Children at Risk

Children at Risk PDF

Author: Andrés Barona

Publisher:

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13:

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This book provides a comprehensive perspective on the issues of at-risk children. Twenty individual chapters by 32 contributors include: (1) "Bilingual Education's 20-Year Failure To Provide Rights Protection for Language-Minority Students" (Keith Baker); (2) "Language-Minority Education Litigation Policy: 'The Law of the Land'" (Eugene Garcia); (3) "Development of Bilingualism: Myth & Reality" (Barry McLaughlin); (4) "Bilingual Immersion Education: Educational Equity for Language-Minority Students" (Kathryn Lindholm); (5) "Bilingualism and Cognitive Ability: Theory, Research, and Controversy" (Rafael Diaz); (6) "An Examination of Individual Factors Associated with the Academic Success and Failure of Mexican-American and Anglo Students" (J. Manuel Casas, Mike Furlong, V. Scott Solberg, Olga Carranza); (7) "A Model for Interventions with Low Achieving Minority Students" (Antoinette Halsell Miranda, Maryann Santos de Barona); (8) "Rashomon in the Classroom: Multiple Perspectives of Teachers, Parents, and Students" (Ursula Cassanova); (9) "Implementing Effective Instructional Interventions for Minority Students" (Todd Fletcher, Carlos Cardona-Morales); (10) "Recruitment and Retention of Minority School Psychologists" (Doris Benson); (11) "Critical Issues in Training School Psychologists to Serve Minority School Children" (Andres Barona, Maryann Santos de Barona, Arthur Flores, Martha Gutierrez); (12) "Achieving Equal Educational Outcomes for Black Children" (Janice Hale-Benson); (13) "Strategies and Techniques for Establishing Home-School Partnerships with Minority Parents" (Patricia Edwards); (14) "Insuring Equity in Education: Preparing School Personnel for Culturally and Linguistically Divergent At-Risk Handicapped Students" (Sandra Fradd, M. Jeanne Weismantel, Vivian Correa, Bob Algozzine); (15) "Preschool Screening of Ethnic Minority Children and Children of Poverty: Issues for Practice and Research" (Robert Pianta, Ronald Reeve); (16) "Step-by-Step Procedure for the Assessment of Language-Minority Children" (Linda Caterino); (17) "Identifying the Culturally Diverse Gifted Child" (Cheryll Pearson, Stephen DeMers); (18) "Use of Projective Techniques in the Assessment of Hispanic School Children" (Andres Barona, Arthur Hernandez); (19) "Perspectives on Language Proficiency Assessment" (Arnulfo Ramirez); and (20) "Use of Achievement Tests with Non-Native English-Speaking Language-Minority Students" (Daniel Ulibarri). (NB)

Improving Schooling for Language-Minority Children

Improving Schooling for Language-Minority Children PDF

Author: Committee on Developing a Research Agenda on the Education of Limited English Proficient and Bilingual Students

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1997-04-30

Total Pages: 500

ISBN-13: 0309522722

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How do we effectively teach children from homes in which a language other than English is spoken? In Improving Schooling for Language-Minority Children, a committee of experts focuses on this central question, striving toward the construction of a strong and credible knowledge base to inform the activities of those who educate children as well as those who fund and conduct research. The book reviews a broad range of studies--from basic ones on language, literacy, and learning to others in educational settings. The committee proposes a research agenda that responds to issues of policy and practice yet maintains scientific integrity. This comprehensive volume provides perspective on the history of bilingual education in the United States; summarizes relevant research on development of a second language, literacy, and content knowledge; reviews past evaluation studies; explores what we know about effective schools and classrooms for these children; examines research on the education of teachers of culturally and linguistically diverse students; critically reviews the system for the collection of education statistics as it relates to this student population; and recommends changes in the infrastructure that supports research on these students.

Educating Language-Minority Children

Educating Language-Minority Children PDF

Author: National Research Council and Institute of Medicine

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1998-03-19

Total Pages: 129

ISBN-13: 0309064147

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In the past 30 years, a large and growing number of students in U.S. schools have come from homes in which the language background is other than English. These students present unique challenges for America's education system. Based on Improving Schooling for Language-Minority Children, a comprehensive study published in 1997, this book summarizes for teachers and education policymakers what has been learned over the past three decades about educating such students. It discusses a broad range of educational issues: how students learn a second language; how reading and writing skills develop in the first and second languages; how information on specific subjects (for example, biology) is stored and learned and the implications for second-language learners; how social and motivational factors affect learning for English-language learners; how the English proficiency and subject matter knowledge of English-language learners are assessed; and what is known about the attributes of effective schools and classrooms that serve English-language learners.

Equal Educational Opportunity and Nondiscrimination for Students with Limited English Proficiency

Equal Educational Opportunity and Nondiscrimination for Students with Limited English Proficiency PDF

Author: United States Commission on Civil Rights

Publisher:

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13:

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This report focuses on issues relating to the development and implementation of educational programs for and placement of national origin minority students identified as having limited English proficiency. It examines the present-day barriers that prevent students with limited English proficiency from having an equal opportunity to participate in educational programs. The report evaluates and analyzes the Office for Civil Rights' (OCR) implementation, compliance, and enforcement effort for Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Lau v. Nichols.

Developing Literacy in Second-language Learners

Developing Literacy in Second-language Learners PDF

Author: National Literacy Panel on Language-Minority Children and Youth (U.S.)

Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc Incorporated

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 669

ISBN-13: 9780805860771

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This volume reports the findings of the a distinguished group of expert researchers in reading, language, bilingualism, research methods, and education charged to identify, assess, and synthesize research on the education of language-minority children.

Starting Out Right

Starting Out Right PDF

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2000-01-28

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 0309064104

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A devastatingly large number of people in America cannot read as well as they need for success in life. With literacy problems plaguing as many as four in ten children in America, this book discusses how best to help children succeed in reading. This book identifies the most important questions and explores the authoritative answers on the topic of how children can grow into readers, including: What are the key elements all children need in order to become good readers? What can parents and caregivers provide all children so that they are prepared for reading instruction by the time that they get to school? What concepts about language and literacy should be included in beginning reading instruction? How can we prevent reading difficulties starting with infants and into the early grades? What to ask school boards, principals, elected officials, and other policy makers who make decisions regarding early reading instruction. You'll find out how to help youngsters build word recognition, avoid comprehension problems, and moreâ€"with checklists of specific accomplishments to be expected at different ages: for very young children, for kindergarten students, and for first, second, and third grade students. Included are 55 activities to do with children to help them become successful readers, a list of recommended children's books, and a guide to CD-ROMs and websites. Great strides have been made recently toward identifying the best ways to teach children to read. Starting Out Right provides a wealth of knowledge based on a summary of extensive research. It is a "must read" for specialists in primary education as well as parents, pediatricians, child care providers, tutors, literacy advocates, policy makers, and teachers.