A directory of languages spoken by limited English proficient public school students in New York State, developed as a resource for school districts providing services to pupils with native languages other than English, includes languages whose world wide speakers number over 250,000 and/or those reported by New York State school districts. The…

This article lists computer software programs for use in teaching English as a Second Language to bilingual students. The article briefly describes 23 software packages, arranged by grade level from nursery school to university. A list of suppliers' addresses is also included. (JDD)

The study was designed to develop an information base on education services to handicapped children and youth in California who are also limited in English proficiency (LEP) and to identify promising practices in their education. The first of three documents collected here is a report of the statewide questionnaire survey of a random sample of 145…

This directory provides information about a variety of resources, organizational and material, in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area (District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia) that may be helpful in serving limited-English-proficient populations. The first section consists of two parts. The first lists organizations and reference and…

The guide presents descriptions of 65 unique or exemplary special education programs in California, Colorado, Kansas, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Washington. Programs were identified through a peer nomination process. Entries include information on project title, target population, project description, process for evaluation or analysis and…

The directory, a revision of the 1986 version, lists public (federal, state, and local) and private agencies, professional associations, commissions, clearinghouses, resource centers, and other organizations, that might be of interest to those involved in the education of language minority students and the school districts that serve them.…

This directory profiles 60 secondary school programs designed to accommodate the educational needs of immigrant students with low level English and/or native language skills, and often a background of limited formal schooling in their native countries. Most are intended as transitional programs, attended until the student can be placed in the…

Lists some of the most popular and current instructional technologies created to meet the needs of English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) and Limited English Proficient (LEP) students. Software programs, interactive laserdisc resources, and CD-ROM applications are included; and a sidebar identifies ESL and LEP resources. (LRW)

This resource manual is designed to assist educators to serve handicapped, disadvantaged, and limited-English-proficient students in secondary career-vocational education programs. It provides information in a concise format regarding materials, services, and equipment that are available at low or no cost to school personnel. Emphasis is on key…

A list of almost 300 titles of Spanish language reading materials represents the recommendations of the California Media and Library Educators Association for use with Spanish-speaking, limited-English-proficient students in kindergarten through eighth grade. It is intended as a guide for teachers of Spanish and teachers of English language arts…

This document lists names, titles, addresses, and telephone numbers of the following types of human resources concerned with serving learners with special needs in vocational education: (1) agencies, associations, and organizations; (2) centers that provide information, resources, and referral services relating to transition; (3) clearinghouses…

The Massachusetts Workplace Education Initiative was established in 1986 to create 6 model workplace literacy education programs and later expanded, with state and federal funding, to more than 20 programs at over 40 worksites. The initiative was developed in response to the growing recognition of functional illiteracy in an increasingly complex…

The guide is designed to introduce elementary and secondary school teachers and administrators to government documents and their use, provide background on the issue of bilingual education, and list relevant documents and publications as a basis for constructing educational programs for limited English-proficient students. The first major section…

The directory gives information on all preschool through high school bilingual immersion programs, also called two-way bilingual education programs, in the United States that have been identified as being in operation in 1987. The first section discusses the definition of and rationale for bilingual immersion education. The second section profiles…

This directory is designed for school districts and others in search of quality educational services for limited-English-proficient and language-minority students, especially refugees and immigrants. The directory lists multilingual and/or multicultural individuals and government, non-profit, and private organizations that will assist with…