Compiled annually, the report gives the geographic locations and grant size of programs funded by the U.S. Office of Education which have impact on Hispanic Americans. These programs are provided under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Titles I and II, Civil Rights Act of 1964 Title IV, Bureau of School Systems, Bureau of Occupational and…

This manual on independent learning centers (ILC) includes eleven chapters intended to provide assistance and resource materials to any institution or individual developing an ILC. The chapters each cover one of the following topics: learning center model; Hawkeye Institute of Technology's (HIT) Independent Learning Center; the ILC student from…

One of twelve instructional units in the Native American Career Education (NACE) program, this unit is intended to help Indian junior high school students understand the basic functions performed by government for the community and the need areas it addresses; to help them understand the organization and activities of federal, state, local, and…

The questions investigated in this study concern the adequacy of the current comprehensive English as a Second Language (ESL) programs, the need for a separate but complementary reading program, the relative merits of a classroom-based or an independent reading laboratory method, and the relationship between native language reading proficiency and…

This journal, published in Israel, contains articles of interest to teachers of English as a second language, particularly those in Hebrew-English situations. This issue contains the following articles: (1) "Evaluating the Teacher's 'Control of English'," by R. Gefen; (2) "Instructional Television and the English Proficiency Level…

This booklet is designed to help British teachers introduce concepts of crowds to young students. Elementary school students will better understand issues of crowd behavior such as rural to urban migration and crowding in urban areas if they realize that all crowds are composed of individual human beings. Teachers can help students become familiar…

Two separate research reports are presented in this paper. In the first report, we have identified through literacy research three sets of job-related reading tasks for adults: (1) those involved in getting a job, (2) those concerned with learning a job, and (3) those concerned with doing a job. National surveys have indicated that the black,…

The first section of this paper consists of an examination of the relevant research and literature concerning the conclusion that an effective ESL (English as a second language) program for Mexican-American college students must combine the teaching of language and culture. Four domains are isolated and defined: EFL (English as a foreign…

This book reports on a field training project in social work education which emphasized learning to deal with cultural differences. Objectives of the project were to achieve an understanding of another culture and to move toward personal growth by becoming aware of one's cultural and personal biases. The book contains seven chapters. Chapter I…

This series is designed to provide educators in a number of fields with information based on international experience. The intention is to suggest ways of improving the effectiveness of administrators and the performance of teachers and pupils. This guide was the result of a meeting of educators from organizations supported by UNESCO to teach…

Eighteen papers on instructional technology, computerized testing, and computer assisted test construction (CATC) presented at the 1976 Association for Educational Data Systems (AEDS) convention are included here. Two papers discuss computer assisted instruction in calculus and teacher education courses. The use of computers in theoretical…

The Texas Education Agency provides bilingual education/teacher training institutes and contracts with school districts, colleges, universities, education service centers and individuals to conduct these institutes throughout the state. This manual was developed as a guide or model for the implementation of the training institutes. The manual…

This book consists of eleven papers presented at the 1975 Central States Conference. The principal objective of the conference was to examine the trend for human relations, ethnic studies, and bilingual-bicultural education in American education and the new interest in languages not usually taught in the past. The papers include: (1) "We're All…

This proceedings combines presentations from the jointly held 10th Annual PIALA 2000 Conference and the 13th Annual Regional Language Arts Conference. The volume begins with the welcoming remarks of Mary L. Silk, Christine Ku Scott-Smith, Antonio R. Umpingco, Delia Munoz Rosal, Lawrence Kasperbauer, Rosie Tainatongo, Richard S. Tom, Mary L.…

The National Writing Project's (NWP) "30 Ideas for Teaching Writing" discusses making grammar lessons dynamic, using casual student conversation as a source for writing, home language as an assisting tool to attain standard English and other topics by presenting strategies contributed by experienced writing project teachers. NWP does not promote a…