This annotated bibliography is reformatted and customized by the Center for Positive Practices. Some of the authors featured on this page include Betty J. Rosentrater, Douglas Walatara, Carolyn Monka, Elva Duran, H. L. Narang, David C. Skinner, Rafael Valdivieso, Thomas D. Yawkey, Herbert B. Wilson, and Marilee C. Rist.
(1985). Access to Meaning: The Anatomy of the Language/Learning Connection, Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. Examines assumptions about second language acquisition by means of the anatomical model described in Part 1 of the study (see vol. 6, no. 2 of this journal). The analysis shows that the assumptions are rooted in the Direct Method and that they retard learning. Implications for second language instruction are noted. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Language of Instruction, Language Processing, Language Proficiency
(1986). Hispanics and Schools: A New Perspective, Educational Horizons. Hispanic students who are learning and achieving well in certain kinds of schools are succeeding not because these schools have special policies for them but because the way the schools are organized helps to resolve some of the problems of Hispanics–problems that generally are not well understood. These organizational policies and Hispanic issues are identified and addressed. Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Catholic Schools, English (Second Language)
(1974). Improving Reading Ability of Indian Children, Elementary English. Discusses a number of problems facing the Indian student and suggests how teachers and schools can alleviate some of the difficulties. Descriptors: American Indians, Bilingual Education, Disadvantaged Youth, English (Second Language)
(1987). This Immigrant Wave Will Test Your Schools as Never Before, Executive Educator. About 2.5 million immigrant students in US schools between the ages of 5 and 14 have limited English proficiency. Ways of meeting these students' educational and social needs are outlined with examples from schools having successful special programs. The importance of being flexible and looking for alternatives as well as identifying the student's individual educational needs are stressed. Descriptors: Acculturation, Bilingual Education, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
(1973). An Experiment with the Bilingual Method, RELC Journal. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Experimental Teaching
(1973). Geology en Espanol, Journal of Geological Education. Describes a program in which an introductory geology class was conducted in Spanish at Western Michigan University. Although difficulties were encountered, the author evaluated the program as a great success, and a valuable experience for the person who wants to be effectively bilingual in his profession. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, College Science, Geology, Instruction
(1974). Cooperation in the Community: The Bilingual Paraprofessional Program, Community Services Catalyst. Article described community efforts at cooperation in a bilingual program. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Community Colleges, Community Cooperation, Employment Opportunities
(1983). Bilingualism and Special Education: Program and Pedagogical Issues, Learning Disability Quarterly. Application of the research-based principle that first and second language cognitive and academic development are interdependent and that language acquisition is largely dependent on students receiving sufficient comprehensible input in the target language is discussed in reference to program planning for academically at risk language minority students. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Design, Language Acquisition
(1974). Teaching Oral Language to Young Mexican-Americans, Elementary English. After a brief discussion of the difficulties Spanish-speaking children encounter when learning to speak and read English, the authors offer suggestions for curriculum changes and methods of teaching oral English that would facilitate learning for these children. Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Aural Learning, Bilingual Education, English (Second Language)
(1986). Searching for America, Teachers and Writers Magazine. Discusses a class in which the lyrics and music of Ruben Blades, a Panamanian musician, were read in English and in Spanish and then discussed. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Hispanic Americans
(1974). Quality Education in a Multicultural Classroom, Childhood Education. The Director of a Multicultural Education Center explores some of the problems and potentials of bilingual-multicultural classrooms from kindergarten through fifth grade. Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Schools, Bilingual Students
(1974). A Three-Strand Yarn, Elementary English. Describes one teacher's numerous approaches for expanding the vocabularies and fostering positive self-concepts and attitudes toward school among the three linguistically very different groups of children in her classroom. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Language Acquisition, Language Arts, Learning Readiness
(1974). ERIC Documents on the Teaching of Foreign Languages: List Number 12, Foreign Language Annals. Twelfth in a series of catalogues of documents related to the teaching of foreign languages obtainable from the Educational Resources Information Center. Descriptors: Bibliographies, Bilingual Education, Cultural Education, English (Second Language)
(1985). Teaching Functional Reading in Context to Severely Retarded and Severely Retarded Autistic Adolescents of Limited English Proficiency, Adolescence. Practical information on how to teach severely retarded and severely retarded autistic students of limited English proficiency is presented. Specific information is given on developing a functional word list for these students that utilizes both Spanish and English. Other helpful techniques for teaching students in both languages are offered. Descriptors: Adolescents, Autism, Bilingual Education, English (Second Language)
(1973). Cognitive and Attitudinal Consequences of Bilingual Schooling: The St. Lambert Project through Grade Five, Journal of Educational Psychology. Presented the fifth progress report on a community-based educational experiment that was designed to develop a high level of bilingual competence by having English-speaking children in elementary school study through French as a medium of instruction. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cognitive Development, Elementary School Students, French