Academic growth and personal-social growth of 20 second grade children in the Southeastern New Mexico Bilingual Program at Artesia are compared to 20 second grade children in the standard program. The groups were matched by chronological and mental age, IQ, family income, family situation (both parents, only father, or only mother), number of…

The Southeastern New Mexico Bilingual Program's final report analyzed performance objectives to determine the outcome of the goals set for academic growth in the standard curriculum, as well as in the English and Spanish language arts, and growth in social development of students. The random sample consisted of 20 third and fourth graders from the…

Program objectives were to develop children's abilities to deal with everyday and school related problems, and to make them more inner-directed by (1) developing a positive self-image, (2) increasing sensory and perceptual acuity, (3) improving language skills, and (4) improving problem-solving and concept formation abilities. Forty-five…

This report covers the 1974-1975 extension of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title VII Milwaukee Bilingual Education Program which began as a five-year project in September 1969. The program was initiated to develop a bilingual curriculum for schools with Spanish-American populations. Federal legislation, which supports the…