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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778645903321

Titolo

Educating language-minority children [[electronic resource] /] / 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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1998

ISBN

0-309-17427-9

1-282-08223-X

9786612082238

0-309-51762-1

0-585-02532-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (128 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

AugustDiane

HakutaKenji

Disciplina

370.117/5/0973

Soggetti

Linguistic minorities - Education - United States - Evaluation

Education, Bilingual - United States - Evaluation

English language - Study and teaching - United States - Evaluation

Second language acquisition

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-111).

Nota di contenuto

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.