This annotated bibliography is reformatted and customized by the Center for Positive Practices. Some of the authors featured on this page include Luisa Colon, Austin Dissemination and Assessment Center for Bilingual Education, Bertha Badias, Maria H. Garcia, Carlos Rivera, Abelardo Villarreal, and Nick M. Santiago.
(1973). Crucigramas: Crossword Puzzles for Primary Grades. This workbook is intended as an aid to the teacher of a bilingual/bicultural Spanish-English program in the primary grades. It contains modified crossword puzzles in Spanish, designed to accompany the Spanish Curricula Development Center Southwest Edition readers, Units 1-3, Kits 2-9. The puzzles are intended to aid in reinforcing reading words and in familiarizing the student with a modified method of working crossword puzzles. Some of the letters found in the words are supplied to aid the student. In some instances the entire word may be supplied if a picture would not adequately portray the word. It is hoped that by Kit 9 Unit 3 the student will be familiar enough with the process of working crossword puzzles that a minimum number of letters need be supplied. Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Class Activities, Educational Games
(1978). Buscando Hallaras. Que Bonito Es Leer, II. Libro II. Libro de Lectura (Looking You Will Find. How Nice Reading Is, II. Book II. Reading Book). The Spanish reader, which has an accompanying workbook and teacher's guide, is the second in a series of readers designed for second grade supplementary Spanish reading instruction. The book contains eight stories, each about fifteen pages long. The first four have cultural themes and the last four, animal themes. There are black and white illustrations on almost every page. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Books, Childrens Literature, Cultural Awareness
(1978). Noche del Sol. Que Bonito Es Leer, II. Libro III. Guia Para el Maestro (Night of the Sun. How Nice Reading Is, II. Book III. Teacher's Guide). The Spanish language teacher's guide is part of the third level of a series of supplementary materials designed for teaching second grade reading in Spanish. The manual is a detailed guide to the use of the reader and workbook of the same title. It contains an explanatory introduction and an extensive list of objectives, for each of the five to eight lessons in each of the eight units, chosen to further the development of the child's reading skills. The manual contains complete lesson plans for each lesson, noting materials needed, teaching procedure, appropriate questions, exercises and answers. Learning activities include questions and answers, drawing, games, dictionary practice, spelling and pronunciation exercises, vocabulary exercises, syllabification, and grammar exercises. Each unit is designed to be completed in about five forty-minute class periods, with additional time for review. An illustrated glossary with sample sentences for each new word completes the manual. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Course Objectives, Educational Games, Educational Objectives
(1978). Hombres y Lugares. Que Bonito Es Leer, II. Libro IV. Libro de Lectura (Men and Places. How Nice Reading Is, II. Book IV. Reading Book). With the accompanying workbook and teacher's guide, this reader comprises the fourth and last level of a series of supplementary instructional materials for teaching reading in Spanish to second grade students. There are six stories, each from 8 to 14 pages in length, and one "corrido". All are written in Spanish. Black and white illustrations appear frequently. Four stories show different ways of enjoying vacations while gaining useful experience. Two stories and the "corrido" deal with historical and cultural figures. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Books, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education
(1974). Serie de rimas ilustradas (Series of Illustrated Rhymes). This workbook for children in the primary grades contains three sections of rhymes and activities about family members; the community's houses, shops and streets; and the schoolroom and its equipment. An individual activity accompanies each rhyme. The workbook is designed to strengthen the child's knowledge of his environment and his language by emphasizing and basing the lesson on ideas that interest him and activities corresponding to his aptitudes. The book is fully illustrated, and learning activities include questions and answers, follow-the-dots, solving picture puzzles, coloring and drawing. The material has been classroom-tested and revised accordingly. [More] Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Class Activities, Classrooms, Community
(1974). Escuchando y participando aprendo (I Learn by Listening and Participating). This series of colored, illustrated alphabet cards contains all the letters of the Spanish alphabet with illustrations to show their sounds. On the reverse of each card, or series of related cards, is a short story, along with some activities and games designed to reinforce the sound of the letter. The material is intended to develop language comprehension, hearing and interpreting skills at the primary level, and may be used as a supplement to the series "Que Bonito Es Leer!" or correlated with the Spanish Curricula Development Center's Language Arts Strand, Kits 2-9. Instructional notes for the teacher are included. Descriptors: Alphabets, Auditory Discrimination, Auditory Perception, Bilingual Education
(1974). Presentaciones escolares. Serie de programas para conmemorar acontecimientos de valor cultural para el mexico americano (School Assembly Presentations. Series of Programs to Commemorate Events of Cultural Value to the Mexican American). This material consists of a series of cultural presentations designed for elementary school assemblies or special programs. The activities are intended to strengthen Mexican-American children's awareness of their cultural heritage. Program scripts, poems, songs, historical narratives and skits are included to illustrate and celebrate Mexican and American holidays such as Mexican Independence Day, Columbus Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and the New Year, the 5th of May and Mother's Day. [More] Descriptors: Assembly Programs, Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Cultural Awareness
(1974). Cantando y aprendiendo (Singing and Learning). This illustrated teacher's songbook contains eighteen songs and game songs to be used with the Spanish Curricula Development Center publications or with other bilingual instructional materials. The songs are based on the SCDC Reading Series for the Language Arts strand Kits 2-11. The objective of the book is to develop children's listening and comprehension skills, music appreciation and rhythmic expression. [More] Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Curriculum Guides, Elementary Education, Instructional Materials
(1978). Hombres y Lugares. Que Bonito Es Leer, II. Libro IV. Guia Para el Maestro (Men and Places. How Nice Reading Is, II. Book IV. Teacher's Guide). The teacher's guide, written in Spanish, and the reader and workbook of the same title, form the fourth level in a series of supplemental instructional materials designed for teaching reading in Spanish to second grade students. Following an introduction and a detailed list of objectives for each of the five to eight lessons per unit, there are lesson plans for each of the eight units. Lesson plans note materials needed, teaching method, questions to ask (inserted in text where appropriate), exercises and answers. Activities include dictation, reading comprehension exercises, games, dictionary practice, drawing, sentence completion and construction, questions and answers, grammar exercises, and pronunciation drills. Each unit is designed to be completed in five class periods of approximately 40 minutes, plus additional review time. There is an illustrated glossary of new words at the end of the guide. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Course Objectives, Educational Games, Educational Objectives
(1974). La musica del sol (The Music of the Sun). A Play, Un Cuento Nahuatl (A Nahuatl Story), and Teacher's Guide. These three volumes, a primary Spanish reader, a bilingual play and a teacher's guide in English, are based on a Nahuatl legend about a time when the earth was silent and there was no music. In the legend, the wind god flies up to the sun and captures all the musicians and singers, taking them back to earth so there will be music for all. The teacher's guide suggests activities and teaching methods to present the material contained in the story and the play to pre-kindergarten through sixth grade children. These materials are correlated with the Spanish Curricula Development Center core materials of the Language Arts and Fine Arts Strands. [More] Descriptors: American Indian Culture, Beginning Reading, Bilingual Education, Drama
(1974). Guias para los carteles puertorriquenos (Guides for the Puerto Rican Posters). These teacher's guides are designed to accompany four Puerto Rican posters by Juan Maldonado. Each narrative or biographical essay in the guides is followed by lists of suggested learning objectives, materials needed for the lesson, instructions for presentation to the students, vocabulary, and classroom learning activities. The four guides and corresponding posters cover the following: "My Race," origins and history of the Indian, African and Spanish strains comprising the Puerto Rican people; "Distinguished Puerto Ricans," a painter, patriots and a composer; "Distinguished Women," poets, a mayor, a patriot and an educator; and "Puerto Rican Governors," biographical sketches of five governors of the commonwealth. [More] Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Elementary Secondary Education
(1978). Buscando Hallaras. Que Bonito Es Leer, II. Libro II. Guia Para el Maestro (Looking You Will Find. How Nice Reading Is, II. Book II. Teacher's Guide). The teacher's manual, written in Spanish, is a detailed guide for using the reader and workbook of the same title. Taken together, the three books comprise the second level of a series of supplementary materials to teach reading in Spanish to second grade students. The teacher's guide contains an introduction explaining the series in its entirety, a detailed description of contents, and a list of objectives for each of the 5 to 8 lessons in each of the eight units. It also contains a diagnostic test which includes a list of test objectives, testing procedure to be used, time needed for testing, the test itself, master answer sheets, answer sheets to copy for students, and test record sheets. For each lesson, the guide then notes the materials required, procedure to be used in teaching the lesson, questions to be asked (inserted in the text of reading lessons), and exercises and answers. Lessons include games, pronunciation and spelling drills, grammar exercises, drawing, sentence completion, paragraph writing, and syllabification and vocabulary exercises. Each unit takes about five class periods to complete, not including review. An illustrated glossary also uses vocabulary words in sample sentences. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Course Objectives, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Games
(1978). Asi Aprendemos. Que Bonito Es Leer, II. Libro I. Guia Para el Maestro (This Is How We Learn. How Nice Reading Is, II. Book I. Teacher's Guide). This teacher's manual is designed to accompany the reader and the workbook of the same title. An introduction to the series is followed by a discussion of course objectives and diagnostic testing of reading. The guide follows the structure of the companion reader, which consists of 7 stories dealing with vowels, school, and family. A glossary completes the volume. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Curriculum Guides, Diagnostic Tests, Educational Objectives
(1974). Que bonito es leer! (How Nice It Is to Read!). This Spanish-language supplementary language arts program focuses on the development of decoding, encoding, comprehension, and interpretation skills, and is oriented toward the Mexican-American child's experience. It is designed for first-grade bilingual programs and as a resource for instruction in Spanish as a second language up to the third grade. The program consists of: a teacher's manual; an exercise workbook for the student; 65 flashcards color-coded to match the workbook; and 12 readers which can be used separately or as part of the program. The vocabulary is sequenced to parallel the reading lessons, building from a line or two of text on a page in the first to about eight lines per page in the last of the series. [More] Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Comprehension, Decoding (Reading), Instructional Materials
(1978). Noche del Sol. Que Bonito Es Leer, II. Libro III. Libro de Lectura (Night of the Sun. How Nice Reading Is, II. Book III. Reading Book). Third in a series of materials designed to supplement the teaching of reading in Spanish at the second grade level, this reader is accompanied by a workbook and a teacher's guide of the same title. There are seven stories in Spanish, from six to fourteen pages in length, and illustrated in black and white. The first four stories demonstrate the advantage of cooperating and sharing with others and the last four are about changes which occur in daily life. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Books, Childrens Literature, Cooperation