The manual provides information to assist elementary school level program and curriculum designers in the creation and administration of second language programs. It is not a how-to manual, but includes descriptive data about program types in existence and criteria for evaluating language proficiency. It contains: a list of terms used and their definitions; a chart detailing enrollments in 14 languages at each grade (kindergarten through sixth) and the percentage of total students they represent; a list of early foreign language program goals; descriptions of the characteristics of program models (total immersion, two-way immersion, partial immersion, content-based language instruction, Foreign Language in Elementary Schools/FLES, and Foreign Language Exploratory Programs/FLEX); American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) guidelines for assessing second language proficiency at four levels; and a second language scoring guide for communication of messages, interviews, narration, and skit performance. Appended materials include a list of commonly-asked questions about elementary school language instruction, lists of characteristics and principles of effective second language teaching, legislative materials, lists of references and additional information sources, professional contacts, and lists of Oregon elementary school foreign language program sites, by program type. (MSE)