This annotated bibliography is reformatted and customized by the Center for Positive Practices. Some of the authors featured on this page include Lou Ferroli, Sarah E. Melendez, C. Frederickson, Maria Estela Brisk, Jaime Wurzel, David P. Dolson, Vinicio H. Reyes, William G. Milan, Marcello Medina, and Marilyn Krajenta.
(1978). End of the "First Decade" A Time for Reflection, NABE: The Journal for the National Association for Bilingual Education. Reflecting on the first decade of the "Title VII Era", the article discusses some of the accomplishments in the areas of educational policy, research and practice, language assessment, school desegregation, and language instruction. [More] Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Court Litigation, Educational Assessment, Educational History
(1983). Self-Concept and Reading Achievement in the Bilingual Setting, NABE: The Journal for the National Association for Bilingual Education. Examines relationships among self-concept, biliteracy, and type of reading and language instruction received by 51 second-grade Athens, Ohio, children in a bilingual setting. Supports position that accepting self-concept as a component in curricular goals and methods, materials, and techniques selection frees students and teachers to pursue creativity and develop potential. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Multicultural Education
(1990). Validating a Spanish Developmental Spelling Test, NABE: The Journal of the National Association for Bilingual Education. A test that assessed student developmental stage in spelling 12 Spanish words was administered along with measures of reading/language skills to 80 children in grades K-2 in a transitional bilingual program. The developmental spelling test was easy to administer and high in internal consistency and interrater reliability. As in English versions, scores were related to reading ability. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Emergent Literacy, Phoneme Grapheme Correspondence, Primary Education
(1985). Bilingualism and Scholastic Performance: The Literature Revisited, NABE: The Journal for the National Association for Bilingual Education. Describes and analyzes more than 75 years of research on the relationship between bilingualism and scholastic performance. Emphasizes studies of particular interest to educators, explains apparent contradictions in the research, and makes recommendations for policies with regard to bilingual and foreign language programs. Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingualism
(1989). Initial Language Proficiency and Bilingual Reading Achievement in a Transitional Bilingual Educational Program, NABE: The Journal for the National Association for Bilingual Education. Finds that 25 Spanish-dominant Mexican-American students in a transitional bilingual program for grades one-three maintained Spanish reading achievement scores above national norms, and had English reading scores that equaled or surpassed those of 118 English-dominant Mexican-American students in regular classes. Contains 28 references. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingual Students, Comparative Analysis
(1983). A Description of Analysis for the Identification of Potential Sources of Bias in Dual Language Achievement Tests, NABE: The Journal for the National Association for Bilingual Education. Although the vocabulary, content, and format of the English and Spanish versions of the California Test of Basic Skills were largely equivalent, content analysis revealed three possible sources of test bias: (1) problems inherent in translation; (2) the match between tests and instructional materials; and (3) intervening cultural variables. Descriptors: Basal Reading, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Instructional Materials, Comparative Analysis
(1988). Immigration and Education Policy in the United States, NABE: The Journal for the National Association for Bilingual Education. Examines U.S. immigration policy and public opinion regarding immigrants, refugees, and undocumented aliens. Discusses educational policies affecting Southeast Asian refugees, the competing goals of assimilation and cultural pluralism, and arguments for and against "clustering' of refugees. Contains 27 references. Descriptors: Acculturation, Asian Americans, Bilingual Education, Educational Policy
(1976). Competency-Based Teacher Education and the Bilingual Teacher: New York State, Journal of the National Association for Bilingual Education. [More] Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teachers, Competency Based Teacher Education, Educational Objectives
(1976). Self-Concept and the Bicultural Child, Journal of the National Association for Bilingual Education. The prime concern of the bicultural-bilingual program is relevant curriculum with equal stress placed on developing self-concept and imparting knowledge. Fundamental in the development of the curriculum is the need to provide learning tasks at which students can experience success in learning. Success nourishes self-concept. Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Cultural Awareness
(1976). School-Community Relations, Journal of the National Association for Bilingual Education. The bilingual multicultural teacher's responsibility includes acting as a liaison between the children and their parents, on one end, and the teachers and school administrators who lack multicultural sophistication, on the other. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Change Agents, Cultural Awareness, Non English Speaking
(1977). El Efecto de la Educacion Bilingue Bicultural en los Autoconceptos y las Actitudes de Ninos Hispanicos, NABE: The Journal of the National Association for Bilingual Education. Written in Spanish, the article reports a study which compared the self concepts and attitudes toward their culture, the American culture, and school of Hispanic students in a maintenance and a transitional bilingual-bicultural program and in a monolingual school. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Comparative Analysis, Monolingualism, Multicultural Education
(1976). Peer Imitation by Anglo and Mexican-American Children in Day Care, Journal of the National Association for Bilingual Education. The hypothesis that Anglo and Mexican American children in an integrated classroom are equally effective models for both groups of children was tested. Major findings were that Anglo subjects were more likely to imitate Anglo models and that Mexican American subjects did not imitate Mexican American models accurately. Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Bilingual Education, Classroom Desegregation, Comparative Analysis
(1979). An Integrated Bilingual Curriculum Model, NABE: The Journal for the National Association for Bilingual Education. The article offers a theoretical framework including a brief review of the literature on the importance of attitudes and second language learning, bilingualism and cognition, and bilingualism and language acquisition. Based on this theoretical framework, an integrated bilingual kindergarten curriculum model is presented. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cognitive Development, Curriculum Design, Integrated Curriculum
(1989). A Comparative Analysis of Comprehension Questions in Three California State Adopted Spanish and English Basal Readers, NABE: The Journal of the National Association for Bilingual Education. In three series of state-adopted parallel English and Spanish basal readers, comprehension questions most frequently assessed literal comprehension, followed by inference, evaluation, and appreciation. Readability level was higher than stated for second and third grade English texts and higher for Spanish than English texts. Contains 24 references. Descriptors: Basal Reading, Bilingual Education, Primary Education, Readability
(1976). Innovative Approaches to Multi-Cultural Programming, Journal of the National Association for Bilingual Education. The advantage of a multi-cultural program is that it can avoid the risk of ethnocentrism and provide for the self-worth of each individual in the student population. However, before proceeding to develop such a program, it must be determined if such a program will meet the needs and desires of the students and the community. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Innovation, Educational Needs