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Gomez, Pilar Astor – 1996
A study examined a program for advancement of students' literacy to improve their reading and writing skills. Subjects were seven fifth-grade bilingual students in a growing middle class community, located in a suburb of a large midwestern city. The problem of low reading and writing scores was documented in student writing samples, teacher…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Grade 5
Thomas, Thomas – 1999
This paper, written from the perspective of a classroom teacher who is also the child of immigrant parents, examines issues related to teaching reading to low-literate minority students for whom English is not their first language. The paper presents background issues, examines the process of language acquisition, and focuses on the following: the…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Classroom Environment