ERIC Number: ED020038
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1967-Dec
Pages: 46
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PROSPECTUS FOR EQUITABLE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPANISH-SPEAKING CHILDREN.
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento.
THE DEMONSTRATED EFFECTIVENESS OF HEADSTART AND OTHER PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS IN EXPOSING DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN TO EXPERIENCES THAT DEVELOP LANGUAGE AND CONCEPTUAL GROWTH HAS LED TO A CALL FOR AN EXTENSION OF THIS PROGRAM INTO THE SEQUENTIAL SCHOOL YEARS. THIS PROSPECTUS SEEKS--(1) TO PROVIDE AN EXTENSION OF THESE EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAMS FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH THE SECOND GRADE, (2) TO PROVIDE FLEXIBLE GUIDELINES FROM WHICH SUCCESSFUL LANGUAGE EXPERIENCE PROGRAMS FOR SPANISH-SPEAKING PUPILS IN THESE GRADE LEVELS CAN BE DEVELOPED, AND (3) TO PERMIT AN EASIER TRANSITION FOR THESE PUPILS INTO THIRD GRADE. GUIDELINES ARE PROVIDED FOR THE SELECTION AND IDENTIFICATION OF PUPILS, TEACHERS, AND TEACHER AIDES, AS WELL AS SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES AND METHODS FOR DEVELOPING NECESSARY LANGUAGE SKILLS. APPENDICES INCLUDE LISTS OF CURRENT INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, SELECTED REFERENCES, AND MULTIPLE LANGUAGE MEDIA PUBLISHERS AND DISTRIBUTORS. (DK)
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Activities, Curriculum Guides, Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Equal Education, Grade 1, Grade 2, Kindergarten, Language Acquisition, Language Aids, Language Experience Approach, Mexican Americans, Non English Speaking, Parent Participation, Program Development, Resource Materials, Second Language Learning, Spanish Speaking, Student Evaluation, Teacher Aides, Teacher Qualifications
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Authoring Institution: California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento.
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