified the essential costs of a model bilingual education program…

This textbook is the third in the official reading series developed by the Ministry of Education in Saigon and used in all public schools in Vietnam. The books in this series have been reprinted in their entirety from the original editions for use in elementary schools in the United States which have Vietnamese students. This grade 3 reader…

This textbook is the fourth in the official reading series developed by the Ministry of Education in Saigon and used in all public schools in Vietnam. The books in this series have been reprinted in their entirety from the original editions for use in elementary schools in the United States which have Vietnamese students. This grade 4 reader…

This textbook is the last in the official reading series developed by the Ministry of Education in Saigon and used in all public schools in Vietnam. The books in this series have been reprinted in their entirety from the original editions for use in elementary schools in the United States which have Vietnamese students. This grade 5 reader…

Discusses current psychological and educational assessment practices used with elementary school limited-English proficiency (LEP) children, as revealed by a nationwide study of local education agencies (LEAs) (n=21) that had LEP handicapped children mainstreamed in bilingual education classrooms. Testing approaches most frequently used with LEP…

Discusses a class in which the lyrics and music of Ruben Blades, a Panamanian musician, were read in English and in Spanish and then discussed. (DF)

The ESL Title I Coordinator (K-8) for the Hackensack Public Schools in New Jersey discusses History for English as a Second Language (HESL) and Math for English as a Second Language (MESL). (JM)

Reviews the merits of an eclectic approach to teaching language. (RB)

Describes eligibility requirements for a federal grant to set up bilingual education programs in school districts having a substantial number of children belonging to ethic groups, and who need instruction in their native language and culture. Means of planning a proposal and carrying out its provisions are discussed and several samplings of…

Shares some approaches and suggests poems that can be used to inspire discussion and creative writing in bilingual classes. (RL)

Explains the need for French bilingual education in the Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union, a rural area comprising five small towns in the northernmost section of Vermont near the Quebec border. Describes various aspects of the present bilingual program stressing its integration with the English-language curriculum. (MES)

Summarizes an evaluation of an early French immersion program at grades 6 and 8. In English language skills, immersion students performed as well as, or better than, English-only program groups; in mathematics and sciences, immersion students did as well as their comparison group. Other findings are discussed. (PJM)

Examines the characteristics of teachers' language in the classroom and the use of explicit teaching behaviors in an attempt to determine the relationship between selected characteristics of formal language input and second language achievement. The language samples discussed were collected in bilingual French/English and all-French grade schools.…