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Reading and Language Outcomes of a Multiyear Randomized Evaluation of Transitional Bilingual Education
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Slavin, Robert E.; Madden, Nancy; Calderon, Margarita; Chamberlain, Anne; Hennessy, Megan – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2011
This article reports the outcomes of a multiyear study comparing the English and Spanish language and reading performance of Spanish-dominant children randomly assigned, beginning in kindergarten, to transitional bilingual education (TBE) or structured English immersion (SEI) for periods of up to 5 years. On the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Language of Instruction, Transitional Programs, Second Language Learning
Reading and Language Outcomes of a Five-Year Randomized Evaluation of Transitional Bilingual Education
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Slavin, Robert E.; Madden, Nancy; Calderon, Margarita; Chamberlain, Anne; Hennessy, Megan – Center for Research and Reform in Education, 2010
This paper reports the fifth-year results of a study comparing the English and Spanish language and reading performance of Spanish-dominant children randomly assigned beginning in kindergarten to Transitional Bilingual Education (TBE) or Structured English Immersion (SEI). This is the first randomized study to compare TBE and SEI reading…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Receptive Language, Language Skills, Bilingualism
Effects of Instructional Conversations and Literature Logs on Limited- and Fluent-English-Proficient Students' Story Comprehension and Thematic Understanding.
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Saunders, William M.; Goldenberg, Claude – Elementary School Journal, 1999
Examined effects of instructional components for studying literature on limited-English-proficient and English-proficient students, part of an ongoing program to estimate effects of several individual components of a Spanish-to-English language-arts transition program. Found that combined effects of literature logs and instructional conversations…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum, Elementary School Students, English