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Direct linkUnidosUS, 2020
Latino children constitute a large and growing segment of the U.S. population. By 2060, it is estimated that they will comprise one-third (32%) of the three-to-four-year-old population. More than four million children enrolled in preschool programs in the United States are dual language learners (DLLs), and more than 75% of Latina/o children over…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Hispanic American Students, Bilingualism, Spanish Speaking
Peer reviewedLind, Catherine; Mirchandani, Gita G.; Castrucci, Brian C.; Chavez, Noel; Handler, Arden; Hoelscher, Deanna M. – Journal of School Health, 2012
Background: Childhood obesity is a national epidemic that disproportionately affects Hispanic children. Evidence suggests that increased acculturation among this population adversely affects diet and other healthy lifestyle characteristics, leading to higher rates of overweight and obesity. Healthy lifestyle characteristics must be understood in…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Health Behavior, Life Style, Hispanic American Students
Howes, Carollee, Ed.; Downer, Jason T., Ed.; Pianta, Robert C., Ed. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2011
The school readiness of young dual language learners depends on high-quality preschool programs that meet their needs--but how should schools promote and measure the progress of children learning two languages? Find out what the research says in this authoritative resource, which investigates the experiences of dual language learners in preschool…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Reading Readiness, Low Income, Preschool Education
Download full textRosenbusch, Marcia H., Ed. – Learning Languages: The Journal of the National Network for Early Language Learning, 2000
This document, comprising volume 5, issues 1-3 of Learning Languages: The Journal of the National Network for Early Language Learning (NNELL), includes the following articles: "Poverty, Race, and Foreign Language Immersion: Predictors of Math and English Language Arts Performance" (Stephen J. Caldas, Nicole Boudreaux); "Meet a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Activities, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)
Berney, Tomi D.; Alvarez, Rosalyn – 1990
This project provided 360 students at South Bronx High School (New York) with instruction in English as a Second Language (ESL); Native Language Arts (NLA); the bilingual content area subjects of mathematics, science, and social studies; and computer literacy. The goal of the project was to provide instructional and support services to…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Computer Literacy, Curriculum Development, English (Second Language)
