This bibliography cites journal articles, research and educational reports, and books related to education within a multicultural context in Canada. The entries are classified under six sections which focus on: (1) implications of multiculturalism for Canadian educational policy, programs, and language; (2) immigrant and minority students'…

This evaluation of the Compton, California, 1969-1975 Bilingual-Bicultural Project begins by describing the demographic and socioeconomic features of the school area and its need for the bilingual approach. Summaries of the evaluation reports prepared at the end of each year are presented. Summaries include descriptions of the experimental design.…

A list is presented of resources for information on bilingual programs and materials in languages other than Spanish. The entries are arranged in four categories: "East Asian,""Native American,""Territories of the Pacific," and "Other Languages." The specific languages listed are: Cambodian, Chinese, Hmong, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Thai,…

Communities around the world is the theme of unit 10 of the Spanish as a Second Language Strand for grade three. Learning and assessment activities are designed to provide the English-dominant child with structures and vocabulary for effective communication in a bilingual environment. The language arts, math, and science activities help the…

Two readers, supplementary illustrations, and a ditto pack constitute this supplement to unit nine's language arts for third graders. Visual aids and materials for both seatwork for students and for class activities are presented; the teacher's guide to the unit provides the timetable for presentation. Kits 33 and 34 are based on the reader…

Helping first graders adjust to the classroom environment is the theme of the bilingual social science instructional unit. The Spanish-English guide presents instructional and assessment activities for four kits: (1) who the child is--concepts of interdependence, cooperation, values, societal control; activities for building self-confidence and…

Building on a unit designed to help first graders adjust to the classroom environment, this teacher's guide for the second bilingual social science instructional unit includes material which expands the conceptual field of the child to the family. The Spanish-English guide presents instructional and assessment activities for kits five through…

The second unit of instructional and evaluation activities for a science/math curriculum in Spanish developed for first graders make up this teacher's guide. Kits five-eight, each covering a period of two to three weeks, present science and math instruction around the family. The guide lists focus, objective, and materials in English and Spanish…

The child's conceptual field is expanded from his world of the classroom and family to the school as a whole in this teacher's guide to a bilingual social studies unit. Instructional and assessment activities for kits 9 through 12, each requiring up to three weeks, are contained in this Spanish-English guide. For each activity, its focus,…

Program implementation is stressed in this final report of a three-year Basic Skills Learning Centers (BSLC) Project designed (1) to improve basic skills in reading, math, and reasoning and (2) to serve a target population of Spanish-speaking children from nonurban schools in five southwestern states. Section I is the annual report for 1978-79 and…

Detailed program descriptions and discussion of research methodology are included in this independent evaluation of the Basic Skills Learning Centers (BSLC) Projects implemented by Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL) and Southwest Regional Laboratory (SWRL) and designed to improve basic reading and math instruction in nonurban…

Prepared specifically for use in one-week outdoor summer camp programs for migrant children aged 10-15, the twenty bilingual (Spanish and English) educational and recreational activities in the Outdoor Biology Instructional Strategies (OBIS)/Mini-Corps package have been revised to develop language skills as well as an awareness of the outdoor…

The establishment of bilingual/bicultural programs for Puerto Rican preschool children in the United States is discussed. The rationale for and importance of bilingual education, the training of teachers, and the acquisition of materials and needs assessment are treated in some detail. An extensive outline for curriculum design is presented, and…

The Spanish SL strand of unit five for second graders provides the English-dominant child with the structures and vocabulary he will need for effective communication in a bilingual environment. This teacher's guide contains assessment activities, activities for oral language development, and activities for listening and related skills of…

This handbook is designed for school administrators, teachers, parents, and community groups who are interested in establishing a bilingual education program in their school. Since it is intended to be a practical, step-by-step guide to bilingual education, the handbook emphasizes the process of developing a program, pointing out alternatives…