English and Spanish Acquisition by Limited-Language-Proficient Mexican Americans in a Three-Year Maintenance Bilingual Program.

Escamilla, Kathy; Medina, Marcello, Jr.

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ERIC Number: EJ463051

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1993

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English and Spanish Acquisition by Limited-Language-Proficient Mexican Americans in a Three-Year Maintenance Bilingual Program.

Escamilla, Kathy; Medina, Marcello, Jr.

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, v15 n1 p108-20 Feb 1993

Among 187 Arizona Mexican-American children with limited proficiency in both Spanish and English, participation in a maintenance bilingual education program during grades K-2 produced significant gains in oral language acquisition for both languages. Students with the lowest proficiency scores in kindergarten showed the greatest gains. (SV)

Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, English (Second Language), Language Acquisition, Language Maintenance, Language Proficiency, Limited English Speaking, Mexican American Education, Native Language Instruction, Oral Language, Primary Education, Second Language Learning, Spanish Speaking

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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