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Peer reviewedEkane, William – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1991
Graduates (n=42) of an innovative bilingual program were surveyed concerning their language use, social behavior, occupational behavior and expectations, and postsecondary education. Participants rated their language skills favorably and had positive attitudes toward other language groups. Graduates also pursued many career paths because of their…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, English, Experimental Programs, Foreign Countries
Veidt, Frederick P. – 1985
The program of the Fairview German Bilingual School, the elementary (K-5) segment of the Cincinnati public school system's German bilingual alternative program, is described. The school provides intensive second-language instruction in German for monolingual English-speaking children with bilingualism as the objective. In 1984-85 the student body…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Cultural Background, Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn. Office of Educational Assessment. – 1986
The Samuel Gompers High School (Brooklyn, New York) Bilingual Mini-School program was assessed during the 1985-86 school year, its final year of a three-year funding cycle. This evaluation is divided into the following parts: (1) description of program, including organizational personnel; (2) student characteristics; (3) findings; (4) conclusions…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, English (Second Language), Experimental Programs, High Schools
Buteau, M.; Gougeon, H. – 1985
Results are presented of a five-year evaluation of an experimental bilingual kindergarten and elementary program with instruction in French for native English-speakers, including information about the program's design (including materials and teaching activities) and student achievement. It was found that the participating children profited from…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education Programs, Elementary Education, English
Buteau, M.; Gougeon, H. – 1984
The fifth yearly progress report of a bilingual kindergarten and elementary program offering French-language instruction to native English-speakers is based on test results showing the progress of former program pupils in grades 1-4 during the 1983-84 school year. Progress in grades 1-4 was assessed by classroom observation and individual and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education Programs, English, Experimental Programs
Peer reviewedSchon, Isabel; And Others – NABE: The Journal for the National Association for Bilingual Education, 1982
Providing Hispanic elementary students with a great variety of books in Spanish and 60 minutes a week of free reading time resulted in significantly higher Spanish reading performance with no loss of English reading proficiency and significant improvement of reading attidues, compared with control groups. (MH)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingual Students, Bilingual Teachers, Elementary Education
Ryan, Marianne – 1985
The first grade program of the Fairview German Bilingual School, the elementary (K-5) segment of the Cincinnati public school system's German bilingual alternative program, is described. The school provides intensive second-language instruction in German for monolingual English-speaking children with bilingualism as the objective. The school is…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, Bilingual Education Programs, Cultural Background, Curriculum Design
Download full textConnections: A Journal of Adult Literacy, 1989
The 10 articles (and introduction by Stephen Reuys) in this journal discuss issues of adult literacy/adult basic education from a variety of perspectives. Titles and authors are as follows: "The Boston Adult Literacy Initiative: Moving beyond Initiative" (Silja Kallenbach); "Project FOCUS: Writing through Pictures" (Beatriz M. Strohmeyer); "The…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Bilingual Education Programs, Cambodians
Freeman, David; And Others – 1986
Tucson, Arizona's Sunnyside School District pilot bilingual education program is described. The program was begun in 1985 to help prevent academic failure in limited English-proficient, high academic risk students. The pilot program offered sheltered immersion instruction in biology and United States history for language minority students with a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education Programs, Biology, Classroom Techniques
Campbell, Russell N.; Lindholm, Kathryn J. – 1987
Three successful school program models designed to help language minority students conserve the language skills acquired in their homes and continue normal native language development are described. The programs were developed to counteract a trend toward wasting valuable existing language skills and resources. The programs include: (1) an…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Experimental Programs
