This annotated bibliography is reformatted and customized by the Center for Positive Practices. Some of the authors featured on this page include Betty E. Sinowitz, David Durfee, Austin Dissemination and Assessment Center for Bilingual Education, Claude Trudel, Walter F. Mondale, James Martinelli, George D. Fischer, Wolfgang Butzkamm, Richard E. Baecher, and Terry Touff Cooper.
(). Secondary Student Questionnaire. Appendix I. An 11-item questionnaire for completion by students in secondary grades is provided. The questionnaire questions relate to the Bilingual Program and the student's attitude toward the program. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Questionnaires, Secondary Education, Spanish
(1972). American Indian Education. Education Briefing Paper. Contained in this paper are the 6 steps that the U.S. Office of Education (OE) has taken, or will be taking, to achieve the impact called for by OE's 1971 Indian Education Task Force. First, OE has amended its policy to include a special focus on American Indian education within the agency. Second, OE is developing certain management procedures to increase the impact of its efforts. Third, the Commissioner of Education has asked the Deputy Commissioner for School Systems to set up a special monitoring plan and schedule for reviews of Title I projects (both Bureau of Indian Affairs [BIA] and non-BIA) serving Indian children. Fourth, OE is studying several alternatives to obtain the best possible guidance from Indian educators and representatives. Fifth, OE is now taking preliminary steps in the development of a policy on the issue of local control in off-reservation settings. Sixth, OE will work with urban school districts and the existing urban Indian centers to provide technical assistance and improved educational services for urban Indian children. [More] Descriptors: American Indians, Bilingual Education, Community Control, Education
(1983). Dialogue on Immigration: Should the Golden Door be Closed?, Social Science Record. Papers presented by panelists at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference for the Social Studies are reprinted. Titles are: "Why the Focus on Immigration,""The Historical Process of Immigration,""Major Areas of Immigration Concern,""Human Implications of Immigration Law and Policies,""Refugee vs. Immigrant," and "How Educational Agencies Serve Immigrant Populations." Descriptors: Bilingual Education, History, Immigrants, Laws
(1978). Noche del Sol. Que Bonito Es Leer, II. Libro III. Cuaderno de Ejercicios (Night of the Sun. How Nice Reading Is, II. Book III. Workbook). The lessons, games and exercises in the workbook are follow-up work for the units in the reader of the same title. There are many vocabulary, punctuation, and grammar exercises, and spelling games and drills. Additionally, there is an incomplete story for the child to finish by using appropriate words to complete each sentence. These exercises are designed to teach comprehension, interpretation, vocabulary, pronunciation, and study skills as part of a four-level series of supplementary materials for teaching reading in Spanish at the second grade level. The workbook includes an illustrated glossary. There is an accompanying teacher's guide. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Books, Childrens Literature, Educational Games
(1978). Hombres y Lugares. Que Bonito Es Leer, II. Libro IV. Cuaderno de Ejercicios (Men and Places. How Nice Reading Is, II. Book IV. Workbook). The exercises in the Spanish language workbook are intended to teach comprehension, interpretation, vocabulary, pronunciation, and study skills. The workbook provides one to five pages of reinforcement and follow-up work for each of the stories in the reader of the same title. Exercises stress sentence completion and construction, phonology, alphabetization, grammar, and syllabification. There is also a story for the student to complete by filling in appropriate words in each sentence. An illustrated glossary of new words completes the workbook. The workbook, reader, and accompanying teacher's guide are the fourth level in a series of supplemental materials for teaching reading in Spanish at the second grade level. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Books, Childrens Literature, Educational Games
(1978). Asi Aprendemos. Que Bonito Es Leer, II. Libro I. Cuaderno de Ejercicios (This Is How We Learn. How Nice Reading Is, II. Book I. Workbook). This workbook is intended to be used in connection with the reader of the same title, for bilingual Spanish-English reading instruction in the second grade. It is further supplemented by a teacher's manual. As a follow-up to the stories contained in the reader, the workbook provides drawing games, word games, punctuation exercises, and other exercises designed to practice grammar, phonology, spelling, and reading comprehension skills. A glossary completes the workbook. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Books, Childrens Literature, Educational Games
(1975). The Court Speaks Out, Today's Education. Recent court decisions that ensure the implementation of bilingual/bicultural programs are discussed. Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism
(1982). Language Proficiency Assessment: Issues and Definitions. Confusion, misinterpretations, and conflicting theoretical beliefs seem to be characteristic of language assessment practices. Much of the confusion and misrepresentation are due to the great variety of terms used in the language assessment process and to incomplete definitions of these terms and their operations. In an attempt to clarify the situation and sort out definitions of language proficiency, properties of definitions, such as ambiguity and vagueness, and basic rules for defining terms are applied to judgments of current definitions of language proficiency. Several current definitions of language proficiency are analyzed and different theoretical viewpoints attached to its meaning are revealed. It could be said that language proficiency is given different operational definitions according to the context in which it is used. Some guidelines to be employed in constructing a definition of the term are suggested after a clarification of the term assessment in relation to measurement and evaluation. Specifically, these guidelines attempt to define the property with which one is concerned in assessment of language proficiency, to distinguish between "trait names" and "trait definitions," and to define variables in connection with the particular types of individuals involved in any situation. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Definitions, Educational Diagnosis, Language Proficiency
(1975). Die bilinguale Schule. Untersuchungen und Berichte (The Bilingual School. Investigations and Reports), Neusprachliche Mitteilungen. Reviews 3 books (1 German, 2 English) on bilingual schools. Reports on plans, goals, and results of the research and experiments carried out in schools where the bilingual program was introduced at an early level. Results are evaluated for their bearing on further bilingual schooling. (Text is in German.) Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Schools, Educational Research, Language Instruction
(1976). Bilingual Slide-Tape Library Orientation, Audiovisual Instruction. A discussion of how a slide-tape library orientation was translated to be used by bilingual students. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Libraries, Orientation Materials, Slides
(1971). Lessons from the Schools of Other Nations, American Education. Study of the schools of foreign nations who have educational problems similar to those of the United States will provide some insight into our schools' needs. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Comparative Education, Economic Factors, Educational Problems
(1978). Buscando Hallaras. Que Bonito Es Leer, II. Libro II. Cuaderno de Ejercicios (Looking You Will Find. How Nice Reading Is, II. Book II. Workbook). Designed for bilingual Spanish-English supplemental reading instruction for second grade students, this workbook is intended to be used with the reader of the same title. There is also a teacher's guide. The workbook provides about five pages of reinforcing exercises for each of the eight stories in the reader. The exercises are in the form of vocabulary, grammar, punctuation and spelling exercises; drawing games; pronunciation and dictation exercises; and sentence and story writing. They are designed to teach comprehension, interpretation, vocabulary, pronunciation, and study skills. There is an illustrated glossary which includes sample sentences using each word. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Books, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education
(1970). L'Ecole Cooperative, Merveilleux Outil de Success Pedagogique (The Cooperative School, a Wonderful Tool For Educational Success), Orbit. This article is in French, with no translation provided. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Elementary Education, Elementary Schools, Parent School Relationship
(1975). Del Pueblo: A School That's "Customade" for Learning, Teacher. The contributions made by Hispanic people to the development of the United States were emphasized through the use of a model bilingual/bicultural program produced by the Del Pueblo Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Educational Objectives
(1970). Indian Education–A National Disgrace, Todays Educ. Descriptors: American Indians, Bilingual Education, Cultural Differences, Educational Problems