This annotated bibliography is reformatted and customized by the Center for Positive Practices. Some of the authors featured on this page include Jozi De Leon, Doris Bergen, Marcello Medina, Kathy Escamilla, Clifford Orwin, Rosalie Pedalino Porter, H. D. Forbes, Leonard Baca, Maria Corsetti, and Aydin Y. Durgunoglu.
(1995). Maintaining and Renewing Native Languages, Bilingual Research Journal. Reviews research on maintaining and revitalizing American Indian languages, focusing on the interrelationship of language and culture; Fishman's theoretical paradigm for reversing language shift; national and tribal language policies; and examples of native language instruction at the early childhood, elementary, secondary, and tribal college level. Offers suggestions for teaching methods and community action. Contains 45 references. Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Languages, Bilingual Education Programs, Cultural Maintenance
(1994). Service Delivery to Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Exceptional Students in Rural School Districts, Rural Special Education Quarterly. Survey responses of 60 rural New Mexico special education directors address availability of programs that simultaneously meet cultural, communication, and disability needs of diverse student populations; training of personnel in these programs; and whether educational diagnosticians and speech language pathologists accommodate language and cultural factors. Recommends cross-training of rural special educators and English-as-a-Second-Language teachers. Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Cultural Differences, Educational Needs, English (Second Language)
(1995). Bilingual Children's Writing: Evidence of Active Learning in Social Context, Journal of Research in Childhood Education. Examined the relationship between literacy development and sociocultural aspects. Identified some cognitive processes in biliteracy acquisition through categorizing children's work according to Piaget's active learner categories that show learners constructing knowledge for different purposes. Results suggest that these cognitive processes are interwoven into the sociocultural development of each child, individually and as members of a family, school, and community. Descriptors: Active Learning, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Cognitive Development
(1994). Caknernarqutet Things That Struggle Me, Peabody Journal of Education. A personal narrative documents the struggle of an Alaska native teacher through her years in school and in the teaching profession. The article discusses the difficulties students face when they are native Yup'ik speakers but are taught in English; demonstrates how recent bilingual and Yup'ik programs have increased students' success rates. Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Cultural Awareness
(1995). California Reform: Certification of Teachers for LEP Students, Social Studies Review. Maintains that California schools have undergone an enormous transformation over the past two decades, with over a million students identified as limited English proficient. Describes changes in teacher education and certification designed to meet the needs of limited English proficient students. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cooperation, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Change
(1994). Cultural Literacy: A Canadian Perspective, International Journal of Social Education. Summarizes E. D. Hirsch's book, "Cultural Literacy," focusing on four separate arguments. Compares U.S. and Canadian education and society, particularly in relationship to multiculturalism and bilingualism. Concludes that Hirsch trivializes culture by presenting as no more than a common convention of effective national communication. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Background
(1993). Cross-Language Transfer of Phonological Awareness, Journal of Educational Psychology. Factors influencing English word identification performance of 27 Spanish-speaking beginning readers (grade 1) were investigated. Performance on English word and pseudoword recognition tests was predicted by Spanish phonological awareness and Spanish word recognition. Implications for instruction of beginning readers are discussed. Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Bilingual Education, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
(1993). Critical Issues in the Use of Sheltered Content Teaching in High School Bilingual Programs, Peabody Journal of Education. Examines the history and current issues in the use of sheltered content teaching in secondary bilingual programs. After examining key theoretical underpinnings, the article discusses how theoretical principles facilitate development of critical communicative competence and how sheltered content teaching promotes both segregation and social responsibility. Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Communicative Competence (Languages), Course Content, English (Second Language)
(1995). Research into Practice, Journal of Research in Childhood Education. Comments on the articles presented in this issue, discussing factors that influence the climate for learning. Ways that beliefs, past experiences, and cultural competence of adults may influence their ability to work collaboratively and support children's collaborative work are discussed, as are the effects of various adult interaction styles on children's developmentally appropriate interactive learning. Descriptors: Active Learning, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Cognitive Development
(1995). A Review of the U.S. General Accounting Office Study on Limited English Students, READ Perspectives. Reviews a 1994 U.S. General Accounting Office study entitled "Limited-English Proficiency: A Growing and Costly Educational Challenge Facing Many School Districts." The article argues that the report is biased in favor of full bilingual instruction over other methods of teaching English to limited English proficient students. (Contains 13 references.) Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Criticism, Educational Attitudes, Educational Policy
(1995). Minority Inclusion Programs, Update on Law-Related Education. Asserts that the United States has a long, sad history of discrimination against minority rights. Discusses the origins and history of minority inclusion or affirmative action programs. Includes a special report on the "English Only" movement. Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Bilingual Education, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism
(1994). Language Acquisition and Gender for Limited-Language-Proficient Mexican Americans in a Maintenance Bilingual Program, Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences. The acquisition of English and Spanish was examined among 298 Mexican-American students who were limited-English-proficient at the start of kindergarten and who participated in maintenance bilingual programs in grades K-3. Oral proficiency in both languages increased for both boys and girls and across groups that had differed in early Spanish proficiency. Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Elementary School Students, English, Females
(1994). Training, Development, and Improvement (TDI): A New Approach for Reforming Bilingual Teacher Preparation, Journal of Educational Issues of Language Minority Students. Highlights the need for better prepared bilingual/English-as-a-Second-Language teachers in the United States and presents preliminary data and participant feedback from the University of Colorado BUENO TDI Project. Three teacher training models are critiqued. The BUENO Project is presented as an innovative approach to moving beyond the limitations of these models. (23 references) Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Change Agents, Data Analysis, Data Collection
(1993). Language Learning Down Under: Community Language Programs in the Primary School, Multicultural Teaching to Combat Racism in School and Community. Describes the second-language and native language maintenance programs of Brunswick North Primary School (Australia), a school that offers its students opportunities to learn Turkish, Italian, Greek, or Arabic. An integrated curriculum ensures that students acquire or maintain a language other than English. Descriptors: Arabic, Bilingual Education Programs, Community Programs, Cultural Differences
(1992). When Children Don't Speak the Language of Instruction, Kamehameha Journal of Education. Examines ways to adjust instruction to develop language while teaching specific academic content to students from different cultural and language backgrounds, focusing on students in Hawaii. Information is presented on adjusting instruction so that students will understand better, with emphasis on providing sufficient cues and information, motivating students, and providing opportunities to practice speaking. Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingualism, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences