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Peer reviewedLindholm, Kathryn J. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1991
Studies second and third grade Spanish and English native speakers' proficiency in both languages and academic achievement, following exposure to extended-length bilingual/immersion program. Considers theoretical assumptions regarding language-thought relationship. Results link bilingualism and achievement. Identifies two language-proficiency…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingual Students, Elementary Education
Download full textLindholm, Kathryn J. – 1987
The directory gives information on all preschool through high school bilingual immersion programs, also called two-way bilingual education programs, in the United States that have been identified as being in operation in 1987. The first section discusses the definition of and rationale for bilingual immersion education. The second section profiles…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Curriculum Development, Directories, Elementary Secondary Education
Lindholm, Kathryn J. – 1988
A study of progress in the Edison Elementary School (California) bilingual immersion program after its first year of implementation looked at: (1) student levels and gains in first and second language proficiency; (2) levels of math and reading achievement and their possible relationship to student language background; (3) levels of students'…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, English, Grade 1, Immersion Programs
Lindholm, Kathryn J.; Fairchild, Halford H. – 1988
The results of a longitudinal evaluation of an innovative educational program in bilingual immersion at the San Diego City Schools are presented. The program's goals emphasized the acquisition of communicative proficiency, in English and Spanish, for both native-English-speaking and native-Spanish-speaking students. Using a quasi-experimental…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education Programs, Communicative Competence (Languages), Demonstration Programs
Lindholm, Kathryn J.; Aclan, Zierlein – 1993
This study examined the relationships among a set of psychosocial variables (academic competence, physical appearance, self-worth, and motivation) and between the psychosocial variables and academic achievement for 236 third grade and fifth grade native Spanish speakers and native English speakers enrolled in a bilingual immersion program since…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingual Students
Campbell, Russell N.; Lindholm, Kathryn J. – 1987
Three successful school program models designed to help language minority students conserve the language skills acquired in their homes and continue normal native language development are described. The programs were developed to counteract a trend toward wasting valuable existing language skills and resources. The programs include: (1) an…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Experimental Programs
