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Kazlow, Carole; Lachman, Susan – 1980
This report is an evaluation of a Title VII Bilingual Program conducted in New York City in 1979-1980 for Spanish speaking students. A program description outlines the methods used for selecting students for the bilingual program. A discussion of the evaluation's design and objectives is also included. The report presents student test scores in…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Class Organization
Blood, Ronald E.; And Others – 1981
The context of educational reform within which U.S. higher education has worked in selected Latin American countries is examined, with attention directed to the specific experience of the University of New Mexico. The evolution of the Latin American Programs in Education office (LAPE) in the university setting, the organizational milieu in which…
Descriptors: Bilingual Teachers, Bureaucracy, Consultation Programs, Cultural Differences
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1978
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 17 titles deal with the following topics: first- and second-language oral reading of Mexican-American children; language development of Chicano and Anglo kindergarten children; teachers' perceptions of black dialect; elements of…
Descriptors: American Indians, Annotated Bibliographies, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism
Spanish Curricula Development Center, Miami Beach, FL. – 1977
As in kits 1-12, the kits in this bilingual language arts strand offer activities in oral language development and language-experience reading, structured reading, and comprehension and interpretation skills. Basic themes of this unit for Spanish-speaking second graders is the neighborhood. Activities also support subthemes of the child, his needs…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Childrens Literature, Community Resources, Decoding (Reading)
Spanish Curricula Development Center, Miami Beach, FL. – 1976
Designed for use with the teacher's guide to unit seven of the social science strand for Spanish-speaking third graders, these support materials include instructional aids for classroom use and worksheets for students which may be reproduced for individual seatwork. Worksheets are to be presented under supervision rather than as independent tasks.…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Community Characteristics, Conflict Resolution, Cultural Activities
Markatos, John – 1978
Two social studies units highlight the origins and structure of government and the legislative activities of the United States government in particular. The units are part of a program designed to help 12th grade and adult education social studies teachers develop bilingual curriculum materials (English and Spanish languages) related to systems of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bilingual Education, Civics, Curriculum Development
Pinton, Giorgio Alberto, Ed. – 1978
A collection of 99 writings in Spanish, predominantly poetry, by Puerto Ricans in a correctional institution, is presented here. The introduction gives the following information: (1) a "quantitative profile," including information on the education, age, and scores on selected tests of the inmates; and (2) a "qualitative profile," including…
Descriptors: Anthologies, Cultural Background, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences
Spanish Curricula Development Center, Miami Beach, FL. – 1974
Music forms the core of the second unit of a fine arts program in Spanish for first graders. With instructional and evaluation activities built around the family, kits five through eight, each designed for two to three weeks of instruction, use songs as a basis for dramatizations, drawing, and dancing. Each kit includes music, lyrics, graphic…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Childrens Art, Cultural Education, Dance
Jacobson, Rodolfo – 1978
This article explores the hypothesis that members of a minority group whose language is other than English are fossilizing their second language patterns in an effort to retain stronger ties with their native culture. An investigation is conducted in which eight undergraduate students of the University of Texas at San Antonio have served as…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cultural Influences, Cultural Interrelationships, English (Second Language)
Texas A and I Univ., Kingsville. – 1978
This volume, the last in a series of seven, contains the learning module on staff, which focuses on the last Child Development Associate (CDA) competency, in the performance based curriculum of the Texas A & I Bilingual Bicultural Child Development Associate Training Program. The curriculum was designed for training preschool teachers working…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teachers, Child Caregivers
Aron, Helen – 1979
This study compared three reading skill areas (recalling details, understanding a main idea not explicitly stated, and making inferences) in Spanish, the subjects' native language, and American English, their second language. The sample consisted of 47 adults from nine Latin American countries and Puerto Rico who were completing an intensive ESOL…
Descriptors: Adults, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Arellano, Anselmo F., Ed. – 1978
The 1977-1978 ethnic heritage project of the Chama Valley (New Mexico) Public Schools involved teachers and students in a search for and recognition of the contributions of Indo-Hispanos of the area to the history of New Mexico and the culture and society of America. The resulting collection of historical, cultural, and folklore materials presents…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Citizen Participation, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background
Dyer, Esther R., Comp.; Hannigan, Jane Anne, Ed. – 1978
Ethnic traditions and the search for a cultural identity constitute strong forces in contemporary American society. The school media center has an important role in smoothing the societal transition from a "melting pot" ideal to a multicultural philosophy, for collections of culturally pluralistic materials and services can create…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Bilingual Education, Blacks
Setzler, Hubert H., Jr.; And Others – 1979
Rolebooks and technical Iberian Spanish vocabulary for the job position of military advisory and assistance group (MAAG) officer of the Air Force are presented. The materials are part of the communication/language objectives-based system (C/LOBS), which supports the front-end analysis efforts of the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Educational Objectives, Higher Education, Instructional Systems
Sonnichsen, C. L. – 1973
The history of the Eastern Apache tribe called the Mescaleros is one of hardship and oppression altering with wars of revenge. They were friendly to the Spaniard until victimized by them. They were also friendly to the white man until they were betrayed again. For three hundred years they fought the Spaniards and Mexicans. For forty more they…
Descriptors: American History, American Indian Culture, American Indian Literature, American Indian Reservations
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