Discusses in a general way the variations in bilingual education programs and explores the roles program assistants can play. Describes the curriculum developed at Palomar College in San Marcos, California, to prepare assistants in bilingual education. (PMP)

Community District Number 24 in New York City made successful inroads into meeting the educational needs of children learning English as a second language. Meeting such needs helped to contribute to the stabilization of this large residential area. Initially, the government responded to the needs of these students by providing funds for the…

This document outlines the Reading Pennsylvania School Districts' Transitional Bilingual Program, designed to successfully integrate all students into the regular school programs as quickly as possible. Students are taught English language skills in a bilingual setting (Spanish being the dominant foreign language) with mathematics, social studies…

This paper lists the questions asked in interviews with Title I bilingual program teachers and aides. Each question is discussed in terms of interview responses and evaluator observations. Areas considered include student selection and language fluency, classroom management, program coordination, parent and parent advisory council involvement,…

This instrument provides questions for determining parental attitudes toward aspects of the bilingual education programs in which their children participate. The questions appear in both English and Spanish. Techniques for administering the questionnaire are suggested along with possible uses of the information. (VM)

Nonbilingual teachers of Spanish-speaking students can become more effective through cultural understanding and respect, learning to speak Spanish, team teaching, using bilingual teacher aides, involving parents, and peer teaching. (DD)

Responds to a teacher's question concerning what to do now that a child who speaks no English has joined her class. Emphasizes the importance of the parent-school connection. Presents 18 brief, specific class activities and actions to take to make language minority children feel welcome in the classroom. (RS)

The District 19 (Brooklyn, New York) Bilingual/Bicultural Elementary Program operated on the K-6 level in eight schools during the 1978-1979 school year. The broad goals of the program were to expand the number, scope, skills, services, and student-teacher interactions of the district's bilingual staff and to develop and administer a competent…

The learning module described is designed for bilingual teachers who want to improve skills at training bilingual teacher aides. The product is presented in both English and Spanish. The scope and sequencing of topics in the four modules composing the entire package is outlined. The activities and resources involved in the use of the module are…

The Tuba City Elementary School, located in a Bureau of Indian Affairs Sub-agency Headquarters on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona, has conducted a teacher aide program since August 1965. Specific teacher aide duties have been developed for routine record-keeping, small group and individual instruction, and supervisory activities. Teacher aides…

The purpose of this evaluation study was to determine students' and classroom personnel's perceptions of and reactions to "Villa Alegre"--a television series produced by Bilingual Children's Television, Inc. and shown in various locations in the U.S. during the fall of 1974--when utilized in a classroom setting in order to ascertain…

To investigate the role of the teacher aide in second language programs, the California Association of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (CATESOL) has issued a questionnaire to teacher aides in the Title VII bilingual projects in California. The questionnaire and conclusions drawn from replies are presented here. Information is…

A case study examined a Texas bilingual teacher education program that recruited local paraprofessionals and Mexican teachers (normalistas). Interviews, writing samples, and observations of seven students revealed that normalistas were open to seeing merit in U.S. educational methods, while paraprofessionals began to question the deficit model…

This study was originally undertaken to describe an elementary school's bilingual education program and examine the process and effects of bilingual teacher development efforts, but it refocused on program change due to reduction in federal funding. A literature review explores materials relating to the process of change, staff development and…

The Bilingual Vocational Curriculum and Instructional Center Program, initiated in the Los Angeles City Schools in 1975, was established to provide supportive services for limited English speaking students enrolled in district vocational programs. The program provides instructional aides to assist disadvantaged students in vocational classes in…