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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1986
This collection of papers addresses improvement of programs for the growing numbers of limited English proficient children in America. Included are: (1) "Improving Conditions for Success in Bilingual Education Programs," (2) "The Role of English as a Second Language in Bilingual Education," (3) "The Role of Research in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Cultural Differences, Dropouts
Romero, Migdalia – Equity and Choice, 1987
Implementing two-way bilingual programs requires the following: (1) planning; (2) clear goals; (3) teamwork between teachers, administrators, and parents; (4) specialized training for teachers; and (5) assessment of students' initial skills. (PS)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education Programs, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)
Federation des parents francophones de l'Alberta, Edmonton (Canada). – 1998
This guidebook is intended for parents of French-speaking students in Alberta. It describes French-as-a-first-language education in Alberta and provides information to help parents, in collaboration with school personnel and the wider francophone community in Alberta, to preserve and develop their children's identity as speakers of French and as…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cultural Education, Cultural Maintenance, Elementary Secondary Education
Spence, Cathie Slater; And Others – Equity and Choice, 1987
Describes five two-way bilingual education programs in Massachusetts: three in Boston, one in Holyoke, and one in Lawrence. Names and addresses of contact persons at each school are included. (PS)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education Programs, Desegregation Plans, Elementary Education
Ferguson, Laura; Bigelow, Betsy – Equity and Choice, 1987
Describes the Amigos Program at Maynard School, Cambridge, MA, a two-way bilingual education program. Success of the program and efforts at equal education result from teamwork between desegregation and bilingual education officers and the following elements: (1) site; (2) funding; (3) evaluation; (4) racial balance; and (5) parent support. (PS)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education Programs, Desegregation Plans, Elementary Education
Birch, Gary – 1996
This paper describes a limited bilingual approach developed for Vietnamese immigrants whose formal schooling had been interrupted due to extended periods in refugee camps, and its implementation in the Milpera Special School (Queensland, Australia), a secondary school for children of Non-English-Speaking Backgrounds (NESB). The initiative was…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Concept Formation, Educational Experience, Educational Strategies
Nash, Andrea; And Others – 1992
This curriculum sourcebook is designed as a guide for educators of limited-English-speaking adults in literacy education programs. It consists of accounts of actual learning and teaching experiences using a participatory approach to instruction and curriculum development, written by teachers in community-based adult education. An introductory…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Autobiographies, Bilingualism
