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Spanish Achievement in a Maintenance Bilingual Education Program: Language Proficiency, Grade and Gender Comparisons.
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Medina, Marcello, Jr. – Bilingual Research Journal, 1993
Among over 600 Arizona students in grades 1-8 in maintenance bilingual programs, fluent Spanish-speaking students outperformed limited-Spanish-speaking students on a measure of Spanish reading, mathematics, social studies, and science achievement; girls achieved higher reading scores than boys; and 16 of 18 grade mean scores were equal to or…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingualism, Elementary Education
Why Bilingual Education Policy Is Needed: A Philosophical Response to the Critics.
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Moses, Michele S. – Bilingual Research Journal, 2000
Criticisms against bilingual education policy are myopic and focus on nostalgic notions of Americanization and assimilation. Bilingual education supports heritage-language students' cultural identities and expands their contexts of choice, thus developing their self-determination and preparing them to participate in democracy. Federal policies…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Bilingual Education, Educational Policy, English (Second Language)
Teachers' Opinions about the Theoretical and Practical Aspects of the Use of Native Language Minority Students: A Cross-Sectional Study.
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Ramos, Francisco – Bilingual Research Journal, 2001
Surveys completed by 218 K-8 teachers in two southern California school districts examined teacher opinions about using language minority students' native language for their instruction. Support for practical implementation was less positive than for the theoretical principles. No clear predictors of attitudes toward the issue were found,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational Practices, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
Intensive Intervention in Reading Fluency for At-Risk Beginning Spanish Readers.
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De la Colina, Maria Guadalupe; Parker, Richard I.; Hasbrouck, Jan E.; Lara-Alecio, Raphael – Bilingual Research Journal, 2001
A study assessed an intensive fluency intervention for low-achieving at-risk beginning Spanish readers in grades 1-2. Data from 53 first- and second-graders in bilingual classrooms in southeast Texas indicated that implementing intensive reading fluency interventions in bilingual classrooms is feasible and valuable if conducted with fidelity and…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Bilingual Education, Grade 1, Grade 2
A Meta-Analysis of the Rossell and Baker Review of Bilingual Education Research.
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Greene, Jay P. – Bilingual Research Journal, 1997
A 1996 literature review of 75 "methodologically acceptable" studies concluded that bilingual education was not beneficial. A reexamination of the literature review found only 11 studies that actually were methodologically acceptable. The application of metaanalysis to those 11 studies shows that at least some native language instruction is…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Educational Research, Elementary Education
A Spanish Dual Literacy Program: Teaching to the Whole Student.
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Marsh, Leona – Bilingual Research Journal, 1995
Liberty High School (New York City) enrolls newly arrived immigrant students with limited formal schooling. Its Spanish Dual Language Literacy Program focuses on teaching content areas in Spanish while developing literacy skills in both languages. Discusses provision of both academic and social support, experiential investigations of the city,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingual Schools, Class Activities, Dominicans