Article lists ways in which cultural values influence behavior and attitudes, and suggests adjustments of the curriculum to meet the needs of Mexican-American students. (SP)

Research supported by the Medical Research Foundation of Texas Grant No. P-32 from Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. (DS)

Revised form of papers published in various publications. (DS)

Analyzes the oral production of verb tenses and temporal expressions in the speech of four Spanish-speaking Mexican American children between the ages of two and four and one-half. Gives details of linguistic development at three- and/or six-month intervals. Charts the most common temporal expressions and their frequency of occurrence. (SB)

A Spanish auditory perception test, La Prueba de Analisis Auditivo, was developed and administered to 158 Spanish-speaking Latino children, kindergarten through grade 3. Psychometric data for the test are presented, including its relationship to SOBER, a criterion-referenced Spanish reading measure. (Author/BW)

Discusses the poor translation from English into Spanish of election material distributed by the county of Los Angeles. The translation errors in selected pamphlets are analyzed. (NCR)

Discusses the poor translations from English into Spanish of election material distrubuted by the county of Los Angeles. The translation errors in selected pamphlets are analyzed. (NCR)

Presents an historical survey of Spanish language and educational policy in California highlighting those factors which may account for the present survival of the Spanish language. The role of education as an instrument of societal integration is examined in terms of its impact upon the Chicanos' language and educational achievement. (JMF)

Advocates abandoning the classroom suppression of dialects of native Spanish-speaking students in the southwestern states, and recommends using dialect as a foundation for developing native language skills. (JB)

This study examined effects of intrasyllabic units on lexical decision performance in 15 normal reading (NR) children and 15 children with reading disabilities (RD) in a transparent orthography (Spanish). Findings suggest that Spanish children with RD do not use correspondences based on higher level units (onsets and rimes) in visual word…

Argues that recent translations of works into Spanish are a great way to engage Spanish-speaking adolescents in the reading process. Offers brief descriptions of 16 such books that offer appeal for reluctant readers, accessible adventures, books about trendy subjects of interest to adolescents, and engrossing renditions of classics by world…

The blend between Spanish and English found in Hispanic or Latino communities in the United States is usually known as "Spanglish." It is suggested that Spanglish represents the most important contemporary linguistic phenomenon in the United States that has barely been approached from a linguistic point of view. Spanglish may be…

This annotated catalogue of 16 mm educational films in Spanish covers a broad spectrum of topics. The extensive coverage accorded business management, child development, dental hygiene, education, family planning, health, industrial safety, labor, metalwork, sanitation, self-help, and teaching suggests the general type of film listed. Films are…