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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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Intensive Intervention in Reading Fluency for At-Risk Beginning Spanish Readers.
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De la Colina, Maria Guadalupe; Parker, Richard I.; Hasbrouck, Jan E.; Lara-Alecio, Raphael – Bilingual Research Journal, 2001
A study assessed an intensive fluency intervention for low-achieving at-risk beginning Spanish readers in grades 1-2. Data from 53 first- and second-graders in bilingual classrooms in southeast Texas indicated that implementing intensive reading fluency interventions in bilingual classrooms is feasible and valuable if conducted with fidelity and…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Bilingual Education, Grade 1, Grade 2
Inside Transitional Bilingual Classrooms: Accurately Describing the Language Learning Process.
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Bruce, Karen Leigh; Lara-Alecio, Rafael; Parker, Richard I.; Hasbrouck, Jane E.; Weaver, Laurie; Irby, Beverly – Bilingual Research Journal, 1997
A model designed to more accurately describe instructional processes in transitional bilingual classrooms had four dimensions: language content, language of instruction, communication mode, and activity structures. Testing of the observational tool in four fifth-grade transitional bilingual classrooms found high interrater reliability, a need for…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Classroom Observation Techniques, Educational Practices, Educational Research
A Pedagogical Model for Transitional English Bilingual Classrooms.
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Lara-Alecio, Rafael; Parker, Richard I. – Bilingual Research Journal, 1994
A pedagogical model for transitional English bilingual classrooms was developed to meet the goals of teacher training and guidance, program evaluation, and empirical validation of bilingual theories. The model defines and integrates theoretical principles useful for pedagogical application in four dimensions: activity structures, language of…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Classroom Communication, Educational Principles, Elementary Secondary Education