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Herrera, Luis Javier Pentón; Duany, Miriam – NECTFL Review, 2016
Native Spanish speakers from Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala, who are also English language learners, are a growing population of students in the K-12 classrooms throughout the United States. This particular group of students is oftentimes placed in Spanish-as-a-foreign-language classes that fail to meet their linguistic development…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Spanish, Spanish Speaking, Native Speakers
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Alfaro, Cristina; Bartolomé, Lilia – Issues in Teacher Education, 2017
Mexicanos/Chicanos in the United States have historically suffered derision and mistreatment by the mainstream culture because of their use of nonstandard Spanish and English, as well as codeswitching (alternating between two or more languages or language varieties). In the field of education, codeswitching and the use of nonstandard English and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Teachers, Language Usage, Nonstandard Dialects, Working Class
Zehr, Mary Ann – Education Week, 2007
Taking a position that is unusual these days, New Jersey officials are promoting research that says bilingual education methods have an edge over English-only methods in teaching English-language learners to read. This article talks about the importance of bilingual education or a blended approach in the implementation of Reading First Program in…
Descriptors: English Only Movement, English (Second Language), Reading Programs, Teaching Methods
Valdivia, Rebeca – 1994
This conference presentation describes services to Spanish speaking families developed by the Hope Infant Family Support Program in San Marcos, California. It discusses the program's evolution from one-on-one translation, to a more bilingual program, to monolingual Spanish, and shares the pitfalls and the successful strategies encountered in…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Early Intervention, Family Involvement, Instructional Development
Herald Examiner, Los Angeles, CA. – 1989
This packet of materials from the Los Angeles Herald Examiner's English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) workplace literacy program, defunct since the newspaper's closing, contains the following items: an overview of the program; a list of units and subunits; two sample lesson plans; teacher guidelines about evaluation and progress; lists of specific…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, English (Second Language), Lesson Plans, Literacy Education
Dean, Margaret – 1989
A home-based Spanish literacy program for Spanish-speaking parents in Elgin, Illinois, which began as a project of the Elgin school district, is described. The program originated with a search for literacy instructional materials for this group. The curriculum was designed to focus on functional Spanish literacy and basic arithmetic skills, the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Arithmetic, Bilingual Education Programs, Home Programs
Irizarry, Ruddie A.; And Others – 1979
The Eastern District High School bilingual-bicultural program served 367 Hispanic students in grades 9 through 12. Students received instruction in English as a Second Language and/or reading English, native language arts, math, science, and social studies. Students were mainstreamed for art, music, physical education, and health. Elective courses…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, English (Second Language), Native Language Instruction
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Goldenberg, Claude – Language Arts, 1990
Describes a project where children follow the natural progression of becoming literate in their native language (Spanish) before developing literacy in the language of the school. Demonstrates the manner in which social interaction is part of literacy acquisition at the early stages. (MG)
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, English (Second Language), Kindergarten, Language of Instruction
Hacienda La Puente Unified School District, City of Industry, CA. – 1993
A cooperative literacy education program involving Mexico and the United States' border states is documented. The project has three objectives: to (1) implement the Mexican literacy agency's approach to promoting literacy among native Spanish speakers; (2) coordinate U.S./Mexico literacy task force activities; and (3) develop an immigrants' rights…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Civil Liberties, Curriculum Development
Barnett, Tami – 1996
A study investigating the design of elementary school programs for limited-English-speaking children is reported and the resulting recommendations for a program designed for Hispanic migrant children in a Washington school are presented. The three major issues addressed include: the appropriate amount of instruction in native language arts; how to…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Case Studies, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)
Shore, Rima, Ed.; And Others – 1981
The Louis D. Brandeis High School Bilingual Program provides English and Spanish language instruction, academic courses, and supportive services for Spanish speaking students of limited English proficiency. This report describes the program as it was implemented in 1980-81. The program description includes background and context; student…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Bilingual Education Programs, English (Second Language), High Schools
Escamilla, Kathy – 1992
A study investigated the utility of a set of Spanish-language instructional materials, "Decsubriendo la Lectura," in compensatory or remedial literacy education for Spanish-speaking elementary students. The reading recovery approach, used with English-speaking first-graders, was adapted for Spanish. Program development included…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Educational Strategies, Elementary School Students, English (Second Language)
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Educational Evaluation. – 1981
This report describes and presents 1980-81 evaluation results for Project Rescate at John Jay High School in New York City. The project, which was funded under Title VII of the Elementary Secondary Education Act, provided instruction in English as a Second Language and in native language skills for limited proficient students. Bilingual…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, English (Second Language), Ethnic Groups
Watt, David L. E. – 1991
In this evaluation of The Latin American Literacy Project, eight major recommendations are made based on firsthand observations of the project, discussions with staff and students, the evaluation of new program implementations, the interpretation of results from language proficiency and achievement tests, and the analysis of extensive video…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Bilingual Education Programs, English (Second Language), Intergenerational Programs
Cotayo, Armando; Collins, Carla – 1984
This program, in its final year of a two-year funding cycle, offered bilingual instruction and supportive services with a career orientation focus to 250 Hispanic students in grades 9-12. The major program goal was to expedite the acquisition of the English language skills necessary for full mainstreaming within an average period of three years.…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Bilingual Education Programs, Career Awareness, Career Education
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