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Peer reviewedHakuta, Kenji; Gould, Laurie J. – Educational Leadership, 1987
Reviews educational research on bilingual education and describes biases present in recent evaluations of bilingual programs. Contrary to assumptions about bilingual programs, recent findings suggest that native-language programs may be very effective. They support a strong foundation in the native language and set the basis for subsequent…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Research
Pelosi, Peter L. – 1981
Two considerations are brought to bear on the reading approach presented here. First, because the major focus in a teaching method designed for use with bilingual education students is to increase both language facility and reading ability, the approach is designed to provide the student with the opportunity to read, use, and listen to a standard…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Class Activities, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)
Download full textWisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. – 2003
This guide is a companion to its predecessors, "Linguistically and Culturally Diverse: African American and Hmong" and "Language Sample Analysis: The Wisconsin Guide." It focuses on children from American Indian and Spanish speaking populations. It provides information pertaining to: historical background, including legal and…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Bilingual Students, Case Studies
Ulanoff, Sharon – 1993
The Metropolitan Educational Trends and Research Outcomes Center has identified seven projects in the southwestern United States and one in Massachusetts that exemplify the educational practices important in today's ethnolinguistically diverse classrooms. Preliminary findings indicate that each of these programs contains several critical elements…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Curriculum Development, Diversity (Student)
Arizona State Dept. of Education, Phoenix. – 1983
A primary concern affecting the more than 300 American Indian tribes and their educational institutions is the promotion, maintenance, and preservation of their approximately 200 native languages. The nature of language use must be documented and assessed to ascertain whether tribal members, particularly children, possess native language skills…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Languages, American Indians, Athapascan Languages
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. – 1983
A handbook to assist school district personnel in designing special instructional programs for limited English proficient (LEP) students considers the variety of circumstances in individual school districts by providing program models appropriate for one or many language minority students. The first section provides background information on the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Bilingual Education Programs, Classroom Techniques
