Theory, Research, and Applications: Selected Papers from the Annual Meeting of the National Association for Bilingual Education (16th, Denver, Colorado, March 30-April 3, 1987).
Author(s):
Malave, Lilliam M.; State Univ. Of New York, Buffalo. Dept. Of Learning And Instruction.
Format:
Conference presentation
Publisher:
1988.
Language:
English
Abstract:
Papers in this volume include the following: "The Theoretical Framework of Jim Cummins: A Review and Critique"; "The Development of Bilingual Behavior"; "Effective Schools Research and Language Instruction Programs"; "Reading and Writing Instruction in Three Bilingual Education Programs in Connecticut"; "Instructional Discourse in an Effective Kindergarten Classroom: A Case Study"; "Ecobehavioral Variables within a Classroom with Limited-English Proficient Students"; "Creative Reading: A Relevant Methodology for Language Minority Children"; "Teachers' Perceptions of Errors in Second Language Learning and Acquisition"; "Testing the Transfer Paradigm in Second Language Learning: The Case of Spelling Skills"; "Conducting and Evaluating Oral Tests in the Second Language Classroom";"The Competency Testing Mine Field: Validation, Legal and Ethical Issues with Implications for Minorities"; "How Can We Meet All Their Needs? Incorporating Education for the Gifted and Talented in the Multicultural Classroom"; "Comparisons of Acculturation and Education Characteristics of Referred and Non-Referred Culturally and Linguistically Different Children"; "'It's Only Half of Me.' The Interracial Child: The Need for Balance"; "School Holding Power in the U.S."; "Retention of the Latino University Student: Affirmative Action at CSULB"; "Some Research-Based Issues and Recommendations Expressed at the Seminario Internacional Sobre la Educacion Bilingue"; "Culture and the French Canadian: A Question of Survival"; "Cultural Differences or Disability: Redefining the Experience of Four Hmong Students"; and "Hmong Refugees and Educational Policy." (MSE)