The specific cognitive deficits which might account for the poor school performance of Spanish American school children were examined. The results suggest that Spanish American children are deficient on the input side of communicative skills, especially in understanding sentences and pictures. Bilingualism does not appear to be an important…

A description of Miami Public Library's work with Cuban refugees. (JB)

The growing political, social and linguistic power of Spanish Americans in the U.S. is discussed. (Text is in Spanish.) (CHK)

Edward T. Hall who has been an anthropologist, a writer, and for over 60 years a participant in the complex cultural life of New Mexico, talks about New Mexico's "cultural mosaic", the schools and teachers, bureaucracies and the courts. (NQ)

A study of integration of English lexicon into the Spanish spoken in New Mexico considers formal English, formal Spanish and the informal mixture spoken by local Chicanos. (CK)

Schools are faced with problems resulting from the increasing number of Spanish-speaking people in the United States. The growing bilingual labor force should be of concern to educators. Business educators must assist non-English-speaking students through a sound program of study. (JOW)

A 1971 study of formation of language attitudes and their basis, and in particular the concept of "best" language variety, among predominantly immigrant Mexican-American parents is reported. (RM)

After surveying research on bilingualism, tentatively concludes that bilingualism per se does not have negative effects on language development but that socioenvironmental factors probably do. (TO)

Describes efforts to provide library service to Spanish-Americans in the Southwest, through bilingual staffing, helping children to feel pride in their heritage, and providing service to the social agencies. Includes bibliography. (JS)

Presents Mexican American and Latino efforts to establish bilingual/bicultural public television programing. (DB)

This overview of information and referral services for Spanish speaking people surveys the problems and successes of bicultural-bilingual programs as they have evolved in the past decade, emphasizing the need for innovative and nontraditional approaches to these services for minority ethnic groups. Brief descriptions of information and referral…

Noting that some educators are calling for a whole language approach to teaching Spanish reading to replace the traditional word approach, reviews various methods of teaching Spanish reading and summarizes research that supports a psycholinguistic view of reading. Suggests specific guidelines and materials to help teachers move toward a whole…

Deals with language minorities in the United States through discussion of the special English instructional programs needed for them, the legislative and judicial mandates on such programs, and three controversial issues: (1) the goals of such programs, (2) who the programs should serve, and (3) the most pedagogical approach for bilingual…