ERIC Number: ED299313
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1987-Sep
Pages: 58
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Description of the Mobile Education Teams (METs) Program.
Stevenson, Jose
The Mobile Education Teams (METs) Program of the Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools instructs limited English proficiency (LEP) adolescents. Funded by a 3-year Title VII grant and implemented in six intermediate and junior high schools beginning in 1984-85, METs provide intensive elementary-level English, reading, and mathematics instruction to seventh through ninth graders. A resource specialist, five teachers, three teacher aides, a counselor, and a parent specialist move from one site to another. This study documents the nature of the instruction provided by the METs during the 1985-86 school year, and presents results of questionnaires on students' personal and school experiences and a teacher checklist concerning students' attendance and discipline patterns. Sixty-eight students, 64 teachers, and 55 parents completed Year 2 questionnaires. As standard tests (namely, the Minimum English Competency test and a criterion-referenced math test) were found to be inadequate, a qualitative design was adopted. Results indicate that METs provide: (1) positive initial school experiences, resulting in a high level of student and parental satisfaction with the program; (2) sensitivity toward special student needs; (3) acculturation to the American educational system; (4) functional math and reading skills as well as survival English skills; and (5) services above and beyond those normally available to LEP students. The original study and sample program materials concerning reading, mathematics, and social studies instruction are appended. (TJH)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction, Intermediate Grades, Junior High School Students, Limited English Speaking, Mathematics Instruction, Minimum Competency Testing, Parent Attitudes, Program Evaluation, Qualitative Research, Reading Instruction, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Team Teaching
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD. Dept. of Educational Accountability.
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