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Lugo-Neris, Mirza J.; Jackson, Carla Wood; Goldstein, Howard – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2010
Purpose: This study examined whether English-only vocabulary instruction or English vocabulary instruction enhanced with Spanish bridging produced greater word learning in young Spanish-speaking children learning English during a storybook reading intervention while considering individual language characteristics. Method: Twenty-two…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Intervention, Migrant Programs, Definitions
Oseguera, Leticia; Locks, Angela M.; Vega, Irene I. – American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education, 2008
The growth in the Latina/o population has increased their representation in postsecondary institutions. Yet, merely 10 percent of all Hispanic Americans ages 24-64 currently graduate from four-year institutions [National Center for Education Statistics (1998) quoted in President's Advisory Commission, 2003; Solórzano & Yosso, 2000].…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Undergraduate Students, Educational Attainment, Bachelors Degrees
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Migrant Education. – 1991
This manual provides information on identification and recruitment of migrant students for practitioners at all levels, and can function as both a training document and a reference tool. The identification and recruitment process consists of three interrelated elements: (1) definitions governing migrant program eligibility; (2) the process…
Descriptors: Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility, Identification
Mata, Robert L.; Garcia, Richard L. – 1981
Intended to provide current or potential project principals/directors with the basic knowledge, skills, abilities, and sensitivities needed to manage a summer migrant school project in the local educational setting, this module provides instruction in the project management areas of planning, preparation, control, and termination. The module…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Definitions, Glossaries
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. – 1980
Written in both English and Spanish, this booklet briefly summarizes the general concepts and requirements behind Title I Migrant activities for use by project personnel, parents, and others interested in those projects. After a brief discussion of project funding and definitions of commonly used terms, there is an outline of requirements which…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Support
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. Div. for Management and Planning Services. – 1980
A uniform understanding of the identification and recruitment component of the Wisconsin Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I Migrant Education Program is the purpose of this recruiter's guidebook which can be an aid to recruiters, administrators, site coordinators, teachers, and parents in meeting the special educational needs of…
Descriptors: Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility, Identification
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1983
Student school enrollment patterns within six school districts in Texas, California, and Florida were reviewed to determine whether students classified as children of migratory agricultural workers were missing school and having their education disrupted because of their lifestyle. Using the Migrant Student Record Transfer System (MSRTS) forms,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Agricultural Laborers, Attendance Patterns, Definitions
Click, James O. – 1972
Designed to help members of Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title I Migrant Parents Advisory Councils in Washington to organize themselves into effective groups to assist the schools in providing good compensatory education for migrant children, this manual provides information about the two types of councils (target school and school…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Activities
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education. – 1984
The text of the oversight hearing on migrant education (February 17, 1983) contains statements and testimony from three representatives of state and national migrant education organizations and from three migrant mothers. The statement and testimony of Frank L. Contreras, Director of the Texas Migrant Education Program and President of the…
Descriptors: Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility, Family Characteristics
Seurynck, John L.; Hicks, Garlin A. – 1981
The manual outlines information on design and operation of the ESEA (Elementary and Secondary Education Act) Title I Migrant Education Program at the state and local levels. Part I outlines information on the state level: legislative authorization and general responsibilities of the state education agency (SEA); annual program plan and budget;…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Guides, Advisory Committees, Agency Role
Arredondo, C.; And Others – 1982
A bilingual handbook for Title I migrant Parent Advisory Councils (PACs) was designed to be used by administrators, teachers, consultants and parents in organizing and training PACs at local, district, and state levels. All information is duplicated in separate English and Spanish sections. The first part discusses the Texas migrant program,…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock. – 1986
This concise, easily understood manual of information and resources concerning the migrant education program is intended to encourage more effective use of the Migrant Student Record Transfer System (MSRTS). The first section is written to familiarize non-migrant funded personnel with MSRTS health and education records. The section includes…
Descriptors: Definitions, Delivery Systems, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education