Forty human resource files in bilingual education that are currently maintained by publicly supported agencies were identified. The entries in this guide are listed alphabetically first by state, then by city and institutional name. Information about geographical service area, type of file, number of consultants, areas of expertise of consultants,…

This report describes an evaluation of Project Information Packages (PIPs), sets of manuals and other materials intended to help a school district adopt and implement an exemplary education project. Four PIPs were evaluated in a field test, each PIP describing a different bilingual project. It was concluded that the awareness materials produced…

For this dissertation, 15 randomly selected Title VII bilingual/bicultural education programs were selected. The target population was the Spanish speaking student. In this study, the following program components were considered: (1) the students, (2) the teachers, (3) the parents, (4) the community-at-large, and (5) the curriculum. It was…

In his brief introduction, the editor states that this collection of writings is intended to assist the understanding of a child's language development as he masters his mother tongue. It is especially for teachers just beginning in bilingual education. The predominance of essays on the experiences of Spanish-speaking people in this collection is…

Hispanic and French Canadian experience have shown that culturally advantaged middle-class students usually have an easier time acquiring a second language than do more socially deprived young people whose parents are not future-oriented--ethnic background is important because some groups place a higher premium on learning another language.…

Presents the historical development, current status, and debates about bilingual education. (SA)

Presents descriptions of bilingual education in Sweden, Great Britain, Canada, France, West Germany, and Japan. In all cases, the struggle is to preserve ethnic pride while developing proficiency in the dominant language of each nation. Methods range from special classes or courses to total immersion experiences. (SA)

Programs for teaching conversational Spanish to gifted preschoolers indicated that the children learned to correctly pronounce Spanish and could remember and use new vocabulary after two or three class sessions. (Author/CL)

Critics of bilingual education claim that research supporting native language instruction is weak, a claim that has been echoed by some prominent supporters of bilingual education. This claim has had a damaging effect on the political fate of bilingual education in some states. This paper argues that the primary metric used to support this…

This article describes a research project carried out by the Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA). IDRA's primary research question for this study was, "What contributed to the success of a bilingual education classroom as evidenced by LEP student academic achievement?" In addition to the student data, qualitative and contextual…

Shortened version of a paper presented in Sydney, Australia, November 1972. (DD)

Gives program guidelines, sample lesson, and language activities for teachers of English as a Second Language. (GB)

Bilingual education must seek answers to the educational needs of children who come to the classroom with a language and culture difference from the language and culture of the school. (MM)