Spanish and English versions of an oral proficiency test were administered to Spanish-surnamed pupils at grade levels K, one, three and five in a bilingual education program. The results indicated that achievement in English appears to be unrelated to the maintenance of Spanish for bilingual children. (Author/ND)

Potential sources of bias in dual language achievement tests were identified and examined. Content, concepts, and vocabulary presented in monolingual English curricula may differ drastically from those presented in bilingual curricula. The Spanish or English versions of the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS) were administered to 1259…

A partial immersion bilingual (English-Ukrainian) program was introduced at the Grade 1 level in September 1974 by the Edmonton Public School Board. By September 1979, the program included Grades 1 to 5. A yearly evaluation of the program has been conducted to determine: (1) the students' achievement in mathematics, English, and Ukrainian, (2) the…

An evaluation report of second year accomplishments at the Ann Street Bilingual School is presented. Objectives are established for students, instructional personnel, and parents at the school, the testing programs, standards set, and results for each are explained. Kindergarten students were expected to meet established standards in Spanish and…

This experimental curriculum bulletin provides an overview of all subject areas with a specific focus on basic skills and knowledge. Its purpose is to provide administrators, teachers, parents, and other members of the educational community with access to a comprehensive resource that identifies the body of knowledge and skills to be taught for…

This Italian children's reader for grades K-1 is about a Neopolitan boy who worked in his father's bakery and invented the pizza. Generations later a descendant followed in his footsteps and opened New York City's first pizzeria. Pen-and-ink drawings illustrate the text. A glossary is included. (NCR)

This workbook, intended for use in a bilingual education setting, is designed to accompany the Level Two reader of the same series. Each page presents the Chinese characters in clear, large, pen-and-ink drawings, and provides spaces in which to copy and practice them. (AMH)

This elementary Filipino reader is intended for use in a bilingual education setting. Each page of text is illustrated with pen-and-ink drawings. (AMH)

Semi-dormant volcanoes, bombing by the Japanese, fierce storms, isolation, high fuel costs, and bureaucratic harassment are some of the conditions peoples of the Aleutian village of Atka, Alaska, have had to contend with in years past. In this illustrated booklet, printed in both Western Aleut and English, Lydia and Moses Dirks, lifetime residents…

Villagers on the Aleutian island of Akutan must share their island with a volcano, an active, smoking one that soils clothes hanging on the clothesline and in winter blackens the snow. Winters are particularly hard on the island. Strong winds blow and as ice clogs the creek the town's electric supply is cut off in February and March. Akutan is a…

The author takes issue with an unnamed supervisory educator who opposes bilingual education. Wilson points out that to avoid wasting human resources it is essential that better education be provided for Mexican-Americans in order to cut down the repeating of grades and dropping out by students whose "home language" is not English.…

The purpose of this study was to develop a reliable instrument that could be used by teachers and staff in Colorado to assist in the assessment of oral English language, particularly the syntax and the phonology of first-grade children in bilingual bicultural education (BBE). The study also related the scores of the instrument to seven variables:…

This manual describes the Kolehion Mandikike English-Chamorro bilingual/bicultural education project in Guam. Begun in 1970, the project is located at Price Elementary School in Mangilao and Torres Elementary School in Santa Rita. A general overview of the project is presented here, along with a discussion of training for staff members, materials…

This volume contains suggested curriculum guidelines for an effective bilingual program, with specific focus on Spanish language skills for the third grade level. The philosophy of the program views bilingual education as a vehicle and pedagogical tool to be used to better prepare all children to function in society. The point of departure for…

This is an evaluative report on the Caribou Exemplary Bilingual Project for 1973-1974, its second year. The English-French program involved two kindergarten, two first grade, and two second grade classes. The report includes a description of the project, a discussion of the procedures used to evaluate it, an assessment of each of the five project…