Educating language-minority children / Diane August and Kenji Hakuta, editors ; Committee on Developing a Research Agenda on the Education of Limited-English-Proficient and Bilingual Students, Board on Children, Youth, and Families, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council, Institute of Medicine.

Other author August, Diane.
Other author Hakuta, Kenji.
Other author National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Developing a Research Agenda on the Education of Limited-English-Proficient and Bilingual Students.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : National Academy Press,
Descriptionx, 118 p. ; 24 cm.
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Subjects
Linguistic minorities--Education. --United States. --Evaluation.
Education, Bilingual--United States. --Evaluation.
English language--Study and teaching. --United States. --Evaluation.
Second language acquisition.

Contents Overview. Purpose and scope of the report. Terminology. Background. Organization of the report -- Bilingualism and second-language learning. Findings. Implications -- Cognitive aspects of school learning : literacy development and content learning. Findings. Implications -- The social context of school learning. Findings. Implications -- Student assessment. Findings. Implications -- Program evaluation. Findings. Implications -- Studies of school and classroom effectiveness. Findings. Implications.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 91-111).
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 97045429
ISBN0309064147 (pbk.)

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