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Egertson, Harriet A. – 1987
The curriculum now being taught in many kindergartens is profoundly different from what it was two decades ago. The kindergarten classroom, once conceived of as a play- and group adjustment-oriented setting, may now also be a classroom with an "academic" approach, characterized by direct teaching of discrete skills with specific…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Grade Repetition
ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics, Washington, DC. – 1999
This digest describes a research and development program being carried out in transitional bilingual education programs at five elementary schools in the Los Angeles area. Researchers have been collaborating with teachers and project advisors to develop, implement, and describe instructional strategies that improve the chances of students in these…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Dialog Journals, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)