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| Leiss, Robert H. | 1 |
| Leiss, Robert H., Comp. | 1 |
| Proger, Barton B. | 1 |
| Proger, Barton B., Comp. | 1 |
| Ramirez, Manuel | 1 |
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Leiss, Robert H., Comp.; Proger, Barton B., Comp. – 1974
During the 1973-74 school year, 230 trainable mentally retarded (TMR) children (ages 7 to 14 years) were exposed to one of two language training conditions: Distar or Peabody. A population of 116 continuees from the first year of the project and 114 new entries were assigned in as random a fashion as possible to either Distar or Peabody. Ss were…
Descriptors: Children, Exceptional Child Research, Intelligence Differences, Language Instruction
Proger, Barton B.; Leiss, Robert H. – 1976
Effects of the different components of the Distar language program were tested on 48 trainable mentally retarded (TMR) children. Three designs were used comparing IQ, sex, continuation status, selected standardized test results, and replicates. Results indicated that the degree of previous formal language training (continuation status) did not…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Intelligence Differences
Ramirez, Manuel; And Others – 1977
This report is the result of an investigation conducted to identify the current issues, resources, and funding priorities in Spanish-English bilingual education in the United States. Although it deals solely with Spanish-English bilingualism, a great deal of the material should prove to be relevant to other bilingual situations in the United…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Cognitive Development


