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Download full textEspinosa, Renato; And Others – 1969
The Reinstein Reinforcement Schedule, based on a simple program of reinforcement for success and nonreinforcement for failure, was one of the important variables introduced in the University of Texas 1968-69 Head Start Intervention Study. The effect of the schedule was assessed as part of an evaluation of the Buchanan Language Program. Three…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Blacks, Compensatory Education, Language Programs
Cunningham, Grover; Pierce-Jones, John – 1969
A 3-month pilot project was undertaken at the University of Texas to gain experience in administering the Cynthia Buchanan Language Program (Buchanan, 1967) and to test its effectiveness in making meaningful changes in the language development of disadvantaged Mexican-American preschoolers. A group of 114 Mexican-American children were chosen as…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Experimental Programs, Language Acquisition, Mexican Americans
Mishra, Shitala P.; Hurt, Maure, Jr. – Calif J Educ Res, 1970
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Mexican Americans, Predictive Measurement, Reading Readiness Tests
Nimnicht, Glen; And Others – 1967
In an attempt to improve the readiness of 3- and 4-year-old disadvantaged Mexican-American children, the New Nursery School was developed in Greeley, Colorado. The activities are autotelic; that is, the child does something for its own sake rather than for the sake of obtaining rewards or avoiding punishments that have no inherent connection with…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Educational Equipment, Experimental Programs, Language Skills
