Improving Schooling for Language-Minority Children:

A Research Agenda

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Publication Year:1997

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Diane August and Kenji Hakuta, Editors; Committee on Developing a Research Agenda on the Education of Limited English Proficient and Bilingual Students, National Research Council and Institute of Medicine
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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 ...
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FRONT MATTER	i-xii	(skim)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY	1-12	(skim)
1 OVERVIEW	13-28	(skim)
2 BILINGUALISM AND SECOND-LANGUAGE LEARNING	29-52	(skim)
3 COGNITIVE ASPECTS OF SCHOOL LEARNING: LITERACY DEVELOPMENT AND CONTENT LEARNING	53-84	(skim)
4 THE SOCIAL CONTEXT OF SCHOOL LEARNING	85-112	(skim)
5 STUDENT ASSESSMENT	113-138	(skim)
6 PROGRAM EVALUATION	139-162	(skim)
7 STUDIES OF SCHOOL AND CLASSROOM EFFECTIVENESS	163-250	(skim)
8 PREPARATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHERS SERVING ENGLISH-LANGUAGE LEARNERS	251-274	(skim)
9 ESTIMATING POPULATION PARAMETERS	275-306	(skim)
10 ISSUES RELATED TO THE RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE	307-342	(skim)
11 PRIORITIES FOR RESEARCH	343-362	(skim)
A THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR RESEARCH ON ENGLISH-LANGUAGE LEARNERS AND BILINGUAL EDUCATION	363-412	(skim)
B FEDERAL AND STATE INTERVIEWS	413-432	(skim)
C FUNDED RESEARCH ACTIVITIES	433-466	(skim)
D COMMITTEE SOURCES	467-470	(skim)
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES	471-476	(skim)
INDEX	477-486	(skim)
OTHER REPORTS FROM THE BOARD ON CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES	487	(skim)

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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.

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