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Download full textWatt, David L. E. – 1991
In this evaluation of The Latin American Literacy Project, eight major recommendations are made based on firsthand observations of the project, discussions with staff and students, the evaluation of new program implementations, the interpretation of results from language proficiency and achievement tests, and the analysis of extensive video…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Bilingual Education Programs, English (Second Language), Intergenerational Programs
Schildgen, Emilia G., Comp. – 1991
Ideas and guidance for literacy program tutors are offered. This guide presents the characteristics of an adult learner, in contrast to a student from elementary or high school, and describes how the relationship between the tutor and the student should be established and maintained. Goals should be set up at the beginning of the program, keeping…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Educational Objectives, Lesson Plans, Letters (Alphabet)
Olivares, Rafael; Lisi-Pawlak, Clorinda – 1991
The newspaper can be a stimulating and effective teaching resource in the English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) classroom, bilingual classroom, or any class with limited-English-proficient (LEP) students. ESL teachers can use English-language newspapers to teach both basic language skills and content areas (math, science, social studies). Mainstream…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Bruno, Paula – 1993
The Wisdom Is Now (Project WIN) was designed to increase student English proficiency, native language proficiency, and academic achievement, increase parent involvement, and encourage staff development at the High School for the Humanities and the School of Fashion industries in New York City. It served a total of 349 students of limited English…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, English (Second Language), High Schools, Intervention
California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, Sacramento. – 1993
This draft handbook provides descriptions and summaries of the six tests that California elementary and secondary teachers must pass to earn the Crosscultural, Language, and Academic Development (CLAD) or Bilingual, Crosscultural, Language, and Academic Development (BCLAD) certificates. The six tests include: (1) "Language Structure and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cultural Awareness, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Baker, Victoria J. – 1990
The paper adds to the ongoing debate over whether education in multicultural societies should be provided in the native tongue of the children in the classrooms. Material is presented from two grassroots level village studies carried out in Senegal and Sri Lanka as a source of insiders' perceptions and desires. Comparative data from diverse…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cultural Context, Developing Nations, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedKrashen, Stephen D. – Focus, 1991
The core of the case for bilingual education is that the principles underlying successful bilingual education emphasize the same factors that underlie successful language acquisition in general: understanding messages and obtaining comprehensible input; using background knowledge; and the development of literacy. The importance of the first…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Houston Community Coll. System, TX. – 1990
This curriculum guide for a Spanish and English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) literacy unit for adult students consists of an introductory section, a diagnostic test and a course of instruction, and appended materials. The introduction outlines the institution's part-time personnel policies as they relate to program instructors, common questions and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Course Organization, Curriculum Guides, Diagnostic Tests
Summer Inst. of Linguistics, Dallas, TX. – 1990
Literacy education efforts of the Summer Institute of Linguistics in all parts of the world are chronicled and illustrated with photographs. Sections address specific issues, including the occurrence and persistence of widespread illiteracy, the role of Unesco's Experimental World Literacy Programme, native language instruction, advancements in…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Bilingual Education, Developing Nations, Economic Development
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Language Services Branch. – 1990
A conceptual and practical structure for designing a local native language and culture curriculum for preschool through grade 9 is presented. The first section outlines the program's philosophy, rationale, and general and specific learner expectations, and offers an overview of the suggested linguistic and cultural content of such a program. The…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Course Content, Curriculum Design, Educational Objectives
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn. Office of Educational Assessment. – 1986
The Multilingual Survival Skills Program, in its final year of a three-year funding cycle, provided instructional and support services to 350 Haitian and Hispanic students of limited English proficiency (LEP) at George Wingate High School (Brooklyn, New York). The program emphasized the acquisition of English language skills, using students'…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Bilingual Education Programs, English (Second Language)
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn. Office of Educational Assessment. – 1986
In 1985-86, Project BITEC provided bilingual instruction and supportive services to 379 limited English proficient (LEP) students from Italian, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Latin American backgrounds at New Utrecht High School (Brooklyn, New York). The project aimed at enabling its target population to master the English language as soon as possible,…
Descriptors: Attendance, Bilingual Education Programs, Computer Literacy, Curriculum Development
Mackey, William F. – 1987
Second-language and native-language methodologies are equally inappropriate as a foundation for the language training of cultural minorities. Second-language methodologies are based on the assumption that the language is to be acquired in school, as either a subject or a school activity. The relationship between teaching and learning is taken for…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Classroom Techniques, Educational Objectives, Educational Strategies
PDF pending restorationBennett, Ruth, Ed.; And Others – 1986
A manual and workbook for students of the Karuk Indian language features practice exercises and answers for numbers 1-100. Exercises include writing the Karuk numbers, addition, arranging smallest to largest, and counting by 10s. A chart of the Karuk Unifon alphabet and pronunciation guide is included. (LFL)
Descriptors: Addition, Adult Education, American Indian Education, American Indian Languages
California Child Development Programs Advisory Committee, Sacramento. – 1985
Six papers presented at a conference on early childhood first and second language acquisition sponsored by the California state legislature's Child Development Programs Advisory Committee include: "Bilingual Development and the Education of Bilingual Children During Early Childhood" (Eugene E. Garcia); "An English-Only Preschool Program" (William…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Cognitive Development
