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ERIC Number: EJ528248
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ESL Applications for Hispanic Deaf Students.
Gerner de Garcia, Barbara A.
Bilingual Research Journal, v19 n3-4 p453-67 Sum-Fall 1995
Immigrant deaf students face multiple challenges in school as they frequently learn two new languages simultaneously: English and American Sign Language. Some have limited or no formal schooling experience. Describes units of study--one for Spanish-literate middle school students and one for elementary students with limited literacy skills--that use whole language strategies and thematic teaching. (Author/SV)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Deafness, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Hispanic Americans, Immigrants, Middle School Students, Second Language Instruction, Special Education, Units of Study, Whole Language Approach
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Note: Theme issue: "The ESL Component of Bilingual Education in Practice."