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Krashen, Stephen – Phi Delta Kappan, 1999
Keith Baker's claims in his November 1998 article on Structured English Immersion are based on unpublished data. There are no data showing that all-English structured immersion programs are superior to well-constructed programs that include literacy development and subject-matter teaching in the child's first language. (12 references) (MLH)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Immersion Programs, Language of Instruction, Misconceptions
Baker, Keith – Phi Delta Kappan, 1999
Meier and Krashen, both employed in California's education system, do an injustice to students in rehashing an already settled battle. Fed up with two decades of failure, California voters replaced bilingual education with structured English immersion. Meier and Krashen offer no suggestions for coping with Proposition 227. (27 references) (MLH)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Immersion Programs, Language Proficiency
Download full textPadilla, Amado M., Ed.; And Others – 1990
This collection of 16 studies examines the wide variety of issues surrounding bilingual education and reviews program design, evaluation, and classroom strategies. The following chapters review the 20-year history of bilingual education and concomitant political issues: (1) "Bilingual Education: Issues and Perspectives" (A. M. Padilla);…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education
