Descriptor
| Language Research | 6 |
| Reading Achievement | 6 |
| Second Language Learning | 6 |
| Bilingual Students | 3 |
| English (Second Language) | 3 |
| Language Skills | 2 |
| Longitudinal Studies | 2 |
| Mexican Americans | 2 |
| Spanish Speaking | 2 |
| Speech Communication | 2 |
| Academic Achievement | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| NABE: The Journal for the… | 1 |
Author
| Arnold, Richard D. | 1 |
| Campbell, Ann | 1 |
| Hansen, Donald A. | 1 |
| Hoover, Wesley A. | 1 |
| Littlefield, Lael | 1 |
| Smith, W. Flint | 1 |
Publication Type
| Reports - Research | 3 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textHoover, Wesley A.; And Others – 1984
A comprehensive six-year longitudinal study of the development of reading skills during the primary grades for a large sample of bilingual (Spanish-English) children and smaller samples of monolingual (English or Spanish) children is outlined at its midpoint. In this natural variation study, approximately 350 children taught by 200 teachers in 20…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, English, English (Second Language), Language Research
Smith, W. Flint; Littlefield, Lael – 1967
An experiment involving two groups of 193 beginning secondary school students of French, German, and Spanish considers the instructional value of the electronic classroom as an alternative to the conventional language laboratory for the presentation of exercise materials. Experimental design hypotheses state that since more practice is possible…
Descriptors: Electronic Classrooms, Electronic Equipment, Experimental Groups, Experiments
Arnold, Richard D. – 1968
A study to determine the effects of oral-aural teaching (intensive language instruction) techniques on pupils' gains in reading proficiency involved 1418 pupils. A sample of first graders and a sample of second graders were each subdivided into four groups. Group one was exposed to oral-aural teaching methods in English for the presentation of…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Bilingual Students, Disadvantaged, Elementary School Science
Campbell, Ann; And Others – 1972
The purposes of this study are stated to be twofold: (1) to determine the relative effects of the native language and black dialect influences on the oral English performance of Puerto Rican pupils in mainland schools and (2) to assess the relationship of these sources of linguistic interference with aural ability in English, reading ability in…
Descriptors: Bilingual Schools, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Educational Problems
Peer reviewedHansen, Donald A. – NABE: The Journal for the National Association for Bilingual Education, 1989
Finds that, among 117 Mexican-American second and fifth graders from Spanish-dominant homes, reading comprehension gains were proportionately much smaller in summer than the school year, while summer and school year gains in auditory vocabulary were similar. Discusses family, peer, and classroom influences on distinct language skills. (SV)
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, English (Second Language)
Hawaii State Dept. of Education, Honolulu. Office of the Superintendent. – 1988
A review of literature relating to the use of Hawaiian pidgin and standard English and their relationship to school achievement was undertaken in response to concerns regarding state educational policy for language use and proficiency. The research reviewed includes pidgin and creole studies, second language acquisition research, and studies of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Creoles, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
