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ERIC Number: ED298794
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1988
Pages: 46
Abstractor: N/A
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Erasmus Hall High School Bilingual Program, 1986-1987. OEA Evaluation Report.
Lopatin, Arthur D.; And Others
In its fourth year of Title VII funding, the Erasmus Hall High School Bilingual Program served 144 limited-English-speaking students, most of whom spoke Haitian Creole as their first language. The remaining small percentage spoke Spanish, Chinese, or another Asian language as their native language. The program was targeted at the school's least academically and linguistically prepared students, with its major goal to provide them the instruction in English as a second language (ESL) that they would need to quickly join mainstream instruction. Instruction included six levels of ESL, English literacy classes, native language arts in French or Haitian Creole, bilingually-taught math, science, and social studies, and enrollment in some mainstream subjects. Academic, career, personal, and college counseling, tutoring, extracurricular activities, and staff development activities were also included. Although students' English development compared favorably with citywide standards, the program objective was not met, and the attendance rate objective was met. While native language arts data were not available, the course passing rate was 77 percent. Recommendations for improvement are given. (Author/MSE).
New York City Board of Education, Office of Educational Assessment, 110 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201.
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
Sponsor: Department of Education, Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn. Office of Educational Assessment.
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