This annotated bibliography is reformatted and customized by the Center for Positive Practices. Some of the authors featured on this page include Pham-Thi Ngoc-Dung, Pham-Van-Trong, Matthew Fleagle, Monica Loewenberg, Lee Sherman Caudell, Jacqueline N. Glasgow, TX. Office of Research and Evaluation. Austin Independent School District, Irene Kwok, Bob Wass, and Michael Jones-Correa.
(1996). Growing Teachers: A Washington College Builds a Bilingual Teaching Force, Northwest Education. Describes the North Central Educational Service District (Washington) Priority Hispanic Certification program for training bilingual teachers. Begun in 1993, the program finds, trains, and certifies bilingual paraprofessionals and foreign-trained teachers to fill the need for bilingual teachers in central Washington schools. Teacher training techniques are briefly explained. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teachers, English (Second Language), Higher Education
(1996). High Sights: Linking LEP Programs to Systemic Reform Helps Ensure Inclusion, Northwest Education. Briefly describes federal legislation, federally funded programs, and publications supporting the inclusion of limited-English-speaking (LEP) programs in schoolwide programs. Includes a list of regional, state, and national sources of assistance in designing programs for language-minority students. Notes the growing trend toward systemic inclusion of LEP programs. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Educational Legislation
(1990). Differential Treatment in New Zealand: Reflections on Research in Minority Education, Teaching and Teacher Education. Differential treatment, unequal participation of children in classroom lessons, and research documenting differential treatment of first-year Maori students are discussed. A description is given of an in-service intervention with New Zealand teachers involving changes in the setting events in which teachers and students interact around beginning literacy tasks. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Cultural Differences
(1976). Chinese Folktales for Children. This bilingual text contains ten traditional Chinese folktales which have been rewritten for children. Each story deals with interpersonal relationships and/or stresses the Chinese way of life. Each page of text is given first in English and then in Chinese and is illustrated with a full-page drawing. The titles of the folktales are: (1) "One Winter Night"; (2) "The Story of a Tiger"; (3) "The Greedy Fly"; (4)"The Little Brother"; (5) "The Man Who Shot the Sun"; (6) "The Old Woman and the Chimpanzee"; (7) "The Stolen Duck"; (8) "The Story of a Smart Boy"; (9) "The Story of Ng Fung"; and (10) "The Story of the Sword." [More] Descriptors: Asian Americans, Bilingual Education, Books, Childrens Literature
(1977). Continuity and Integration in Early Childhood Education: PDC, Australian Journal of Early Childhood. Gives an overview of the United States' Project Developmental Continuity. Discussed are administration, education, preservice and inservice training, developmental support services, parent involvement, handicapped, and bilingual/bicultural components. [More] Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Compensatory Education, Demonstration Programs, Early Childhood Education
(1976). National History. Grade 4. This textbook is the last in the national history series developed by the Ministry of Education in Saigon and used in all public schools in Vietnam. The three books in this series have been reprinted in their entirety from the original editions for use in elementary schools in the United States which have Vietnamese students. The grade 4 text contains fifty chapters, which cover Vietnamese history from the beginning to the end of the Trinh rule and the close of the second Ly Dynasty. All illustrations are provided in black and white; therefore, references to colored illustrations in the text should be ignored. Descriptors: Asian History, Bilingual Education, Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum
(1979). Overlap Study: Number of Students Served by Single and Multiple Compensatory Programs, 1978-1979. Data presented in this document provide a comparison of the students served by major compensatory education programs and illustrate the degree to which these programs provide services to the same students. Included are descriptions of the programs surveyed and a listing of elementary, secondary, and high school campuses on which the programs operate. Numerous tables in the appendices provide the following: (1) an unduplicated count which shows each student only once in the program or combination of programs in which he participates; and (2) a duplicated count which shows each student in all the combinations in which he participates. [More] Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Migrant Education
(1997). The Effects of Whole Language Instruction on the Writing Development of Spanish-Speaking and English-Speaking Kindergartners, Bilingual Research Journal. A yearlong study investigated the effects of whole language-based instruction on the writing development of eight Spanish-speaking and eight English-speaking kindergarten children. The writing skills of the Spanish-speaking children developed similarly to those of the English-speaking children, refuting rationales used to place Spanish-speaking students in skill-based programs. (Contains 42 references.) Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Emergent Literacy, Kindergarten Children, Limited English Speaking
(1996). Becoming "Hispanic": Secondary Panethnic Identification among Latin American-Origin Populations in the United States, Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences. Data from the Latino National Political Survey were used to examine respondents' use of primary and secondary ethnic identifications. "Hispanic" ethnicity was found to be neither simply instrumental nor cultural but rather a complex phenomenon, differing by many demographic characteristics and by use of panethnicity as a primary or secondary identification. Includes numerous data tables. Descriptors: Age, Bilingual Education, Cubans, Cultural Influences
(1995). Towards a Comprehensive Language Policy: The Language of the School As a Second Language. An Ontario Perspective, Education Canada. Suggests that Native students entering school in Ontario (Canada) are not treated equally with regard to support for or valuing of their Native language. Overviews research related to second-language instruction and provides policy recommendations for Native-language students, second-language instruction, deaf education, and developing a comprehensive second-language education policy. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Canada Natives, Cultural Influences, Deafness
(1997). Provision for the Development of the Linguistic Proficiency of Young Immigrants in England and Wales and France: A Comparative Study, Comparative Education. Compares educational policies and practices related to developing the linguistic competence of young immigrants in France and England, with particular reference to Toulouse and the London borough of Brent. Discusses segregationist versus integrationist approaches, effectiveness of second-language instruction, and provision of mother-tongue instruction. Contains 19 references. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Comparative Education, Educational Policy, Elementary Education
(1997). Keep Up the Good Work! Part III: Using Multimedia To Build Reading Fluency and Enjoyment, Learning & Leading with Technology. Discusses building fluency in reading and writing and teaching students to read and write for pleasure. Highlights include multimedia storyboards; bilingual instruction; writing programs for building fluency; CD-ROM storyboards; student-created storyboards; and an annotated bibliography of CD-ROM storyboards, poetry collections, and composing programs. Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Bilingual Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Multimedia Materials
(1976). The Eagle and the Dragon. A Real-Life Chinese-American Story. This volume originated with a desire to supplement the social science curriculum in grades 4 through 8 of the Chinese Bilingual Pilot Program. The volume thus consists of ten chapters, or stories, reflecting the life experiences of one Chinese American which may be used to stimulate discussion and study around the topic of the heritage of Chinese Americans in the United States. Each chapter is followed by discussion topics and learning activities. [More] Descriptors: Asian Americans, Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Chinese Americans
(1976). Chinese (Cantonese) as a Second Language Reader. Level II. This illustrated reader contains ten one-page stories written in Chinese (Cantonese). The titles in English are: (1) "The Dictionary"; (2) "Come, Have Some Rice Noodles"; (3) "Where Shall We Go"; (4) "Beautiful Day"; (5) "The Little Dog's Wish"; (6) Let's Go to the Movies"; (7) "Going to Los Angeles"; (8) "Spot's Birthday"; (9) "Visit to Siu Ming"; and (10) "Who's Up There." Each story is illustrated with a black-and-white drawing. The words in the glossary, which follows the stories, are arranged according to the number of strokes they contain. [More] Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cantonese, Chinese, Chinese Culture
(1996). Citizens of the World: A Rural Oregon District Helps Hispanic Families Settle into the Community, Northwest Education. Draws on interviews with local citizens, Hispanic former migrants, and school staff to examine problems and successes associated with Hispanic integration into the community and schools of Mill City, Oregon. Emphasizes the efforts of educators, parents, businesses, and citizens to provide equitable education through cultural awareness, student-centered instruction, and parent and community involvement. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Community Relations, Cultural Awareness, Diversity (Student)