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Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Boston. Bureau of Transitional Bilingual Education. – 1976
This pamphlet outlines guidelines for the implementation of a full-time program of instruction in transitional bilingual education. The Transitional Bilingual Education Act mandates a full-time program of instruction in all those courses or subjects which a child is required by law to receive and which are required by the child's school committee.…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Administrator Guides, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students
Dissemination and Assessment Center for Bilingual Education, Austin, TX. – 1977
This workbook in Spanish accompanies the reader that is part of an ungraded language arts and reading program that can be used in classes from upper elementary through high school. The program is designed around reading selections which present aspects of history, culture, and present-day experiences of special relevance to the Mexican-American…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Childrens Literature
Cardenas, Jose A.; And Others – 1975
Seven articles are contained in this publication. "Bilingual Education vs. Segregation" and "Lau Remedies Outlined" are by Jose A. Cardenas. The former discusses the bilingual education paradox in situations where children are forced to forego the benefits of bilingual education because all instruction is in English, or are segregated in order to…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Educational Policy
Illinois State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Springfield. – 1976
This handbook, written in both Spanish and English, is intended to assist parents and relatives of public school children in becoming active and well-informed participants in bilingual-bicultural education. The handbook attempts to do this in four ways: (1) by giving parents a clearer understanding of this educational approach; (2) by suggesting…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Schools, Bilingual Students
Brinton, Donna, Ed.; Ching, Roberta, Ed. – CATESOl Journal, 2001
This journal contains the following articles: "Teachers' Perceptions of the Supports and Resources Needed to Prepare English Language Learners for the Future" (Douglas Fisher); "Exploring the Learning Styles of Russian-Speaking Students of English as a Second Language" (Ann C. Wintergerst and Andrea DeCapua); "New Voices…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Epstein, Ruth I.; Xu, Lily X. J. – 2003
Education plays a primary role in ensuring language maintenance and school success in Saskatchewan, Canada, and around the world. Language includes both "standardized" language and vernacular dialects. This document reviews the literature related to teaching English as a Second Dialect in school. The review covers information on the…
Descriptors: Bidialectalism, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Code Switching (Language)
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Torres-Guzman, Maria E.; And Others – Theory into Practice, 1996
Describes a collaborative in which graduate students who were learning about participatory research and cultural diversity in the classroom worked with middle school students who were learning about research. The paper examines the stories of six middle school research clubs, focusing on collaborative interactions between researchers and students.…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Clubs, College School Cooperation, Cooperative Programs
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Wingfield, Marvin; Karaman, Bushra – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1995
Maintains that negative stereotypes of Arabs permeate U.S. popular culture. Discusses Arab stereotypes among educators and the effects of stereotyping on Arab American students. Describes efforts used in the Dearborn, MI, schools to eliminate stereotypes and integrate into the curriculum the study of Arab culture. (CFR)
Descriptors: Arabs, Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students
Ronco, Sharron – 1992
This paper provides an assessment of the Inter-American Science and Humanities Program, a program of the University of Texas, El Paso, which allowed students from northern Mexico to take their freshman level courses in Spanish while receiving instruction designed to rapidly enhance English language skills. The paper assesses the effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students
Galvan, Jose; And Others – 1987
A group of three brief conference papers, all concerned with methods to help Limited English Proficient (LEP) students succeed, is presented in this document. The first paper, "Integrated Content Language Approach" (Jose Galvan), suggests that LEP students who are at the intermediate level or beyond will benefit from programs integrating…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indian Students, Asian American Students, Bilingual Education
Parsons, Elizabeth A. – 1983
To examine available research, largely done after 1965, and identify factors influencing academic performance of Amish students in public schools, particularly in Indiana, material was divided into four annotated bibliographic sections: Amish definition of education (three items); Amish attitudes toward education, as reflected in their society…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Amish, Bilingual Students, Cultural Influences
Stern, Carolyn – 1975
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.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Biculturalism, Bilingual Education
Rodriguez-Brown, Flora; Elias-Olivares, Lucia – 1981
This paper focuses on the current developments in regard to the assessment of language proficiency in children who are from non-English speaking backgrounds. Instruments currently used to assess language proficiency for placement in English programs usually fail validity and reliability tests. These tests usually measure formal aspects of language…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Bilingual Students, Children, Classroom Techniques
California State Univ., Los Angeles. National Dissemination and Assessment Center. – 1978
A summary report is presented of the program that was begun in 1970 in three elementary schools located in a predominantly Hispanic area of the city. The study is divided into four main headings: program description, evaluation design, findings and limitations. The description of the program includes the cultural and social context; the project…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Schools
Ibanez de Friedman, Grace – 1976
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…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Design
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