This annotated bibliography is reformatted and customized by the Center for Positive Practices. Some of the authors featured on this page include Frank Barrett, Patricio R. Alvarado, Robert Sung, H. G. Williams, Fort Worth National Consortia for Bilingual Education, Vickie Nelson, Brooklyn New York City Board of Education, Rebeca Garcia-Gonzalez, Ascension Hernandez, and Fernando de Meneses.
(2000). How on Earth Did You Hear about Us?: A Study of Exemplary Rural School Practices in the Upper Midwest, Journal of Research in Rural Education. Examines rural educational reforms in a small, isolated, economically disadvantaged Ohio school; an advantaged Michigan school; and an Iowa elementary school with a growing Hispanic population. Common elements contributing to reform success: supportive school culture, attention to change principles, research-based strategies, local adaptations, added resources, small size, motivation by rural "insecurity," and school-community integration. (Contains 27 references.) [More] Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Change Strategies, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
(2000). Is It a Dream? Critical Pedagogy in Bilingual, Elementary Classrooms. This study documented the critical practices of four bilingual elementary teachers through ethnographic methods. The research questions focused on their definitions of critical pedagogy and on the influence of the teachers' biographies and school environment on their practices. Data collection at two California Bay Area schools included individual interviews with the teachers, the school leaders, and the students, as well as weekly observations of the schools and classrooms. The multiple case study analysis unveiled practices centered on: respect for the students' families and language; teaching to embrace difference; a curriculum inclusive of the students' life experiences; the planning of self-directed learning experiences; and the inclusion of student choice. The school environment influenced the implementation of critical pedagogy in positive and negative ways. Although the leadership at these liberal schools encouraged critical practices, the lack of resources and time to plan consumed the teachers' energy. (Contains 48 references.) [More] Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teachers, Critical Thinking, Educational Environment
(1978). Golden Mountain Reading Series. Level 2. This reading series was developed as a means to educate Chinese-American elementary school children in Chinese reading, writing, and culture. The text covers the following topics: Chinese literature, Chinese and American history, famous people, general knowledge, Chinese letter writing, the four seasons, and the major Chinese and American festivals and holidays. For each lesson student worksheets are available on word usage and Chinese calligraphy. Tests to be given after certain lessons are also available. Each lesson in this book is illustrated with pen and ink drawings. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Books, Childrens Literature, Chinese
(1996). Russian/English Interdisciplinary Lessons for General Education and Special Education Students. Pre K-2. The materials consist of two thematic science and mathematics lessons at each of four instructional levels (pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, grade 1, grade 2) designed for use by both Russian bilingual and English-monolingual teachers in general and special education programs. The lesson themes and objectives correspond to learning and performance standards established for New York City (New York) public schools. Pre-kindergarten lesson topics include different types of animals that live in Russia and proficiency in using numerals from 1-6. Kindergarten-level lessons, on the theme of food, include a lesson in capacity and estimation and one on how heat changes food. First-grade lessons, on the theme of Matroyshka dolls, are on estimating the capacity of the dolls and on increasing and decreasing order. Second-grade lessons, on amber, address comparison and contrast (geometric shapes of amber) and its electrical properties. Each grade-level unit includes background information on the topic, behavioral objectives, key vocabulary, a list of materials needed, motivational ideas, procedures, extension activities, adaptations for special education students, a text, and illustration(s). The full text of each lesson and exercises is presented in both English and Russian. [More] Descriptors: Animals, Bilingual Education, Early Childhood Education, English (Second Language)
(1971). Mi Cuarto Libro de Maquinas Simples: Otras Modificaciones de la Rueda. Escuela Intermedia Grados 7, 8 y 9 (My Fourth Book of Simple Machines: Other Modifications of the Wheel. Intermediate School Grades 7, 8, and 9). This is the fourth book in a five-book physical science series on simple machines. The books are designed for Spanish-speaking junior high school students. This volume explains further refinements of the wheel which is introduced in volume three. The fourth volume explains principles behind gears and the relationship between velocity and force by suggesting experiments and posing questions concerning drawings in the book which illustrate the scientific principles. Propellors are also considered. Answers to the questions are provided in the book; an evaluation exam is also included. For other books in the series, see FL 002 897, FL 002 898, FL 002 900, and FL 002 901. [More] Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Energy, Force
(1971). Mi Primer Libro de Maquinas Simples: Trabajo y Fuerza. Escuela Intermedia Grados 7, 8 y 9 (My First Book of Simple Machines: Work and Force. Intermediate School Grades 7, 8, and 9). This is the first book in a five-book physical science series on simple machines. The books are designed for Spanish-speaking junior high school students. This volume defines force and work by suggesting experiments and posing questions concerning drawings in the book which illustrate scientific principles. Answers to the questions are provided; an evaluation exam is also included. For other books in the series, see FL 002 897, FL 002 899, FL 002 900, and FL 002 901. [More] Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Energy, Force
(1977). Intermediate SCDC Spanish Curricula Units. Fine Arts, Unit 1, Kits 1-4, Supplement & Ditto Packet. Intended for use with Kits 1-4 of the Fine Arts instructional strand, the supplement contains visual aids designed to help the teacher successfully carry out the activities included in the teacher's guide. The illustrations are provided to help stimulate oral language and conceptual development. Some of them are designed to be cut out for manipulation with small groups and individuals, while others are full size to be left intact. The pictures may also be colored and mounted on cardboard to facilitate their use. The material is generally in its simple form; it has not been designed as an art program. The ditto packet contains originals from which ditto masters may be made for duplicating multiple copies of visuals and individual seatwork sheets. By and large the worksheets for individual pupils are to be presented under supervision rather than presented as independent tasks. Also included are the pupil's books to be used with Kits 1-4: "Canta, baila y escucha" which covers movement and intensity in music, literature, painting, folklore, and dance; and "Los pueblos crean" which covers form and style in music, literature, painting, folklore, dance, and architecture. Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Bilingual Education, Cultural Education, Elementary Education
(1971). Mi Quinto Libro de Maquinas Simples: El Plano Inclinado. Escuela Intermedia Grados 7, 8 y 9 (My Fifth Book of Simple Machines: The Inclined Plane. Intermediate School Grades 7, 8, and 9). This is the fifth book in a five-book physical science series on simple machines. The books are designed for Spanish-speaking junior high school students. This volume explains the principles and some of the uses of inclined planes, as they appear in simple machines, by suggesting experiments and posing questions concerning drawings in the book which illustrate the principles. Answers to the questions are provided in the book; an evaluation exam i s also included. For other books in the series, see FL 002 897, FL 002 898, FL 002 899, and FL 002 900. [More] Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Energy, Force
(2000). Equal Educational Opportunity for Hispanic Students in the Oklahoma City Public Schools. This report results from a community forum on educational equity in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at which knowledgeable persons and school district personnel provided their perspectives on issues related to educational equity. Data from this forum reveal a serious problem in the large numbers of student suspensions at both the elementary and secondary school levels. The report also shows that different methods are used to count dropouts at the school district and state levels. The Advisory Committee on Civil Rights also received information about the use of waivers to exempt Hispanic students from taking the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills. The school district claims that exclusion is for the benefit of limited English proficient students, but community advocates claim that the waiver is a form of discrimination that targets Hispanic students and does not allow the school district to assess their educational potential properly. Several presenters at the forum recommended that the number of bilingual teachers and bilingual school personnel be increased, the curriculum be improved, and that there should be more parental involvement, with the removal of barriers that hamper communications. Appendixes contain the conference agenda and a report on the testing data from one elementary school. [More] Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Dropout Rate, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
(1971). Mi Segundo Libro de Maquinas Simples: Las Palancas. Escuela Intermedia Grados 7, 8 y 9 (My Second Book of Simple Machines: Levers. Intermediate School Grades 7, 8, and 9). This is the second book in a five-book physical science series on simple machines. The books are designed for Spanish-speaking junior high school students. By suggesting experiments and posing questions concerning drawings in the book which illustrate the scientific principles, this book explains the workings of three types of levers. Resistance is also explained. Answers to the questions are provided in the book, and an evaluation exam is also included. For other books in the series, see FL 002 897, FL 002 898, FL 002 899, and FL 002 901. [More] Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Energy, Force
(2000). Nation State versus National Identity: State and Inspectorate in Mid-Victorian Wales, History of Education Quarterly. Examines the relationship between state and inspectorate in Wales by tracing the history of Harry Longueville Jones, the first Her Majesty's Inspectorate (HMI) of Church schools. Considers how he tried to shape an educational system suitable for the needs of Welsh communities. Includes a historical description of Wales. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Careers, Cultural Context, Educational History
(2000). Queens' English and the Teaching of Newcomer-Americans in New York's Most Ethnically Diverse Borough, MCT. Describes the "Newcomers High School" in Queens, New York, a school in which all of the students are recent immigrants, many of limited English proficiency. Contrasts the language developmental approach of this school with the immersion approach of a highly multiethnic private high school and the two-way language (bilingual) approach of an urban elementary school. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, High School Students, High Schools, Immersion Programs
(1977). Entre dois mundos: vida quotidiana de criancas portuguesas na america [Between Two Worlds: The Daily Life of Portuguese Children in America]. This Portuguese reader with accompanying teacher's guide describes the culture shock that Portuguese children and their families face when they immigrate to North America. The reader is divided into 75 short stories about the families that come from the rural areas of Portugal where there has been little industrialization. The purpose of the reader is to help children grow to modes of thinking adaptable to the industrial city without losing the values implicit in the life and culture of their village. To achieve this goal, the teacher's guide suggests four steps: (1) to listen with respect to all elements of the old culture, (2) to search for the general values that are at the origin of the different customs, (3) to find the economic and historic reasons why those values were expressed in such customs, and (4) to find ways the permanent values can be incorporated into practices consistent with life in the modern city. For each story, the teacher's guide contains the counseling goal for dealing with the certain cultural aspect of the story, discussion questions, project suggestions, and explanations of certain language and cultural terms used in the story. The text is in Portuguese and the teacher's guide is in English. Descriptors: Acculturation, Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Cross Cultural Studies
(1971). Mi Tercer Libro de Maquinas Simples: La Rueda y la Polea. Escuela Intermedia Grados 7, 8 y 9 (My Third Book of Simple Machines: The Wheel and the Pulley. Intermediate School Grades 7, 8, and 9). This is the third book in a five-book physical science series on simple machines. The books are designed for Spanish-speaking junior high school students. This volume explains principles governing wheels and pulleys by suggesting experiments and posing questions concerning drawings in the book which illustrate the scientific principles. Friction is also explained in this volume. Answers to the questions are provided in the book; an evaluation exam is also included. For other books in the series, see FL 002 898, FL 002 899, FL 002 900, and FL 002 901. [More] Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Energy, Force
(). Readiness Checklist. The Readiness Checklist is a 69-item instrument that provides a measure of the psychomotor development of children. It covers seven main areas: general health, movement patterns and muscular coordination, auditory skills, visual skills, speech and language, personal independence, and social adjustment. The checklist is designed to measure a child's level of physical maturity and can be used to collect data as a diagnostic tool to isolate deficient children for immediate remedial action. Collection of data through the checklist can result in the establishment of norms. A score sheet is attached to the checklist. [More] Descriptors: Auditory Evaluation, Behavior Patterns, Bilingual Education, Child Development