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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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The ESL Component of Bilingual Education in Practice: Critical Descriptions of Bilingual Classrooms and Programs. Editors' Introduction.
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Cisneros, Rene; Leone, Beti – Bilingual Research Journal, 1995
Introduces this special volume that seeks to provide insiders' reflective views of a wide range of bilingual education programs, with the aim of catalyzing dialog and reform. Provides demographic background on speakers of minority languages in the United States and in schools, and on needs and problems related to the education of…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Demography, Dropouts, Elementary Secondary Education
A K-5 Bilingual Resource Room: The First Year.
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Leone, Beti – Bilingual Research Journal, 1995
Describes the development and first year of a bilingual resource room in an Illinois elementary school. Discusses school and community context, students, and staff. Details resource room practices and activities for each grade, K-5, as well as multigrade activities. Outlines program problems--many related to staff attitudes and communication--and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Educational Practices, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)
A Self-Contained First and Second Grade Bilingual Classroom in the Midwest.
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Leone, Beti – Bilingual Research Journal, 1995
Describes a self-contained bilingual primary classroom in a nonsupportive school environment. Details educational practices and activities related to social and academic English, use of both languages for instruction, development of reading and writing in English and Spanish, and home-school connections. Discusses the need for staff development in…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Bilingual Education Programs, Educational Environment, Educational Practices