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Download full textCollier, Virginia P. – Directions in Language and Education, 1995
This report offers a conceptual model for use with language minority children who are entering a new school when they must acquire the language of the majority student population. The model has four development components or processes: sociocultural, linguistic, academic, and cognitive. These four components are described in detail. Research is…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Language Research
Soto, Lourdes Diaz; Smrekar, Jocelynn L.; Nekcovei, Deanna L. – Directions in Language and Education, 1999
Decades of research document the powerful academic and socio-affective benefits of a strong home language base and affirmation of home language and culture as a valuable resource. This article explores the implicit challenges, daily realities, opportunities, and practical implications of incorporating language and culture into classrooms as they…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cultural Maintenance, Cultural Pluralism, Elementary Secondary Education
Gonzalez, Gustavo; Maez, Lento F. – Directions in Language and Education, 1995
This report summarizes advances in bilingual education that help linguistically and culturally diverse (LCD) students reach high levels of achievement and performance. Factors to be considered include the native language, bilingualism and academic achievement, curriculum, parental and community influences, and programmatic evaluation. The reports…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Anstrom, Kris – Directions in Language and Education, 1995
This report summarizes the results and impact of Title I and Chapter I reforms. In 1992-93, elementary and secondary students (n=6,403,054) participated in Chapter I in the United States; 17 percent of this population was limited English proficient (LEP). Although the program has helped many, educators and researchers have questioned the…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Ethnic Groups
Fern, Veronica; And Others – Directions in Language and Education, 1995
This report offers a synthesis of a Special Issues Analysis Center report based on a focus group that studied active learning and its implications for limited English proficient (LEP) students. Active learning is defined as the level of engagement by the student in the instructional process; it implies the development of a community of learners…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Community Involvement, Cultural Influences, English (Second Language)
Galbraith, Paul; Anstrom, Kris – Directions in Language and Education, 1995
Peer coaching develops from a leadership role on the part of educators of linguistically and culturally diverse (LCD) students, together with an interdisciplinary cooperation between bilingual/English as a Second Language (ESL) and mainstream staff. Peer coaching is a professional development method in which teachers share their expertise and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Collegiality, Cooperative Learning, English (Second Language)
