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Download full textBerney, Tomi D., Ed.; Eisenberg, Anne, Ed. – 1968
This bulletin summarizes the arguments for bilingual education in the United States. More than one language is needed as the medium of instruction where the child's mother tongue may not be English. Instruction in a weaker language not only retards reading, but arithmetic and other subjects are not as well learned if the child must cope with…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Schools, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism
Wilson, Jacques M.P. – The Florida FL Reporter, 1968
The author takes issue with an unnamed supervisory educator who opposes bilingual education. Wilson points out that to avoid wasting human resources it is essential that better education be provided for Mexican-Americans in order to cut down the repeating of grades and dropping out by students whose "home language" is not English.…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism
Gonzalez, Rosa Maria – 1995
In 1990-91, the Austin Independent School District (AISD) (Texas) received a Title VII grant to serve a population of recently arrived limited English proficient (LEP) high school students. Additional years of funding were subsequently awarded. These students typically have had interrupted schooling in their own countries, resulting in a wide…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Dropouts, English Instruction
McNeely, Sharon – 1996
This document presents evaluation results for Cicero Public School District 99 for the Illinois Title VII Special Alternative Program Grant for the 1994-1995 school year. This was the first year of funding of the special alternative grant and the BRIDGES program, which provided collaborative teams of bilingual and English-as-a-second-language…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Cooperation, Elementary Education
McNeely, Sharon – 1996
This document presents the evaluation results for the Title VII Special Alternative Instructional Program grant to Cicero Public School District 99 (Illinois) for the 1994-95 school year. This was the third year of funding and implementation of this grant, which provided summer school funds with emphasis in building literacy through the use of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers
Houston Independent School District, TX. Dept. of Research and Evaluation. – 1996
Caminos Bilingues al Exito (Bilingual Pathways to Success), a comprehensive Title VII Bilingual Education program was established in 1995 to serve the 17 schools of the North Area Management District of the Houston Independent School District (Texas). Through teacher training, staff development, parental involvement, and instructional program…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Programs
