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Download full textCummins, James – 1977
Studies conducted with middle-class balanced bilinguals in "additive" environments, where both languages are prestigious, have generally reported that bilinguals showed a higher level of cognitive performance than monolinguals. In these studies, bilinguals showed higher levels of general intellectual skills, higher levels of divergent thinking, a…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Child Language, Cognitive Ability
Peer reviewedVechter, Andrea; And Others – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1990
A brief annotated bibliography highlights theoretical issues, principal studies, and factors influencing second language retention, including initially attained proficiency levels, supportive environment, exposure to foreign languages, maturity and general self-awareness, literacy and its onset, and the perceived need for the language after…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Educational Environment, Language Proficiency, Language Research
Garcia, Georgia Earnest; And Others – 1989
Presenting a representative sample of recent (1977-1988) professional literature dealing with reading instruction, development, and performance of children who have been labeled at-risk, this 227-item annotated bibliography encompasses qualitative and quantitative research, literature reviews, and conceptual pieces that are undergirded by…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Cultural Context, Family Environment, High Risk Students
Enns, Carol, Comp. – 1978
This annotated bibliography of works published between 1960 and 1978 is organized in two sections. The first includes material concerning cultural, social, and educational perspectives on immigrant needs. The second contains material divided into four areas: (1) surveys and assessments of needs and problems, (2) responses and provisions in…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Annotated Bibliographies, Compensatory Education
Hosenfeld, Carol – 1975
The many dimensions of individual differences that make each learner a challenge to the foreign language teacher are discussed. The teacher must interpret the information and provide differentiated environments to "match" these differences. Emphasis is placed upon learning styles and learning strategies. An historical perspective of adapting…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Ekstrand, L. H. – 1977
Research pertinent to the adaptation of immigrant children is reviewed in a cross-cultural perspective. The report focuses on research that has yielded empirical data, although a number of other papers of basic importance have been included in the review. The first chapter discusses definitions and implications of various types of cross-cultural…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Bilingualism, Child Development
Gubbins, E. Jean, Ed. – NRC/GT Newsletter, 1991
This document consists of the first two issues of a newsletter designed to disseminate information about the National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented, to serve as a forum for the research activities of scholars and practitioners in the field, and to reach other interested professional and parent groups. The first issue (which is also…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning, Creativity
