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Toward an Understanding of Effective Instructional Practices for Language Minority Students: Findings from a Naturalistic Research Study.

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Gersten, Russell; And Others – READ Perspectives, 1995

Reviews the results of a 1991 U.S. Department of Education report entitled "A Descriptive Study of Significant Features of Exemplary Special Alternative Instructional Programs." The features of nine exemplary special alternative instructional programs are described that appeared to contribute to positive outcomes for students from diverse…

Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Language Research

The Effects of a Structured Immersion Approach to Minority Language Asian Students: Results of a Longitudinal Evaluation.

Gersten, Russell – 1984

The evolution and evaluation of an elementary level structured immersion program in English as a second language are described. The program provides all academic instruction in English, but at a level that students can understand. It is ungraded, uses bilingual teachers who speak the students' native language, and has both developmental and direct…

Descriptors: Asian Americans, Bilingual Education Programs, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)