In this paper, we analyze the harm that high-stakes standardized tests in the U.S. render to maintenance-oriented dual-language bilingual primary schools and, in particular, to minoritized bilingual learners. We argue that these schools must resist the negative incentives and prevailing logic that passing standardized tests is crucial for…

Some families, parents and children included, may not be fully prepared or aware as they enter into the commitment of a dual-immersion language elementary education experience. One factor crucial for a dual-immersion program to meet its objectives, parents and students must commit to a minimum of five to six years of their elementary education to…

NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF THE SCHOOLS USING THE "MIAMI LINGUISTIC READERS" SERIES AND THE NAMES OF TEACHER REPRESENTATIVES AND COORDINATORS FOR EACH GROUP IN THE OUT-OF-STATE FIELD TRIAL (1964-65) ARE LISTED. REPRESENTATIVES WERE FROM ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, PUERTO RICO, COLORADO, NEW MEXICO, AND TEXAS.

Describes a model learning center established in a suburban school district near Chicago for bilingual and non-English speaking school students in grades 1-8. (SB)

THE EXPERIMENTAL EDITION OF "NAT THE RAT" REPRESENTS LEVEL TWO OF THE "MIAMI LINGISTIC READERS" DESIGNED TO BE USED IN TEACHING BEGINNING READING TO PUPILS WHOSE PRESCHOOL LANGUAGE WAS OTHER THAN ENGLISH. THE FIVE MAJOR CHARACTERS IN THE STORY ARE INTRODUCED ON THE FIRST FIVE PAGES OF THE PUPILS' BOOK. ILLUSTRATIONS (BLACK AND…

THE PROBLEM INVOLVED WITH TEACHING BILINGUAL CHILDREN IS THEIR POSITION IN TWO WORLDS, THOSE OF ENGLISH AND SPANISH. TO HELP THESE CHILDREN, ACTIVITIES AND METHODS ARE PRESENTED, INTENDED FOR USE WITH CHILDREN FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE. IN KINDERGARTEN, ONE OF THE PRACTICES THAT THE TEACHER OF THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING CLASS SHOULD PUT…

David Bilingual Learning Center (Tucson, AZ) blends academic and cultural learning into an enriching experience through an elementary magnet program which teaches language arts, mathematics, social studies, and science in students' native languages of either English or Spanish and then incorporates the second language through a "Language of the…

Changes in politics, the economy, demographics, and local leadership all led to the establishment of the Potter Thomas Bilingual School in Philadelphia in 1969. Describes the school's history; how it created, implemented, and sustained language policies within its personnel, curriculum, evaluation, and community policies; and present and future…

This article describes a study that addresses the cultural, historical and political contexts of immigrant bilingual education in Australia and particularly, Victoria. Data was collected through participant observation, audiotaped interviews, and library research to build ethnographic portraits of three schools containing four bilingual programs,…

Guidelines are provided for teacher-librarians organizing bilingual school resource centers at British Columbia schools with French immersion programs. The guidelines address (1) the handling of French language materials within the collection; (2) selection and acquisition; (3) selection of vertical file materials; (4) budgeting, cataloguing, and…

This report evaluates the bilingual programs at six public schools in New York City whose basic goal was the development and maintenance of proficiency in two languages, Spanish and English, in a multicultural setting. The evaluation procedure entailed interviews with supervisors, teachers, and parents as well as testing, visits to classes, and…

In Bernal School, lessons are done in English one day, in Spanish the next: all subjects, from mathematics to music to spelling, are taught in the language of the day. Most of the students come from Spanish-speaking backgrounds. However, both English and Spanish flow freely on the playground and in and between classroom sessions. (Author/NQ)

Presents an update of a previous report on the development of the Cincinnati German Bilingual School. Discusses new basic data, describes the present structure and characteristics of the program, and reviews the accomplishments of the students with emphasis on academic achievement. (MES)

THE BILINGUAL SCHOOL ORGANIZED IN DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, INCORPORATES A LANGUAGE AND READING PROGRAM EMPHASIZING STRUCTURAL LINGUISTICS. THE SPECIAL READER SERIES BEING UTILIZED, THE "MIAMI LINGUISTIC READERS" SERIES, HAS BEEN DEVELOPED AROUND TEN MAJOR LINGUISTIC AND PEDAGOGICAL PREMISES. THE MATERIAL MUST DEAL WITH TOPICS INTERESTING TO…

Describes an inservice project to teach four new strategies to English teachers in Brunei where the teachers themselves were not native speakers of English. Presents a look at the Brunei bilingual school system, learning English in the Brunei bilingual classroom, teaching reading in Brunei's upper primary classrooms, and reasons for inservice…