While the native speaker of English already has a working command of the sound system and the structure of the English language when he enters school, the native speaker of American Spanish enters school with a quite different sound system and structural system. A good educational program for these students should have as its goal to eventually make them bilingual. Upon entering school, the child should be taught through the medium of his own language and should have a special intensive English (as a second language) course as well as a special course in Spanish for native speakers of Spanish. When the student's command of English reaches the point where he can study other courses in English, the shift can begin, usually with math and science, but the sequence of courses in Spanish for native speakers should continue throughout the school years. And in a truly bilingual setting, the English-speaking child should study oral Spanish and later study math or science using Spanish as the medium of instruction. Teachers should be knowledgeable in each language and should be familiar with the contrasts in sound and structure between Spanish and English. (HOD)