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Download full textGunther, Vicki – 1980
This study investigated whether there were significant differences in the acquisition of oral language and reading skills among limited-English-speaking, Hispanic elementary school students receiving instruction through three different bilingual reading approaches, and what other variables might be important. The three reading approaches were: (1)…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Elementary Education, Limited English Speaking, Native Language Instruction
Stone, Meredith K.; McDonald, Frederick J. – 1977
A study to determine the effects of certain teaching methods on English proficiency is summarized. Participants were students and teachers of English as a second language at the West New York (New Jersey) Adult Learning Center. A pretest, observation, post test design was used. Data on student background characteristics such as age, sex, previous…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adults, Age Differences
McDonald, Frederick J.; And Others – 1977
This volume provides a technical summary of research conducted at the West New York (New Jersey) Adult Learning Center with adults in English as a second language classes. The study was conducted in order to determine the relation of teaching strategies and performances to the acquisition of skills in spoken English. Student proficiency was…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adults, Classrooms
McDonald, Frederick J.; And Others – 1977
Teachers and students in the English as a second language classes at the West New York (New Jersey) Adult Learning Center participated in a study to determine which patterns of classroom interaction and student characteristics were most highly related to the acquisition of oral proficiency in English. Differences in teaching styles and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Adult Basic Education, Adults
