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New Mexico Public Education Department, 2020
The purpose of this guidebook is to provide guidance to school districts in completing their local Tribal Education Status Report (TESR). Any data that is reported in the local TESRs has to comply with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. ยง 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) which is a Federal law that protects the privacy of…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, American Indian Education, Educational Legislation, Public Education
Wang, Xiao-lei – Multilingual Matters, 2011
This book is a guide for parents who wish to raise children with more than one language and literacy. Drawing on interdisciplinary research, as well as the experiences of parents of multilingual children, this book walks parents through the multilingual reading and writing process from infancy to adolescence. It identifies essential literacy…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Multilingualism, Writing Processes, Literacy
Swedish Immigration Board, Norrkoping. – 1978
In this memorandum the National Immigration and Naturalization Board of Sweden has summarized recent legislative reforms providing home language training and home language lessons for immigrant children and children belonging to linguistic minorities. (A single definition of "immigrant children" has been applied throughout Sweden since…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Children, Eligibility, Foreign Countries
Bennett, Ruth – 1987
A description of the American Indian Bilingual Teacher Credential Program offered by Humboldt State University (California) provides background information on the linguistic groups served by the program. Accompanying the program descriptions are lists of lower and upper division requirements, descriptions of competency exam, program schedule,…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Languages, American Indians, Bilingual Education
Ocean View School District, Oxnard, CA. – 1984
The goals of Project Assist in the Ocean View School District (California) are to socialize sixth through eighth grade recent immigrant and other limited English proficient students into the school mainstream and to aid them in passing eigth grade competency tests in basic skills of English reading, written composition, and mathematics. The…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Curriculum, English (Second Language)
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Language Services Branch. – 1992
This guide is designed for Alberta (Canada) parents of French immersion students beginning formal English language instruction for the first time. In question-and-answer format, it discusses issues commonly of concern to these parents. Issues addressed include the following: why English instruction is introduced in the second or third year of…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Objectives, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education
Lucas, Tamara – 1993
A method for evaluating and improving the secondary school environment for limited-English-proficient students is presented. The first section outlines research findings about elements in the school context, curriculum, and staffing found effective in serving LEP students. Desirable factors in the school context include: valuing of students'…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Curriculum Design, Educational Environment, English (Second Language)