Some of the variations in reading achievement and fluency levels among bilingual students enrolled in the Seattle Public Schools are explained, and an examination of the effects of special language services (English as a second language and bilingual subject matter instruction) is emphasized. A model is presented which examines the relationships…

This study was conducted to evaluate the tests developed by elementary foreign language teachers of French, Japanese, and Spanish in a school district in South Carolina. The tests were designed to determine the level of end-of-year student learning and to provide a basis for evaluating the curriculum of each of the three languages. The French and…