The four 1996 issues of the journal, written entirely in Spanish and intended for reading teachers, include articles on these topics: design of the school and classroom environment for reading; a university experiment in cooperative learning and learning strategies; use of portfolios for evaluation of student work; evaluation of reading…

This report presents the findings of two phases of a study of Asian limited-English speaking middle school and high school students' experiences in sheltered classes as compared with mainstream classes in the School District of Philadelphia (Pennsylvania). The study involved focus group interviews conducted with 114 English as a Second Language…

A survey of educational programs and services provided to limited-English-proficient (LEP) students in a sample of 21 New York City (New York) public schools (six elementary, eight middle, and seven high schools) is reported. The report describes services as reported by the schools and compares them to recommendations made in relevant research…

The guide, designed for speakers of Haitian Creole who are immigrants to the United States, offers basic information on daily life, customs, and social behavior expectations. It begins with information about immigration laws and requirements, and proceeds to these topics: employment types and practices; employment benefits; taxes; job search;…

The Workplace Education Program (WEP) was a literacy partnership between Emily Griffith Opportunity School and 5 business partners at 11 sites in Denver, Colorado. All of the business partners were in the health care sector. A total of 907 individuals were served during the project grant period. Of those individuals, 226 attended supplementary…

Growing Up Strong (GUS), a mental health and substance abuse prevention program, was developed to help preschoolers through sixth graders gain improved mental and physical health and establish positive relationships with significant adults. The Spanish Bilingual Supplement to the preschool-level GUS program also promotes respect for Spanish…

The Growing Up Strong (GUS) program, a mental wellness and substance abuse prevention program, is based on the assumption that all children need a sense of belonging, heightened self-esteem, life skills development, and a positive self-concept. The American Indian Supplement was designed for use in conjunction with preschool, kindergarten and…

Growing Up Strong (GUS) is a curriculum designed to develop strong mental and physical health in kindergarten through sixth grade students, with the objective of preventing subsequent substance abuse. This document contains a teacher's guide for using GUS in second and third grade classrooms (GUS 2-3) and duplication masters of materials that can…

In this discussion on instructional problems in multicultural higher education classrooms, it is argued that while educators recognize that equitable treatment for all students is their responsibility, they often do not know which attitudes, behaviors, expectations and teaching strategies may be misunderstood by ethnic and/or minority students,…

The books in this work force literacy guide are listed alphabetically by title in each of two sections. The author, publisher, copyright date, reading level, type of book, number of pages, International Standard Book Number, price, and annotation comprise each entry. "Basic Books for Adult New Readers" contains 14 listings: "Building Success in…

Florida supported a wide range of educational activities for adults through an extensive network of public and private agencies during fiscal year 1989-90. In 1990, 419,429 adults participated in adult education programs. Adult educational programs assisted adults in completing requirements for U.S. citizenship and getting off welfare. A total of…

Having a garden in the classroom offers students a chance to explore plant life cycles, and provides a hands-on context for teaching a wide variety of basic subject area skills in science, mathematics, social studies, language arts, health, and fine arts. This teacher guide is designed to help teachers in grades K-8 establish and maintain a garden…

The Office of Intercultural Programs of the Des Moines public schools addresses the equity needs of the district through a wide range of equity services. The Office serves as a resource for students, parents, community, and staff, and provides service in the areas of: (1) the Voluntary Transfer Program; (2) paired and magnet schools; (3) extended…

These four issues of volume 3 (1993) contains brief reports on published research of the National Center for Research in Vocational Education. In issue 1 are these two articles: "The Specifics: Integrating Vocational and Academic Education" and "A New Vision: Overhauling the Comprehensive High School." Issue 2 consists of four articles:…

Abstracts from presentations given at the 1990 International Congress on Education of the Deaf are organized by 12 major topics: development of language skills; communication; instruction; cognition and learning; educational policies and services; organization and administration of schools and programs; students with special needs; psychosocial…