This Spanish reader for third grade students is about a kitten who is the pet of all the children in the neighborhood. The kitten gets into mischief, but his punishment marks a turn for the better when he becomes the pet of a fisherman's son. The entire text is in Spanish and black and white sketches illustrate the text. (Author/NCR)

This Spanish reader for children in kindergarten and first grade is about a drop of water that comes to life in a trip through the water cycle of evaporation, condensation, and subsequent return to a drier part of the earth's surface environment. The story is suitable for reading aloud or independent reading. The text is entirely in Spanish.…

This Greek reader for children in kindergarten and first grade is about a drop of water that comes to life in a trip through the water cycle of evaporation, condensation, and subsequent return to a drier part of the earth's surface environment. The story is suitable for reading aloud or independent reading. The text is entirely in Greek.…

This is the first in a series of four reading books written in Spanish and designed for use in elementary bilingual education programs. The stories are divided into two main sections, Estudios Sociales (Social Studies) and La Naturaleza (Nature). The five stories in the first section deal with such topics as the home, school, and cleaning. The…

This is a home study unit designed for students learning Chinese as a Second Language (CSL). The lessons in this home study unit are coordinated with Level 1 of "Chinese as a Second Language," and include words and phrases, conversations and self tests. The 32 lessons deal with: greetings (lesson 1), getting acquainted (2), asking…

This survey attempts to bring together as much information as possible on the current study and teaching of North American Indian languages in the United States and Canada. The primary source of data for this survey was a questionnaire distributed in the spring of 1973 to 61 universities and colleges in the U.S. and Canada. Other sources were…

These two books, designed for use in bilingual education programs, are parallel versions in English and in Spanish of the story of a young Puerto Rican boy who lives in New York. The story, illustrated with black-and-white photographs, is designed for oral activities with first graders and for reading and comprehension with second and third…

The fact that many Spanish speaking pupils are seriously limited in English or may not speak English at all presents a difficult problem for their teachers in English speaking schools. This document presents some of the current knowledge concerning the nature of language and how it is learned in non-technical terms. Examples of lessons,…

This booklet contains an annotated listing of instructional materials for use in bilingual-bicultural programs. Each entry includes the following information: title, author or developing agency, name and address of the publisher, publication date, number of pages, language(s) used, intended audience or level, and a descriptive statement. Any…

This manual presents a Spanish phonetic reading program based upon pictures which provide clues to each fundamental speech sound in the language. Pupils are thus able, through auditory and visual discrimination exercises, to match a Spanish speech sound with its proper alphabet symbol. For related documents, see FL 003 749, FL 003 750, and FL 003…

Evaluative data relative to the effectiveness of the Division of Minority Affairs in arriving at defined goals and objectives are presented in this annual report. Program descriptions and specific objectives are given for 9 projects. The projects include developing a curriculum change model; planning a minority group conference; developing a…

This book contains lesson plans and language exercises for ESL teachers. The first part gives suggestions for testing in four areas: listening comprehension, oral production, reading comprehension, and writing ability. Thirteen sample tests are given in which the student must fill in each blank with the correct word. The section on content area…

This article outlines approaches, methods, and techniques in materials development for bilingual education in English and various Asian languages. (CLK)

The lack of bilingual instructional materials is acute for speakers of Asian and Pacific Island languages. Mathematics and science materials are virtually nonexistent. Social studies materials must be expanded from their present supplementary forms. Language materials must be revised to provide students a practical, working fluency in the non…

This document consists of three issues (1994) of a Spanish language periodical directed at elementary and middle school-aged children. Contained in these periodicals are a variety of activities designed to encourage the reader to learn and practice the Spanish language. Each issue focuses on a particular topic, e.g., "The…