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(1979). Programmatic Needs and Satisfaction of Hispanic Parents to the Buffalo, New York Title I Bilingual Program, 1977-1978. This paper lists the questions distributed to parents of children in this bilingual program in order to determine their perception of needs, and summarizes the responses of the few who returned the questionnaire. It is concluded that the weakest area of the program is parent involvement. Several suggestions are made for increasing the participation of parents in the educational process of their children. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Programs, Parent Attitudes
(1967). Matematicas Para La Escuela Primaria, Grado 4 (Parte 2), Comentario. Traduccion Preliminar de la Edicion en Ingles Revisada. (Mathematics for the Elementary School, Grade 4, Part 2, Teacher's Commentary. Preliminary Translation of the Revised English Edition). This is Part 2 of the teacher's commentary for the grade 4 mathematics program. Part 2 includes the commentary for chapters 6 through 10. Topics covered include addition and subtraction, multiplication and division, geometrical figures, lines and lineal measurement, and fractions. [More] Descriptors: Arithmetic, Bilingual Education, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
(1980). Evaluation of Achievement Outcomes: Austin's Experience. Publication No. 80.33. Austin's 5-year Title VII project was intended to improve the achievement of elementary students in the following areas: oral language proficiency, knowledge of basic concepts, reading ability in Spanish, and proficiency in English reading and math. Results indicated that program participants gained in knowledge of basic concepts at the kindergarten level and, to some extent, in Spanish reading ability. Fifth grade project students showed greater achievement than their nonproject peers in English reading. However, in fifth grade math and fourth grade reading and math, project students and nonproject students did not differ in their rate of gains. The gap in achievement between Spanish-dominant or bilingual students and their English-dominant peers remained. The program raised several problems for consideration: (1) difficulty in locating appropriate instruments for measuring achievement objectives in bilingual programs; (2) difficulty in obtaining an appropriate sample of students; (3) personnel changes in both project staff and evaluation staff during the course of a project; and (4) lack of evaluation models applicable for longitudinal evaluations of achievement in bilingual programs. [More] Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, Bilingual Education, Elementary Education
(1962). Matematicas Para El Primer Ciclo Secundario, Volumen I (Parte 1). Traduccion Preliminar de la Edicion Inglesa Revisada. (Mathematics for Junior High School, Volume I, Part 1, Preliminary Translation of the Revised English Edition). This is part one of a two-part SMSG mathematics text for junior high school students. Key ideas emphasized are structure of arithmetic from an algebraic viewpoint, the real number system, and metric and non-metric relations in geometry. Topics included are numbers; cardinal numbers; geometry of lines, points, and planes; geometry of angles, triangles, and other forms; factors and prime numbers; real numbers; area; volume; and rectangles. [More] Descriptors: Arithmetic, Bilingual Education, Geometry, Instructional Materials
(1979). South Bronx High School Bilingual Program. Final Evaluation Report, 1978-1979. The South Bronx High School Bilingual Basic Skills Program offered instruction in English as a Second Language, English reading, native language arts, and content areas (in Spanish) to 360 ninth and tenth graders. The primary goal of the program (in its first year of operation) was to mainstream bilingual students with their English speaking peers. Additional program components included curriculum development, staff development, parent and community participation, and supportive services. The program was evaluated using norm and criterion referenced test data, school records, and evaluator observations. Findings indicated that the program was implemented as proposed: (1) ten students were judged to have achieved a level of English competence so they no longer needed special services, (2) ninth and tenth graders made significant gains in English reading, (3) an average of .5 to .6 objectives were mastered per month in English as a Second Language classes, (4) most students passed tests in Spanish language arts and in the content areas, (5) students exhibited gains in math when tested with norm-referenced instruments, but most failed teacher-made tests, and (6) program participants surpassed the school attendance rates. Recommendations for future program implementations are included. [More] Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, English (Second Language), Program Descriptions
(1964). Matematica Para La Escuela Secundaria, Primer Curso de Algebra (Parte 2), Comentario. Traduccion Preliminar de la Edicion en Ingles Revisada. (Mathematics for High School, First Course in Algebra, Part 2, Teacher's Commentary. Preliminary Translation of the Revised English Edition). This is the teacher's commentary for part two of a three-part SMSG algebra text for high school students. The principal objective of the text is to help the student develop an understanding and appreciation of some of the algebraic structure as a basis for the techniques of algebra. Chapter topics include addition and multiplication of real numbers, factors, exponents, radicals, and polynomials and rational expressions. [More] Descriptors: Algebra, Bilingual Education, Instructional Materials, Mathematics Curriculum
(1979). The Cradle Board and Infant Care. This unit deals with Iroquois culture of the past and the aspects of that culture which continue to exist in the longhouse tradition at the present time. The unit contains three sections: (1) an outline of the concept, Indian infant care, and the vocabulary, objectives, and materials; (2) a lesson plan on the mode of caring for infants in Native American culture, which includes instructional objectives, background information, materials, method, and evaluation; and (3) a similar lesson plan for the construction of a cradleboard. Each lesson plan has appropriate illustrations in pen-and-ink drawings. [More] Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indians, Bilingual Education, Child Rearing
(1962). Matematicas Para El Primer Ciclo Secundario, Volumen I (Parte 2). Traduccion Preliminar de la Edicion Inglesa Revisada. (Mathematics for Junior High School, Volume I, Part 2. Preliminary Translation of the Revised English Edition). This is part two of a two-part SMSG mathematics text for junior high school students. Key ideas emphasized are structure of arithmetic from an algebraic viewpoint, the real number system, and metric and non-metric relations in geometry. Included are chapters on the rational number system; parallels, parallelograms, triangles, and right prisms; circles; statistics and graphs; mathematical systems; and mathematics in science. [More] Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Fractions, Geometry, Instructional Materials
(1967). Matematicas Para La Escuela Primaria, Grado 4 (Parte 1), Comentario. Traduccion Preliminar de la Edicion en Ingles Revisada. (Mathematics for the Elementary School, Grade 4, Part 1, Teacher's Commentary. Preliminary Translation of the Revised English Edition). This is Part 1 of the teacher's commentary for the grade 4 mathematics program. Part 1 includes the commentary for chapters 1 through 5. Topics covered include congruence, numbers and number bases, subtraction of numbers, division of numbers, and elementary geometry. References to the student text are cited. [More] Descriptors: Arithmetic, Bilingual Education, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
(1980). Evaluation of the Status and Effects of Bilingual Vocational Training. Final Report [and] Executive Summary. Vocational educational programs for adults with limited English-speaking (LES) ability were surveyed and evaluated. The survey facilitated a profile of the status of bilingual vocational training, of the target group and trainee characteristics, of varieties of program design and operation, of instructional practices in English as a second language, and of outcomes for trainees. On the basis of this descriptive information, an analysis produced an assessment with the following major points: (1) efforts of LES persons to profit from vocational education are severely restricted and the problem affects millions of United States citizens; (2) inadequately trained LES persons are unable to fill the critical need for trained personnel in vital occupational categories; (3) LES persons suffer the hardships of unemployment or underemployment; (4) a critical shortage exists of instructors possessing both the job knowledge and dual language capabilities required for vocational instruction of LES persons; and (5) a shortage exists of instructional materials and of instructional methods suitable for bilingual vocational training. A process evaluation was generally approbatory regarding enrollment of appropriate target groups, effectiveness of instructional services, adequacy of noninstructional and support services, and effectiveness of planning and management. A number of legislative and administrative recommendations are offered. Descriptors: Adult Education, Bilingual Education, English (Second Language), Formative Evaluation
(1979). The Longhouse. Lesson Plans and Activities. This is a unit on Iroquois culture of the past and the aspects of that culture which continue to exist in the longhouse tradition at the present time. The unit is divided into four sections: (1) an introduction that provides a summary of background information on the Iroquois village and mode of living; (2) an outline of the concept, objectives, and materials; (3) a detailed outline of procedures for a lesson on the construction of a longhouse; and (4) a lesson plan on life inside the longhouse. The booklet contains appropriate illustrations and an activity sheet at the end. [More] Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indians, Bilingual Education, Class Activities
(1979). Final Evaluation Report for the C.S. 211 Bilingual Gifted and Talented Program 1978-1979. This report provides a program description and evaluation findings of a bilingual program for gifted and talented children conducted at C.S. 211, an elementary school serving black and Hispanic children in an economically deprived area of the Bronx, New York. The program's goals, which included above grade level reading and mathematics performance in the children's native language and acquisition of the second language, are reviewed. Instructional practices, curriculum and materials development, and staff development designed to accomplish these goals are described. Program activities for the 1978-79 academic year, including classroom and performing arts activities, are reviewed. The Bilingual Gifted and Talented Program is positively evaluated, with particular praise given to the teaching staff of C.S. 211. Based on observations, on comparisons of achievement test data with the District average, and on results from a student ouestionnaire, it is recommended that funding for the program be continued. Problem areas relating to the program's scope, administration, selection and testing procedures, and staff utilization are also identified and discussed. [More] Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Elementary Education, Gifted
(1963). Matematicas Para El Primer Ciclo Secundario, Volumen II (Parte 1). Traduccion Preliminar de la Edicion en Ingles Revisada. (Mathematics for Junior High School, Volume II, Part 1. Preliminary Translation of the Revised English Edition). This is part one of a two-part SMSG mathematics text for junior high school students. Key ideas emphasized are structure of arithmetic from an algebraic viewpoint, the real number system as a progressing development, and metric and non-metric relations in geometry. Chapter topics include number line and coordinates, equations, scientific notation, applications of percent, and congruence and the Pythagorean property. [More] Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Geometry, Instructional Materials, Mathematics Curriculum
(1963). Matematicas Para El Primer Ciclo Secundario, Volumen II (Parte 2). Traduccion Preliminar de la Edicion en Ingles Revisada. (Mathematics for Junior High School, Volume II, Part 2. Preliminary Translation of the Revised English Edition). This is part two of a two-part SMSG mathematics text for junior high school students. Key ideas emphasized are structure of arithmetic from an algebraic viewpoint, the real number system as a progressing development, and metric and non-metric relations in geometry. Chapter topics include real numbers, similar triangles, variation, polyhedrons, volumes and surface areas, permutations and combinations, and probability. [More] Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Geometry, Instructional Materials, Mathematics Curriculum
(1962). Matematica Para La Escuela Secundaria, Primer Curso de Algebra (Parte 2). Traduccion Preliminar de la Edicion Inglesa Revisada. (Mathematics for High School, First Course in Algebra, Part 2. Preliminary Translation of the Revised English Edition). This is part two of a three-part SMSG algebra text for high school students. The principal objective of the text is to help the student develop an understanding and appreciation of some of the algebraic structure as a basis for the techniques of algebra. Chapter topics include addition and multiplication of real numbers, subtraction and division of real numbers, factors, exponents, radicals, and polynomials and rational expressions. [More] Descriptors: Algebra, Bilingual Education, Instructional Materials, Mathematics Curriculum