This annotated bibliography is reformatted and customized by the Center for Positive Practices. Some of the authors featured on this page include Bobbye S. Goldstein, Beth L. Goldstein, Civil Rights Digest, Los Angeles. Center for the Study of Evaluation. California Univ., F. Le Roy Walser, Judith T. Guskin, Pepe Barron, Conception L. Magana, Aurora Quiros de Haggard, and John Trasvina.
(1974). What's Cooking in the Reading Program?, Reading Teacher. Describes a bilingual reading program in which students translate cooking recipes from Spanish to English and vice versa. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Elementary Education, English, Kindergarten Children
(1972). The Colleges of the 80's-The Challenge to the 70's, Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages. Describes classes and programs at the Loop College in Chicago, Illinois. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) on November 26, 1971, in Chicago, Illinois. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Departments, Educational Objectives, Modern Language Curriculum
(1972). Breaking the Linguistic Barrier. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingual Teachers, Chinese
(1972). Some Thoughts for Improving the Effectiveness of Bilingual Programs, Hispania. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, English (Second Language), Instructional Materials
(1988). Official English/English Only: More Than Meets the Eye. In response to the movement to declare English the official language of the United States (by state legislation/ballot initiative or federal constitutional amendment), this pamphlet addresses commonly raised issues in the debate over language legislation in the United States. The paper urges the reader to reject the Official English/English Only movement and to support English Plus (a program to expand opportunities for limited English proficient individuals to learn English). The pamphlet's sections are as follows: (1) Foreword; (2) Questions and Answers; (3) A Historical Perspective on Language Restrictionism; (4) The English Language Amendment: Its Provisions and Their Meaning; (5) Say No to Official English/English Only; (6) Resources; and (7) Bibliography. Descriptors: Asian Americans, Bilingual Education, English, English (Second Language)
(1971). An Effective Classroom Climate for Mexican-American Students, Education. Effective teaching of the so-called bilingual" child who is often not bilingual in any sense, but only monolingual in his native language, Spanish. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Expectation, Language Handicaps
(1971). The Puerto Ricans. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Health Needs, Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans
(1992). Las Heroinas en el Mundo Mio y Yo (Myself and Women Heroes in My World). This book offers a series of lesson plans and resources for teaching young learners (K-3) about heroines in U.S. history. The book offers general guidelines for presentation of the materials as well as specific suggestions for individual lessons. Each lesson focuses on a particular historical figure and includes a biography, a lesson plan outline, sample discussion questions, and reproducible visual aids. The women explored in the guide are: Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Queen Liliuokalani, Amelia Earhart, Maria Tallchief, and Sonia Manzano. The final activity involves the student creating a personal history. Both the text and the materials are in Spanish. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Elementary Education, Females, Primary Education
(1972). Free Compulsory Public Education: The "Great Equalizer" or The Great Divider?, Edcentric. Discusses how public education fails chicano students' needs. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cultural Education, Educational Discrimination, Equal Education
(1973). A Preliminary Look at Potential Job Alternatives for Bilingual Students and Students of Foreign Languages: A Career Education Concept, Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of The Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, December 26, 1972, New York, New York. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Career Choice, Career Education, Career Opportunities
(1972). Counseling the Chicanito, Journal of Non-White Concerns in Personnel and Guidance. The author presents a case for finding and supporting a new educational approach that will assist Chicano youth Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Counseling, Counselor Role, Cultural Differences
(1971). Civil Rights and Education for the Spanish Speaking. Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Civil Rights
(1983). From Laos to the Midwest: Schools and Students in Transition Guide for Video Programs: Pain and Promise [and] Fitting In. Bulletin No. 49-05. This guide is intended for use with two videotapes–"Pain and Promise" and "Fitting In"–that address the educational needs of Hmong and Lao students. Information presented in the guide includes brief descriptions of the social organization, religions, languages, and educational backgrounds of Lao and Hmong refugees. Differences and similarities between the two groups are also outlined. Indochinese bilingual program models in the three school districts featured in the videotapes (St. Paul, Minnesota; and Sheboygan and Madison, Wisconsin) are described. Problems from the perspectives of Indochinese students and the schools are then reviewed, and solutions are considered. An extensive list of references (publications; slides, videotapes, and films; and sources for Lao, Hmong, and general Indochinese materials) is also provided. Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Bilingual Education Programs, Culture Conflict, Elementary Secondary Education
(1971). A Historical Note on Accountability in Education, Journal of Research and Development in Education. Former Deputy Commissioner in the U. S. Office of Education, the author has been credited with having coined" the term accountability. Descriptors: Accountability, Bilingual Education, Dropout Prevention, Educational Finance
(1982). Planning for Evaluation Design: Basic Concepts of Design. Leader's Guide. Bilingual Evaluation Technical Assistance Workshop II. The first part of the leader's guide for the workshop on bilingual program evaluation design is presented. The two-part guide is accompanied by a participant's handbook and a workshop text. The evaluation design workshop is the second of five 4-hour workshops designed to meet the basic information needs of teachers and administrators with little knowledge of evaluation programs. The other workshops cover an overview of evaluation, student testing and assessment, implementation evaluation, and evaluation management. The leader's guide provides guidelines for workshop organization and preparation, room arrangement, and scheduling as well as scripts for introducing and conducting workshop activities. The five activities described in the first part focus on basic design concepts and cover identifying threats to evaluation validity, identifying the necessary questions, specifying implementation and outcome questions, and making the transition from instrumentation to data analysis. Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Evaluation Methods, Learning Activities, Program Evaluation