This report evaluates a program, in its first year of funding, which provides instruction in English as a second language, native language arts for Haitian and Spanish-speaking students, bilingual classes in mathematics, science, social studies, and typing in Creole/French in a high school in Brooklyn, New York. The program's major goal is to…

Traces the historical background of language diversity in the United States. Argues that the desire to maintain English as the common language of the United States will be brought about more effectively through the American tradition of persuasion and democracy than through linguistic legislation. (ARH)

Describes a one-year research project in a Western Australia primary school in a low socioeconomic area, which has a Khmer-English bilingual program to develop and extend children's English and Khmer language and literacy. Discusses findings concerning the children's written progress in both languages, and children's perceptions of their identity…

The contributions made by Hispanic people to the development of the United States were emphasized through the use of a model bilingual/bicultural program produced by the Del Pueblo Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. (Author/RK)

Confusion, misinterpretations, and conflicting theoretical beliefs seem to be characteristic of language assessment practices. Much of the confusion and misrepresentation are due to the great variety of terms used in the language assessment process and to incomplete definitions of these terms and their operations. In an attempt to clarify the…

Contained in this paper are the 6 steps that the U.S. Office of Education (OE) has taken, or will be taking, to achieve the impact called for by OE's 1971 Indian Education Task Force. First, OE has amended its policy to include a special focus on American Indian education within the agency. Second, OE is developing certain management procedures to…

Reviews 3 books (1 German, 2 English) on bilingual schools. Reports on plans, goals, and results of the research and experiments carried out in schools where the bilingual program was introduced at an early level. Results are evaluated for their bearing on further bilingual schooling. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Follow Through Program projects for American Indian children are discussed. (DB)

Study of the schools of foreign nations who have educational problems similar to those of the United States will provide some insight into our schools' needs. (CK)

This article is in French, with no translation provided. (RT)

Papers presented by panelists at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference for the Social Studies are reprinted. Titles are: "Why the Focus on Immigration,""The Historical Process of Immigration,""Major Areas of Immigration Concern,""Human Implications of Immigration Law and Policies,""Refugee vs. Immigrant," and "How Educational Agencies Serve…

A Swedish linguist talks about his work and the role of reading and writing in helping immigrants achieve full bilingualism. (FL)