This annotated bibliography is reformatted and customized by the Center for Positive Practices. Some of the authors featured on this page include Fe Pittman Brittain, Li-Rong Lilly Cheng, Helene Cohen, Peter V. Paul, Maria P. Echeverriarza, Richard L. Brodesky, David C. Berliner, Michael Strong, Ann C. Willig, and Debra VanBinsbergen.
(1988). A Case of Blaming the Victim: The Dunn Monograph on Bilingual Hispanic Children on the U.S. Mainland, Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences. Responds to Dunn's paper on Hispanic-Anglo differences in IQ scores. Argues that vocabulary use influences ethnic group IQ scores, that mainland Hispanic-American vocabulary scores decline after school entrance, and that native language proficiency achieved in a true bilingual program facilitates acquisition of English language skills. Contains 34 references. Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Elementary Education, Ethnic Groups, Hispanic Americans
(1991). Organizing for Effective Paraprofessional Services in Special Education: A Multilingual/Multiethnic Instructional Service Team Model, Remedial and Special Education (RASE). The paper explores elements necessary to develop a stable, well-prepared itinerant instructional team (the Multilingual/Multiethnic Instructional Service team) to serve linguistically diverse exceptional students. Such a team would utilize paraprofessionals under the direct supervision of a certified special education teacher, allowing districts with limited bilingual/bicultural personnel to maximize their resources. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cultural Differences, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
(1988). The American Sign Language/English Studies Project: A Progress Report, American Annals of the Deaf. A bilingual/bicultural approach is presented to prepare deaf students for community college English courses. The approach focuses on American Sign Language as the primary language and teaches English as a second language. Students learn, in both languages, to differentiate meaning and to render the complexities of language more accessible. Descriptors: American Sign Language, Bilingual Education, College Students, Community Colleges
(1990). Recognizing Diversity: A Need for a Paradigm Shift, American Behavioral Scientist. Contends that accepting a paradigm shift by universities means learning to respect culturally diverse students and recognizing cognitive style differences. Argues for systematic change in colleges and universities to redefine themselves as culturally plural. Contends educators must develop cross-cultural communicative competence for effective instruction of ethnic minorities. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cognitive Style, College Faculty, College Students
(1990). One Teacher's Response to "Unlocking the Curriculum.", Sign Language Studies. A teacher of deaf children responds to a treatise recommending expanded use of American Sign Language (ASL) in deaf education by addressing the immediate problems that parents, teachers, school authorities, and linguists will need to carefully consider in implementing an ASL-based bilingual approach to educating young children. Descriptors: American Sign Language, Bilingual Education, Classroom Communication, Deafness
(1986). Curriculum Development for Limited English Proficient Exceptional Chinese Children, Rural Special Education Quarterly. Addresses the need for appropriate curricula for Limited English Proficient (LEP) exceptional Chinese children. Discusses immigration history, demographics, legal issues, culture, language, and learning style to provide a context for understanding student needs. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Chinese Americans, Chinese Culture, Cognitive Style
(1993). Multiculturalism and Its Link to Quality Education and Democracy, Multicultural Review. Multiculturalism is vital in a society constructed on coalitions whose members seek common ground. The educational system must be the forum for providing the opportunity to value diversity. Selected reviews are presented of six books on multicultural education and society. Descriptors: Bibliographies, Bilingual Education, Book Reviews, Cultural Differences
(1993). Crosslinguistic Comparisons of Learning Disabilities in French Immersion Poor Readers, Canadian Journal of Special Education. This paper describes the methodology of a study seeking to determine whether there is evidence that French immersion children with specific reading disability in one language also have the disability in the other language, and learning-disabled readers belong to the same subtype in both languages. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Classification, Disability Identification, Elementary Education
(1990). Celebrating Diversity, Instructor. The challenges and joys involved in teaching recently arrived immigrant children are discussed in this article. A variety of effective classroom strategies are presented. Information on English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) students and ESL techniques is also included. Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Differences, Elementary Education
(1988). Meta-Comments: A Discussion of Critiques of L. M. Dunn's Monograph for "Bilingual Hispanic Children on the U. S. Mainland.", Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences. Reviews criticism of Dunn's monograph on Hispanic-Anglo differences in IQ scores. Discusses the heritability and malleability of IQ, the reciprocal relationship between achievement and intelligence, negative effects of schooling for some caste-like minorities, and superior cognitive skills among balanced bilingual students. Contains 19 references. Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Cultural Influences
(1993). Fact File: 1994 Appropriations for Health Research; 1994 Appropriations for Education. Data on federal appropriations for health research and education are presented in a variety of categories, including dollar amounts of fiscal 1993 actual spending, fiscal 1994 President's request, fiscal 1994 amounts approved by the House of Representatives and by the Senate, and fiscal 1994 amounts approved by the President. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Disabilities, Disadvantaged, Educational Research
(1987). A Bilingual/ESL Approach to the Education of Deaf Children, Teaching English to Deaf and Second-Language Students. Discusses the rationale for implementing an experimental program for teaching language to young deaf children using a bilingual English as a Second Language approach. A program syllabus class activities, and evaluation procedures are described. (34 references) (CB) Descriptors: American Sign Language, Bilingual Education, Class Activities, Deafness
(1991). An Analysis of the Nature and Roles of Teacher and Peer Talk in a Bilingual Classroom, Journal of Educational Issues of Language Minority Students. Examination of the nature and roles of two types of classroom talk that emerged from a bilingual multiethnic classroom focused on how students of differing language backgrounds participated in lessons, how teacher allocation of time affected students' learning, and how the latter related to teachers' attitudes and values in selecting and organizing curricula. (27 references) Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Classroom Communication, English
(1987). Perspective on Using American Sign Language to Teach English as a Second Language, Teaching English to Deaf and Second-Language Students. Discusses why and how American Sign Language should be used to teach English literacy skills. It is argued that previous studies have not systematically investigated the effects of American Sign Language on the development of English. (22 references) (CB) Descriptors: American Sign Language, Bilingual Education Programs, Cultural Traits, Deafness
(1991). Effects of a Maintenance Bilingual Bicultural Program on Fully English Proficient Students, Journal of Educational Issues of Language Minority Students. Observation of a maintenance bilingual (Spanish-English) program to determine its effects on majority language students found that fully English-proficient students enrolled in the program did achieve competency in Spanish and that their attitudes toward Spanish, second-language learning, and Mexican-American culture and community were strongly positive. (45 references) Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cultural Education, English, Hispanic American Culture