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A Conceptual Framework of Bilingual Special Education Teacher Programs

Published Year
2005
Resource Type
Journal
This research paper focuses on the need for bilingual special education teachers to undergo additional training during their teacher preparation programs. The author identified five main areas for success for bilingual special education teachers.

Texas Dual Language Program Cost Analysis

Published Year
2005
Resource Type
Journal
Due to purported academic effectiveness and cultural and linguistic inclusivity, dual language (DL) programs (sometimes referred to as two-way immersion) have seen a rapid increase in Texas and the nation, however, an extensive review of literature indicated that no national or state-wide studies h

Towards the Characterization of Academic Language

Published Year
2004
Resource Type
Journal
This report details an exploratory study that employs qualitative methods to characterize the academic language used by teachers and students in 4 th and 5 th grade mainstream science classrooms. Teacher oral language, and to some degree student talk, was observed during content instruction.

Spelling acquisition of novel English phonemes in Chinese children

Published Year
2003
Resource Type
Journal
This two-year, longitudinal study compared the spelling development of two novel English phonemes (/^<</ and /I,/) among 35Cantonese-speaking primary level children learning English as a second language (ESL) and37 English-speaking (L1) children.