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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
A Review of the U.S. General Accounting Office Study on Limited English Students.
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Porter, Rosalie Pedalino – READ Perspectives, 1995
Reviews a 1994 U.S. General Accounting Office study entitled "Limited-English Proficiency: A Growing and Costly Educational Challenge Facing Many School Districts." The article argues that the report is biased in favor of full bilingual instruction over other methods of teaching English to limited English proficient students. (Contains…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Criticism, Educational Attitudes, Educational Policy
Bilingual Education. Adapted from "Reinventing the Schools: A Radical Plan for Boston."
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Wilson, Steven F. – READ Perspectives, 1993
Critiques the effectiveness of transitional bilingual education (TBE), focusing on the TBE program in Boston, Massachusetts. Also discusses alternatives to TBE, such as English as a Second Language pull-out programs and English immersion programs. (Contains 114 references.) (MDM)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Criticism, Educational Attitudes, Educational Policy
Second Language Teaching: A Theoretical Baseline for Policy Makers.
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Rossier, Robert E. – READ Perspectives, 1993
Argues that the theoretical consensus on second language learning, which focuses on instruction in the target language, contradicts the main premises used by bilingual education advocates to gain respectability for bilingual education programs. The roles of translation, transfer, input, and interaction in the Eastman model of bilingual education,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Criticism, Educational Attitudes, Educational Policy