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Medina, Marcello, Jr.; Escamilla, Kathy – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1992
Studied the longitudinal impact of a maintenance bilingual education program on the development of English in Spanish-speaking Mexican-American children in grades K-2. Subjects who were limited in both Spanish and English proficiency gained more in English achievement than those who were fluent in Spanish but not in English. (KS)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency
Maynes, J. O., Jr. – 1971
Defining the overall objective of bilingual education to be the integration of the child into the mainstream of American life while maintaining audiolingual skills in both English and the native language without losing certain aspects of the subculture, this report summarizes information from 19 school districts involved in special English classes…
Descriptors: American Indians, Bilingual Education, English (Second Language), Minority Groups
Fania, Josie – 1993
To ascertain whether libraries are providing materials, services, and programs to their Spanish-speaking communities, a 26-item questionnaire was mailed to 37 public library directors in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. Thirty-one completed questionnaires were returned, yielding a response rate of 81%. The majority of libraries were found…
Descriptors: Library Collections, Library Services, Library Surveys, Minority Groups
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Valverde, Leonard A. – NABE: The Journal for the National Association for Bilingual Education, 1979
Reports the results of a 1977 survey of instructional supervision in many bilingual programs in California, Arizona, and Texas. Presents state-by-state profiles revealing common characteristics of the programs and the indadequacies of program supervision, which are corroborated by national study findings. Briefly discusses program evaluation and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teachers, Educational Programs, English
Oklahoma Univ., Norman. Dept. of Geography. – 1969
The report of the independent evaluation of this EPDA Institute by the Southwestern Cooperative Educational Laboratory composed the body of this document. Several evaluation instruments were developed for pre-institute and post-institute administration: EPDA Geography Questionnaire, The Geography Content Test, and a History of Geography Test. A…
Descriptors: American Indians, Area Studies, Educational Needs, Environmental Education
Christian, Donna; Mahrer, Cindy – 1992
The first annual supplement to the 1991-1992 directory of two-way bilingual education programs in the United States profiles new and some existing programs in which language-minority and language-majority children are instructed in and through both languages. this volume contains data on 25 programs in Alaska, Arizona, California, Connecticut,…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Chinese, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Powers, Stephen; Price-Johnson, Connie – Online Submission, 2007
Background: The Waterford Early Math & Science (WEMS) program is a comprehensive educational software program designed to build math and science skills and concepts in grades K-2, alone or to supplement existing curricula. The program's capability to individualize lessons, assess and track student progress, and reteach lessons is aimed at…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Mathematics Achievement, Science Achievement, Comparative Analysis
Powers, Stephen; Price-Johnson, Connie – Online Submission, 2006
Background: The Waterford Early Reading Program (WERP), a technology-based program for early elementary grades, was provided through Arizona all day kindergarten funds to kindergarten students in 15 Title I elementary schools in the Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) in the 2005-06 school year. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the…
Descriptors: Early Reading, Reading Programs, Reading Achievement, Reading Tests