(1978). Strategies of Bilingual Teaching. International Review of Education, v24 n3 p329-46. Using studies from many countries, the author reviews the advantages and disadvantages of three designs for bilingual instruction: delivery in the second language, initial instruction in the mother tongue, and mixed delivery in both languages. Cognitive development and students' attitudes toward their native language are considered. (SJL)…
(1978). On the Problem of Choosing the Language of Instruction in a Multi-Lingual Setting–The Situation in Peru. International Review of Education, v24 n3 p406-09. After considering the linguistic, social, pedagogical and administrative rationale for using Spanish or native languages, particularly Quechua, as the educational medium, the author proposes a national system of bilingual schooling to be conducted in Spanish above the primary levels, but with continued native language course offerings. (SJL)…
(1995). Oyster School Stands the Test of Time. Bilingual Research Journal, v19 n3-4 p497-512 Sum-Fall. Describes Oyster Elementary School's award-winning two-way bilingual (Spanish-English) program. The school's success has been maintained by strong parent and community support, high academic standards, and ongoing professional development efforts. However, cultural, generational, and socioeconomic differences among staff, students, and parents have caused philosophical conflict in the school community. Decreasing funds is also a problem. (SV)…
(1995). K-6 Bilingual Programs in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area. Bilingual Research Journal, v19 n3-4 p629-40 Sum-Fall. A large urban California elementary school provides approximately 900 limited-English-proficient students with 3 bilingual programs: full and modified bilingual programs offering varying amounts of content instruction in the native language or sheltered English, and the "English language development" program which uses sheltered English and ESL methods. A new innovation is the bilingual ungraded K-4 classroom. (SV)…
(1990). Spontaneous Reading and Writing in English by Students in Total French Immersion: Summary of Final Report. English Quarterly, v22 n1-2 p30-44. Analyzes the processes and strategies used by English-speaking children when they learn to read and write in their first language, English, while enrolled in total French Immersion (in which all their schooling is in the second language). (KEH)…
(1995). Mentoring Mathematics and Science Preservice Teachers for Urban Bilingual Classrooms. Education and Urban Society, v28 n1 p67-89 Nov. Focuses on the mentoring of beginning (preservice) mathematics and science teachers in classrooms with large populations of bilingual students or students for whom English is a second language. Mentors can play a crucial role in preparing preservice teachers to instruct language minority students. (SLD)…
(1994). Effective Instruction for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students: A Reconceptualization. Focus on Exceptional Children, v27 n1 p1-16 Sep. This article discusses instructional strategies likely to be effective with culturally and linguistically diverse students regardless of placement. It addresses assessment and misclassification; overreferral or underreferral; differing approaches to second language instruction; and the importance of transfer between languages, opportunities for natural language use, and bridging with families. (DB)…
(1995). Physical Education: Teaching Biomechanics through Interactive Laserdiscs. Computing Teacher, v22 n4 p30-32 Dec-Jan 1994-95. Describes the development of a bilingual, interactive computer program to assist high school students to learn and apply the biomechanical principles of movement. The program, using laserdisc video examples, covers 13 biomechanical topics and is accompanied by complete lesson plans that encourage students to analyze their own movements. (KRN)…
(1991). The Effects of Bilingualism on Preschoolers' Private Speech. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, v6 n3 p377-95 Sep. Spanish-speaking preschoolers learning English in a bilingual preschool program were videotaped while working independently on tasks to examine their spontaneous private speech. Results show that the private speech of bilingual preschoolers appears to develop normally. Positive effects of second-language learning in a bilingual program on the frequency of private speech and diversity of use were found. (GLR)…
(1993). Response to a "White Discourse on White Racism.". Educational Researcher, v22 n8 p11-13 Nov. Responds to "Toward a White Discourse on White Racism" (James Joseph Scheurich; 1993). Rather than a discourse, America needs to transcend the discourse on race. The Commission on Civil Rights continues to explore racial harmony, but it is apparent that we have led young people to believe that their differences are more meaningful than what they have in common. (SLD)…
(1998). Toward a Differentiated Account of Facilitators of Literacy Development and ASL in Deaf Children. Topics in Language Disorders, v18 n4 p73-88 Aug. This commentary reviews the articles in this theme issue and analyzes American Sign Language (ASL) bilingual approaches to supporting children with deafness in acquiring English text skills. Also discussed are theoretical explanations for how bilingual contexts may contribute to progress in English literacy and spoken English. Issues for the future are addressed. (Author/LC)…
(1999). Administration of Two-Way Bilingual Elementary Schools: Building on Strength. Bilingual Research Journal, v23 n1 p47-68 Win. Generic school administration training is insufficient to prepare principals of two-way bilingual schools. Interviews with 14 administrators of two-way bilingual schools in Miami and Washington (DC) identified skills they considered essential for management of two-way bilingual schools, including strategies to increase internal unity, ensure resource acquisition, and adapt to the external environment. (Contains 33 references.) (TD)…
(2000). Self-Perception, Individual Learning Style and Academic Achievement by a Pair of Bilingual Twins in a Secondary School. International Journal of Science Education, v22 n6 p583-601 Jun. Describes the affective factors involved in the academic progress and achievement of newly-arrived bilingual twins in a secondary school in London. Finds that different personality traits and self-perceptions resulted in the development of their divergent personal learning styles, and that task interest, appropriate learning strategies, and supportive situations improved the twins' motivation and learning styles. (Contains 29 references.) (Author/WRM)…
(1998). \Breaking Them Up, Taking Them Away\: ESL Students in Grade 1. TESOL Quarterly, v32 n1 p61-84 Spr. Describes a longitudinal ethnographic research in a grade one classroom with second-language (L2) learners and Anglophones. Using a community-of-practice perspective, three classroom practices are delineated that served to differentiate participants and contribute to community stratification in which some learners were defined as deficient. The need for L2 educators to make groups more inclusive is emphasized. (Author/JL)…
(1994). Writing Development and Second Language Acquisition in Young Children. Childhood Education, v70 n4 p237-41 Sum. Describes children's writing development, examines several general findings from recent research, and provides some examples of how these findings affect classroom practice for English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) bilingual programs. Emphasizes the use and acquisition of writing as a means of facilitating the development of a second language. (MDM)…