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Armstrong, Penelope W.; Rogers, Jerry D. – Learning Languages, 1997
Examines the effect of foreign language education on the basic skills of elementary school students. A group of third-grade students given three 30-minute Spanish language lessons per week performed as well as or better than a control group (given no second-language instruction) on academic achievement tests. (ER)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Cognitive Development, Control Groups
Taylor, Carolyn – Learning Languages, 2004
The passage of the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 established foreign languages as a core curricular area. Nonetheless, educational policymakers at the state and local levels often opt to allocate greater resources and give instructional priority to content areas in which students, and ultimately the school systems themselves, are held…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Standardized Tests, Accountability