This annotated bibliography is reformatted and customized by the Center for Positive Practices. Some of the authors featured on this page include Miami Beach Spanish Curricula Development Center, Trenton. Div. of Compensatory/Bilingual Education. New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Barbara Yates, Brooklyn New York City Board of Education, Fort Worth National Consortia for Bilingual Education, Alexis Mazzocco, and Claire Quintal.
(1977). Sur les traces de l'heritage francais en Nouvelle-Angleterre: Boston. Livret du Maitre (Tracing French Heritage in New England: Boston. Teacher's Guide). This manual, intended to accompany the student's text of the same title, contains: (1) a general introduction describing the nature and purpose of the materials; (2) an outline of the components of the package, including the teacher's guide, the student's text, and a slide cassette-tape program; (3) an outline of the general objectives of the materials; (4) the narrative that appears in the student textbook along with the English equivalent of each narrative; and (5) a sample pre-post test that corresponds to the stated objectives, with the answer key in French. The objectives stated are the following: (1) to provide historical information concerning the French influence in the Boston area, especially during the Revolutionary and post-Revolutionary periods of American history; and (2) to foster student pride in the French cultural heritage in America. The French words and expressions that are glossed at the end of the student booklet are underlined in the text of the teacher's manual. Descriptors: Affective Objectives, American History, Bilingual Education, Cultural Awareness
(1977). SCDC Spanish Curricula Units. Science/Math Strand, Unit 3, Grade One, Supplement & Ditto Packet. Instructional aids and ditto masters for unit three of a science/math curriculum in Spanish for first graders are included in this supplement and ditto packet. Encompassing kits 9-12, these materials are designed for use with learning activities referred to in the teacher's guide corresponding to this unit. Illustrations and materials for both group activities and seatwork by students are to aid in the teaching of numbers, days of the week, and months; telling time; recognizing symmetry in two- and three-dimensional figures; making a calendar; learning the value of a cent, nickel, dime, and quarter; and recording temperature changes on a Celsius thermometer. Some supplementary materials are to be cut out for manipulations by small groups or individuals, while others are to be used full size. The worksheets are to be presented under supervision rather than presented as independent tasks. Introductions to the supplement and ditto packet are in both English and Spanish. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational Media, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Science
(1977). SCDC Spanish Curricula Units. Language Arts Strand, Unit 2, Grade One, Supplement & Ditto Packet. Designed for use with unit two of the bilingual language arts program for grade one, this supplement and ditto packet contains visual aids and materials for seatwork by students or for class activities. A teacher's guide corresponding to this unit, which consists of units five through eight, gives the timetable for when these materials are to be used. Illustrations and worksheets in the revised supplement are to help the teacher carry out learning activities in oral language development, language-experience reading, structured reading, and comprehension and interpretation skills. New letters, words, and structures are introduced in the materials through activities focusing on the basic theme of the family. All language appearing on materials to be used in the classroom are in Spanish, with introductions to the supplement and ditto packet in both Spanish and English. These supplementary teaching materials include pictures to illustrate stories (some for use on flannel boards), new words, letters, student worksheets, and visuals for classroom discussion. In general, worksheets for individual pupils are to be presented under supervision rather than as independent tasks. Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Bilingual Education, Educational Media, Enrichment Activities
(1971). Kindergarten Bilingual Resource Handbook. This curriculum bulletin has been developed to assist kindergarten teachers who work with bilingual five-year-olds. It contains activities which are appropriate for this age which relate to his cultural background and which deal with concepts within his immediage range of experiences. The handbook includes details on such topics as early childhood education and the bilingual approach, curriculum design, characteristics of the five-year-old, activities of teacher aides, suggestions for bulletin boards and room arrangements, suggested daily schedules and plans, strategies and suggestions, resource and activity units, resource material in Spanish, and the construction of various teaching aids. A bibliography is included. [More] Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Cultural Background, Curriculum Design
(1974). SCDC Spanish Curricula Units. Social Science Strand, Unit 4, Grade 2, Supplements & Ditto Packet. For use with unit four of the bilingual social science program developed for second graders, these revised supplementary teaching materials and ditto packet are designed to help the teacher carry out learning activities which center on the concept of the child and his neighborhood. A teacher's guide corresponding to this unit gives the timetable for when these materials are to be used. The illustrations and worksheets, for activities described in kits 13-16, are intended to help in oral language and conceptual development. Some of the supplementary illustrations are to be cut out for manipulations with small groups and individuals, while the ditto packet contains visuals and worksheets, in Spanish, for use in groups and individually. The worksheets for individual pupils are to be presented under supervision rather than presented as independent tasks. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Community Characteristics, Educational Media, Grade 2
(1977). SCDC Spanish Curricula Units. Science/Math, Unit 1, Grade One, Supplement & Ditto Packet. As a supplement to the teacher's guide for the first unit of a bilingual program in science/math for grade one, these instructional aids and ditto sheets are designed to help the teacher carry out instructional activities for kits one through four referred to in the guide. Emphasizing resources found in the classroom, the visual aids and worksheets presented here are to aid in teaching the numerals 0 to 9, ordinals (first to eighth), adding and subtracting, equivalent and nonequivalent sets, geometric shapes, and colors. Some supplementary materials are to be cut out for manipulations with small groups and individuals, while others are to be used full size. The worksheets are to be presented under supervision rather than as independent tasks. Introductions to the supplement are in both English and Spanish. Descriptors: Addition, Bilingual Education, Educational Media, Elementary School Mathematics
(1997). STARS for ESL. Strategies, Techniques and Resources: Meeting Higher Standards in Grades 6-8. This guide is designed to provide teachers with instructional strategies and techniques to enhance the content area and language achievement of intermediate and advanced bilingual/English-as-a- Second-Language (ESL) learners in New York City (New York) public schools. Its content is geared to recently-developed city standards for curriculum design and student performance in English language arts. An introductory section gives background information on the materials, standards, and instructional scope and sequence. The second contains seven instructional units with activities keyed to specific standards, and including worksheets; each unit has activities bridging two instructional levels (beginning/intermediate, intermediate/advanced, advanced/transitional). The third section provides further information on: current ESL methodologies and approaches; teaching ESL through music, art, and multicultural literature; strategies for integrating ESL and the content areas; assessing student progress; curricular and instructional adaptations for ESL in special education; and ESL structures, themes, and functions, with examples, at three levels (beginning, intermediate, advanced). [More] Descriptors: Academic Standards, Bilingual Education, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Design
(1997). Russian/English Interdisciplinary Lessons for General Education and Special Education Students. Grades 3-5. The materials consist of four lessons each at grade levels 3-5, designed for use by both Russian bilingual and English-monolingual teachers in general and special education. The lessons are cross-referenced to learning and performance standards established for New York City (New York) public schools. Each unit (group of grade-level lessons) focuses on a major cultural theme and uses skills in mathematics, science, social studies, and language arts. Lessons include a learning objective, key vocabulary, list of materials, motivational techniques, presentation procedure, class activities, extension activities, adaptations for special education students, and illustration(s). The third grade unit features "blini," a Russian food, and lessons address measuring skills, the effect of yeast, chemical changes, and related stories, customs, and traditions. The fourth grade unit focuses on the Russian community, with lessons on reasons for immigration, immigration experiences, creation of a collage, and the Russian community in New York City. The fifth grade unit, on Russian flax, contains lessons on use of resources and geography, parts and functions of the flower, and life cycles. The full text of each lesson and exercises is presented in both English and Russian. [More] Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Community, Cultural Awareness, Elementary Education
(1984). Effective Practices for Successful Bilingual Parent Involvement Programs: An Administrator's Handbook. P.T.M. No. 400.20. This handbook provides information to New Jersey school district administrators for developing involvement programs for the parents of children of limited English proficiency. First, the benefits of parent involvement, and the roles of educators and parents are outlined. Then, a philosophy and rationale for parent involvement is presented, and suggestions are given for setting goals and developing programs around identified needs. Advice on communicating with parents is provided, and effective parent involvement strategies are outlined. Several recent efforts in New Jersey to establish parent involvement programs are described, and the importance of evaluating programs is asserted. And finally, these resource materials are included: a possible schedule of meetings and other parent activities; a sample meeting notification letter; a sample meeting agenda; a sample questionnaire and sample worksheet for conducting a needs assessment; two planning guides; a list of possible topics to be covered at parent meetings; a checklist for arranging a meeting; procedures for conducting a meeting; a sample school visit record for parents; and a checklist for evaluating a parent involvement program. Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Role, Bilingual Education Programs, Educational Objectives
(1974). SCDC Spanish Curricula Units. Science/Math Strand, Unit 4, Grade 2, Supplements & Ditto Packet. Designed for use with unit four of the science/math strand for second graders, the supplement and ditto packet contain visuals, worksheets, and instructional aids referred to in the teacher's guide corresponding to this unit. The brief introductions to kits 13-16 are written in both English and Spanish; all classroom materials for students are in Spanish only. The illustrations and materials for seatwork by students pertain to concepts in math such as measurement of volume or longitude, comparison of numbers as to greater or smaller, addition and subtraction combinations, parenthesis in addition combinations, operational symbols, counting to 100, and money values. In science, the materials are to help the teacher present learning activities about plants; animals; use of the five senses to observe, manipulate, and describe; changes in objects caused by environment; changes in man caused by age; and classification of living and nonliving things. The worksheets are to be presented under supervision rather than as independent tasks. Descriptors: Addition, Bilingual Education, Botany, Educational Media
(1979). Directory of Title VII Network Center Libraries. This directory of Title VII Network Center libraries is intended to facilitate communication among the Network Centers. It is arranged by type of center–assessment and dissemination, training resource, and materials development. The directory is subdivided alphabetically by state and alphabetically by the centers' names within states. For each library at least one contact person is included, the person in charge of the library or another contact. In addition, the following information is provided in each entry: (1) address and telephone number of the center; (2) type of service provided; (3) client groups; (4) languages represented in the collection; (5) the size of the collection; (6) curricular collection grade levels; and (7) curricular and noncurricular collections content areas. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Directories, Education Service Centers, Educational Resources
(1977). SCDC Spanish Curricula Units. Science/Math Strand, Unit 2, Grade One, Supplement & Ditto Packet. Designed for use with unit two of the Science/Math curriculum in Spanish developed for grade one, this supplement and ditto packet contains visuals, worksheets, and instructional aids referred to in the teacher's guide corresponding to this unit. Learning activities in kits five through eight center on the theme of the family. Illustrations and materials for both group activities and seatwork by students are to aid in teaching of numbers (through 99), grouping by sets, temperature, shapes, and directions, among other learning activities. Some supplementary materials are to be cut out for manipulations with small groups and by individuals, while others are to be used full size. Ditto masters are of visuals and individual worksheets, which are in general to be presented under supervision rather than as independent tasks. Descriptors: Addition, Bilingual Education, Educational Media, Elementary School Mathematics
(1996). Bilingual/English as a Second Language Programs, Models, and Organizational Designs for General and Special Education Students. This booklet charts models and organizational designs for existing bilingual/English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) programs in New York City. The objective is to present design options for districts expanding bilingual/ESL services to special education, under city policy. An introductory section gives background on program mandates, models, implementation procedures, key design principles, teacher training/certification issues, and fiscal considerations. [More] Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Financial Support
(1997). Ann Sevi Ak Tout Entelijans Elev Ayisyen Yo: Yon Seri leson matematik ak syans pou elev edikasyon jeneral ak elev edikasyon espesyal (4em-8em ane) = Tapping into Haitian Students' Multiple Intelligences: A Collection of Mathematics and Science Lessons for General and Special Education Students (Grades 4-8). The materials consist of five mathematics and five science lessons for Haitian bilingual students in general and special education in grades 4-8. A thematic/interdisciplinary approach was used in designing the lesson, incorporating theory of multiple intelligences, Bloom's taxonomy of educational objectives, and other learning theories. The lessons are based on two major themes: games Haitian children play, and the environment. A science lesson and a mathematics lesson are presented for each grade level. In each lesson, the basic text, all exercises, and a glossary are in Haitian Creole and a linguistic summary in English is provided for the teacher, suggesting sample student interactions and teacher-guided responses for each of three levels (beginning, intermediate, advanced). [More] Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Class Activities, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)
(1977). Intermediate SCDC Spanish Curricula Units. Science/Health, Unit 1, Kits 1-4, Supplement & Ditto Packet. Visual aids and ditto masters for the first unit of a science/health curriculum for the intermediate level are included in this supplement and ditto packet. The visual aids are designed to help stimulate oral language and conceptual development through group activities and individual seatwork. Intended to help the teacher successfully carry out the activities included in the corresponding teacher's guide, these supplementary materials pertain to the characteristics of living things, the metric system, the properties of air, the skin as a sense organ, skin care, air humidity, the condensation and evaporation of air, weather conditions, water pollution, sound awareness, and the functions of the ear. Some of the materials are designed to be cut out for manipulation by small groups and individuals, while others are to be used full size. By and large the worksheets for individual pupils are to be presented under supervision rather than as independent tasks. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Ears, Educational Media, Elementary Education