Explores how bilingual school teachers in the past (1934-39) in Alberta (Canada) responded to competing Francophone and Anglophone ideological cultural reproduction discourses in their curriculum practices. Studies how the exercise of power can influence teachers' decisions to either give legitimacy or resist reproducing in their classrooms…

Bilingual community helpers assist in the teaching of English as a second language. (EA)

Hispanics are the largest and youngest ethnic group in the United States. Moreover, young Hispanic children make up approximately 80 percent of the U.S. English language learner population. They are a heterogeneous group, born both inside and outside the United States and having origins in Mexico, Cuba, Central America, South America, and the…

This study examines the changing role of the paraprofessional as viewed from the vantage point of the English as a Second Language (ESL) Bilingual classroom. The difficulty in encountering material on the role of the paraprofessional has led to some confusion in the minds of teachers as to how these assistants in the classroom are to be utilized.…

This two-volume monograph on bilingualism, a "major, virtually untapped national resource," is based on three extensive field trips to current bilingual programs: (1) in the Northwest as far north as Barrow, Alaska; (2) the Southwest and Hawaii; and (3) from Dade County, Florida, north through Washington, New York, New England, and into Canada. In…

California and the rest of the United Sates are undergoing significant challenges in providing educational opportunities for an increasingly diverse population. These challenges include inadequate literacy and numeracy skills among large segments of the student and adult populations; an ongoing shift in the demographic profile of the population,…

Presents contemporary positions on cognitive learning styles, provides a brief description of 12 cognitive learning styles and of recent research studies, offers criterion statements for consideration in reviewing research studies on cognitive learning styles, and offers suggestions for teachers concerning cognitive learning styles. (Author/CM)

Examined the Instructional Conversation (IC) as a socioculturally based professional development tool and how it encouraged knowledge construction as it was assisted through dynamic participation among mainstream and bilingual teachers of English language learners. Found that the IC could be instrumental in training teachers about theoretical…

In the 1990s, teacher educators began to hear about the importance of studying and reporting on "best practices" in literacy learning to narrow the gap between high-and low-performing students. Of the studies produced, few of them looked to research in areas such as bilingual education for guidance on how to improve teaching reading for…

The continual model of biliteracy offers a framework in which to situate research, teaching, and language planning in linguistically diverse settings; bilingual teacher education represents a conjunction of all three of these and hence, a good candidate for applying the continual model. This paper uses selected experiences in language teacher…

This study examines the implications that state educational policies, such as high-stakes testing in English and Proposition 227, have on teaching and learning in primary language instruction for English learners in California. Utilizing cultural-historical activity theory of learning and development, this qualitative case study uncovers the…

Describes a variety of classroom and library activities designed to meet the needs of bilingual students at the Mulligan School near Chicago. A bibliography of materials for use in bilingual education is included. (PM)

The bilingual method establishes meaning immediately through the mother tongue and, initially, the printed word. The eight steps of the bilingual method can be applied to any text. Teachers must be bilingual and must develop facility in the steps of the method in order to provide rapid cuing. (Author/SW)

Describes the activities of the Cherokee Bilingual Education Center, created in 1969 by Northeastern State College at Tahlequah, Oklahoma. (MB)

This survey discusses the following: definition of bilingual education; origin and development of bilingual education; history of the Chinese bilingual program; the learners; language transfer or maintenance; types of Chinese bilingual education; treatment of language mediums; courses in a bilingual program; and teaching Chinese as a first…