ERIC Number: ED284898
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1986
Pages: 17
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Title VII Bilingual Education. 1985-86 Performance Report.
Albuquerque Public Schools, NM. Planning, Research and Accountability.
This Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title VII project was designed to increase English Language proficiency in limited English proficient students in Lau categories A, B, and C (non-English speaking, English as a second language, or bilingual). The intensive, 9-month program included both English language instruction and teacher training in English as a Second Language (ESL). Four middle and high schools from the Albuquerque (New Mexico) Public Schools participated. Program objectives included: (1) ESL (oral skills)--60 percent of category A and B students will show gains on the Language Assessment Scales; (2) ESL (literacy skills)--60 percent of category A and B students will show 80 percent mastery of items on the Gates MacGinitie Reading Tests; (3) transitional English (literacy skills)--60 percent of the category C students will show gains in English language subtests of the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills; and (4) teacher training--sampled teachers will use 80 percent of the ESL teaching techniques presented in their classrooms, and within each project year, 70 percent of the teachers will add six credit hours toward certification in teaching ESL or bilingual education. Only baseline data were available regarding the second objective. All other objectives, except for the continuing teacher education, were achieved. (JGL)
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), English Teacher Education, Improvement Programs, Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Limited English Speaking, Non English Speaking, Professional Continuing Education, Program Effectiveness, Second Language Programs, Teacher Workshops
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Albuquerque Public Schools, NM. Planning, Research and Accountability.
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title VII
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills; Gates MacGinitie Reading Tests; Language Assessment Scales
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