(1997). Puerto Rican Natural Support Systems: Impact on Families, Communities, and Schools. Urban Education, v32 n1 p81-97 Mar. Examines the use of Puerto Rican natural support systems in collaborative ventures with schools and other systems. Presents results from 24 Puerto Rican families with children in a local elementary school. Discusses the implications for a developmental approach for school involvement with natural support systems in an urban environment. (GR)…
(2002). The Relationship between Language and Reading Skills in Bilingual Spanish-English Speakers. Topics in Language Disorders, v22 n5 p46-90 Nov. This study examined the relationship between first and second language oral language proficiency and reading skills in Spanish-English first grade children (n=85). Reading and phonological processing were related both within and across languages. Three factors (a reading factor, an oral proficiency factor, and an implicit phonological factor) were identified. Also, English vocabulary and reading were related. (Contains references.) (Author/DB)…
(1991). Minority and Majority Members in Foreign Language Departments: Toward the Examination of Established Attitudes and Values. ADFL Bulletin, v22 n2 p10-14 Win. Argues that, because of the increase in non-White, nonmainstream, minority college students, it is time to make minority teachers part of the mainstream in departments of foreign languages. Information is provided on the types of minorities found in foreign language departments, why they are considered minorities, and their recruitment and retention. (four references) (GLR)…
(1989). Code-Switching and Bilingual Schooling: An Examination of Jacobson's New Concurrent Approach. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, v10 n2 p117-27. Describes Jacobson's New Concurrent Approach to bilingual instruction, which systematically incorporates intersentential code-switching to teach content to limited English proficient children raised in a bilingual environment, and how such incorporation and adaptation contributes to the balanced distribution of the two codes in question. (24 references) (Author/CB)…
(1989). Discourse Particles in Singaporean English; Substratum Influences and Universals. World Englishes, v8 n2 p215-21 Sum. Examines the use and function of Chinese discourse particles in informal speech in Singaporean English, comparing the intonation and pitch movement of native varieties of English to Singaporean English. (Author/OD)…
(1995). Assuring Equality in the Design and Technology Curriculum. Multicultural Teaching, v13 n3 p16-22 Sum. Argues that popular understandings of the subject being taught (design and technology) actively support racist ideologies and that these have to be challenged and unlearned, by teachers and pupils alike. The author considers each of the "equality statements" identified for Technology in the National Curriculum to illustrate the practical implications of the arguments presented. (GR)…
(1994). An Italian Perspective on Learning Disabilities. Journal of Learning Disabilities, v27 n3 p138-41 Mar. This article considers sociocultural and linguistic aspects of children with learning disabilities in one region of Italy, noting the role of bilingualism and "standard" Italian language learning problems. The article examines legislative aspects; the roles of the school, hospitals, public services, and private institutes; and parental concerns. Specific needs are identified. (Author/DB)…
(1994). Difficulties Involved with the Assessment of Bilingual Preschool Children: The Australian Context. Australian Journal of Early Childhood, v19 n2 p16-21 Jun. Examines issues related to assessing bilingual preschool children who are developing language skills in neither their mother tongue nor English. Explores the importance of culturally unbiased assessment. Presents a case study of a bilingual preschooler with a suspected language disorder to demonstrate the inadequacy of current assessment techniques. (HTH)…
(1994). A Multilingual Model for English as a \Remote\ and as a \Local\ Language. IRAL, v32 n4 p256-75 Nov. After a terminological clarification, this article discusses several aspects relevant to the development of a multilingual model of second and foreign language teaching: the importance of the student's native language, the relative effectiveness of monolingual and bilingual instruction, and communicative survival and cultural competence needs in the two settings. (40 references) (Author)…
(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, v8 p71-89 Spr. 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) (CB)…
(1991). Reasoning in Two Languages: An Assessment of the Reasoning Ability of Puerto Rican Elementary School Children. Linguistics and Education, v3 n4 p345-58. The syllogistic reasoning performance of Puerto Rican children in grades three through five was assessed in English and Spanish. The difference in formal reasoning in favor of Spanish was attributed to the additional processing demands imposed on children when they solve problems in their second language. (34 references) (Author/LB)…
(1994). Describing Students' Collected Works: Understanding American Indian Children. TESOL Quarterly, v28 n3 p489-506 Fall. This article describes the collected written and visual works of one Dakota Indian first grader, compiled over the course of the academic year. Through a descriptive study of her works, the student's teachers were able to understand her particular meaning-making efforts. (Contains 25 references.) (MDM)…
(1998). E Pluribus Unum: Bilingualism and Loss of Language in the Second Generation. Sociology of Education, v71 n4 p269-94 Oct. Examines patterns of language adaptation by second-generation students in south Florida and southern California. Finds that among most immigrant nationalities, knowledge of and preference for English is nearly universal, that only a minority remain fluent in their parents' languages, and that there are wide variations among immigrants. (DSK)…
(1998). Unlock Their Lonely Hearts. Voices from the Middle, v6 n1 p3-10 Sep. Argues that, for new immigrant children, literacy education that challenges students to speak and engage in meaningful work (not worksheets and handwriting practice) is the key to initiating them into American culture, to helping them feel this country is their home, and to unlocking their lonely hearts. Focuses on the special problems of Chinese students living in Chinatown. (SR)…
(2000). Curriculum-based Measurement in Assessing Bilingual Students: A Promising New Direction. Diagnostique, v25 n3 p229-48 Spr. This article discusses the problems with traditional methods of assessing bilingual students and describes curriculum-based measurement (CBM) for use with bilingual Hispanic students. Additional information about the features of CBM is presented along with issues related to the use of CBM with bilingual Hispanic students. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)…