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Meier, Nicholas – Phi Delta Kappan, 1999
A California teacher in a successful Structured English Program criticizes Keith Baker's November 1998 article's inaccuracies. Baker fails to recognize that gains of immersion and early-exit students in David Ramirez's study are not sustained over time. Also, he erroneously compares study results of defined and ill-defined programs. (MLH)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Immersion Programs, Misconceptions
