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…

This article defines bilingualism and bilingual education and traces the history of bilingual education in the United States, starting with the Spanish missions in the west. (Text is in Spanish.) (NCR)

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…

THE FORD FOUNDATION PROJECTS INCLUDE--THE PREPARATION OF READING MATERIALS FOR NONENGLISH SPEAKING BILINGUAL PUPILS ENTERING THE FIRST GRADE, THE REVISION OF "FRIES AMERICAN ENGLISH SERIES" FOR NONENGLISH SPEAKING BILINGUAL PUPILS WHO CAN READ AND WRITE IN THEIR OWN VERNACULAR, THE PREPARATION OF AUDIOVISUAL MATERIAL FOR BILINGUAL…

IN THE BILINGUAL SCHOOL, ONE OF FOUR PARTS OF THE BILINGUAL PROGRAM, NONENGLISH SPEAKING PUPILS AT ALL LEVELS ARE CLASSIFIED ON THE BASIS OF THEIR PROFICIENCY IN ENGLISH AND GROUPED HOMOGENEOUSLY ACCORDING TO THEIR LANGUAGE ABILITY. ENGLISH IS PRESENTED AS A SECOND LANGUAGE. AUDIOLINGUAL TECHNIQUES ARE EMPHASIZED, BUT READING AND WRITING ALSO…

The main purpose of this publication is to describe the educational needs and goals expressed by various communities in Chicago for young people whose first language is not English, or who live in a community where a language other than English is spoken predominantly. The first of the five sections of this document is concerned generally with the…

Bilingualism as an individual and societal phenomenon can be examined from linguistic, psychological, and sociocultural perspectives. Bilingual education often links language and ethnicity, resulting in diversified curriculum goals. This book explores various dimensions of language and bilingual schooling which affect the education of…

This article discusses the implications of the present trend towards bilingual education in the United States. Special attention is paid to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, which has established bilingual programs in all of its public schools. Included among the possible effects of the new law are the following points of interest: (1) Students…

Guidelines based on research and reports from bilingual preschool programs are offered to assist teachers and administrators interested in the general problems of bilingualism and bilingual education. In addition to summarizing research and describing existing models for bilingual preschool programs (citing references to additional sources of…

This article describes the Aspira Consent Decree as an attempt to bring about the educational reorganization of the entire school system. (Author/NCR)

The ethnic profile of the bilingual Hostos Community College of the City University of New York (CUNY) was based on 1,147 student responses (41.3%) to a registration questionnaire in fall 1977. Of the 86.4% listing themselves as Hispanic, 43.4% were Puerto Rican, 30.2% Dominican, and 6.5% Ecuadorian. Of the 13.46% non-Hispanic, 11.4% were black.…

The need for bilingual bicultural school library materials and services for schools with bilingual programs and limited English speaking students was investigated in the state of Illinois. The data were collected by means of questionnaires sent to bilingual program coordinators and school librarians at 140 schools throughout the state. Targeted…

This is a commentary on Lau v. Nichols, in which the issue is stated as the constitutional right of non-English-speaking children to a meaningful public education. The principal legal argument of the plaintiffs is that the San Francisco school district's "English-only" policy denies them equal protection of the laws by placing non-English-speaking…