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Lang, William Steve; And Others – Journal of Research in Education, 1992
Compares the performance of similar preschool students on Spanish and English versions of the Lollipop Test: A Diagnostic Screening Test of School Readiness--Revised. Results with samples of 129 rural, 788 disadvantaged, and 148 bilingual children support the construct validity of the instrument and its Spanish form. (SLD)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Black Students, Construct Validity, Cross Cultural Studies

Pease-Alvarez, Lucinda; Winsler, Adam – TESOL Quarterly, 1994
This study examined the language use practices of three bilingual students enrolled in a fourth-grade class and of the class as a whole. The study found that most children reported using greater amounts of English as they progressed through the grades, and that children consistently held very positive attitudes toward Spanish and bilingualism.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Bilingual Students, Case Studies, Classroom Observation Techniques

Peregoy, Suzanne F. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1991
A study used classroom observation in a two-way Spanish immersion kindergarten to identify aspects of the classroom environment that permitted and promoted participation by the English-speaking children despite their limited Spanish proficiency. Two participation structures were analyzed: teacher-directed lessons and child-centered activities.…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques, Elementary Education, English
Ahlgren, Priscilla – Teaching Tolerance, 1993
Experiences of a bilingual multicultural elementary school in Milwaukee (Wisconsin) illustrate how concepts of social justice, equality, and respect for ethnic differences can be introduced. The school is distinguished by its two-way bilingual program that gives every child a chance to master English and Spanish. (SLD)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Bilingual Education Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education
Donovan, Renate H.; Hodson, Julie K. – 1995
This supplementary secondary school program reports on the fourth year of a program focused on instructional intervention, parental involvement, and staff development in a school district with a 46% at-risk student population; more than 630 students were preliterate or limited education Hispanics. In this fourth year, the program continued to…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Classroom Techniques, Educational Objectives, English
Houston Independent School District, TX. Dept. of Research and Evaluation. – 1996
This report describes a program that was designed to end the isolation typically experienced by language minority students in traditional bilingual education and to provide language majority students the opportunity to acquire proficiency in a second Language. The program served 4 classes of approximately 22 students each (85 students) in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, English
Moran, Carrol; And Others – 1992
The purpose of this guide is to pass on to new teachers keys to opening the school year successfully. The primary objectives for teachers in the first month of school are as follows: (1) to build a sense of inclusion with students; (2) to establish routines and procedures of the classroom; (3) to learn students' strengths and needs; and (4) to set…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Classroom Environment, Elementary Education, English
Barfield, Susan C.; Rhodes, Nancy C. – 1993
This paper describes the partial immersion program (PIP) at Key Elementary School in Arlington, Virginia. In this program, which has completed its seventh year, half the day is taught in English and half in Spanish. The review of the program, which included classroom observations, teacher and staff interviews, and student assessment, revealed a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, English
Chicago Board of Education, IL. – 1991
In September 1980, the Board of Education of the City of Chicago and the U.S. Department of Justice signed a consent degree that committed the board to the development of a comprehensive student desegregation plan to remedy the effects of past segregation on Black and Hispanic students. To fulfill the goals of the Chicago Desegregation Plan,…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Awareness, Elementary Education
Allison, Isabel Ronquillo; And Others – 1982
This program manual is for a four-school elementary bilingual education program in Tucson that aims at developing proficiency in the basic skills of the native language and transferring these skills to the second language. The following information is included in narrative and outline form: (1) goals; (2) program description; (3) overview of…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Bilingual Education Programs, Board of Education Policy, Curriculum Design
Hadaway, Nancy L.; Cukor-Avila, Patricia – 1986
A study of code-switching in a group of 35 Spanish-English bilingual third-graders is reported. The students' diary journal entries and writing assignments based on previous classwork are examined. Retelling of stories previously told by the teacher and the journal entries helped identify the kind of language used by students, the code-switching…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Child Language, Code Switching (Language)
Goldman, Susan R.; And Others – 1983
A group of studies of children's understanding of narratives, the degree to which knowledge available in the child's first language is used in understanding second-language input, and the relationship between knowledge use in two languages as children become bilingual and acquire age-appropriate literacy skills are discussed. The subjects were…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Children, Elementary Education
Hess, Richard T.; And Others – 1971
This content analysis schedule for the Bilingual Bicultural Project of School District 1 of Pima County, Tucson, Arizona, presents information on the history, funding, and scope of the project in its second year. Included are sociolinguistic process variables such as the native and dominant languages of students and their interaction. Information…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Biculturalism, Bilingualism
Ludanyi, R. P.; And Others – 1971
This content analysis schedule for the Bilingual-Bicultural Title VII Proposal of Fresno, California, presents information on the history, funding, and scope of the project in its second year. Included are sociolinguistic process variables such as the native and dominant languages of students and their interaction. Information is provided on staff…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingualism, Cognitive Development, Content Analysis
Reyes, Donald J. – 1973
The ability of bilingual students to profit educationally when Spanish is the vehicle of instruction was inferred from a qualitative analysis of their responses to matched Spanish-English vocabulary tests. The responses of 53 bilingual junior high school students with strong Spanish language histories were classified as qualitatively higher or…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, English