Educating language-minority children [electronic resource] / Diane August and Kenji Hakuta, editors ; Committee on Developing a Research Agenda on the Education of Limited-English-Proficient and Bilingual Students, Board on Children, Youth, and Families, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council, Institute of Medicine.

Contributor(s): Publication details: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1998.Description: x, 118 p. ; 24 cmSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 370.117/5/0973 21
LOC classification:
  • LC3731 .E373 1998eb
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Contents:
Overview. Purpose and scope of the report. Terminology. Background. Organization of the report -- Bilingualism and second-language learning. Findings. Implications -- Cognitive aspects of school learning : literacy development and content learning. Findings. Implications -- The social context of school learning. Findings. Implications -- Student assessment. Findings. Implications -- Program evaluation. Findings. Implications -- Studies of school and classroom effectiveness. Findings. Implications.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-111).

Overview. Purpose and scope of the report. Terminology. Background. Organization of the report -- Bilingualism and second-language learning. Findings. Implications -- Cognitive aspects of school learning : literacy development and content learning. Findings. Implications -- The social context of school learning. Findings. Implications -- Student assessment. Findings. Implications -- Program evaluation. Findings. Implications -- Studies of school and classroom effectiveness. Findings. Implications.

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