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Papers On Special Populations & Conditions
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Bilingual Education And ESL – Article Reviews
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A 5 page paper. Four articles are reviewed providing the author's main points and a brief summary of the article. Two articles focus on bilingual education – one provides an argument opposing bilingual education, the other supports bilingual education. The other two articles reviewed address teaching English as a second language. Each offers ideas for the teacher to use. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PGeslbil.rtf
Bilingual Education in the Elementary Years
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This 4 page paper addresses both political and practical issues in respect to bilingual programs. Immersion education is discussed as well as codeswitching training. An example of a classroom that integrates bilingual education is provided. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA341bi.rtf
Bilingual Education – The Controversy
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This 8 page paper explains the controversy regarding bilingual education, a controversy that has lasted for more than 30 years. As the writer points out, research studies regarding the impact of bilingual education on the academic learning of participants is contradictory. Some studies demonstrate great benefits while others suggest it does more harm that good. Some of the research is reported in this paper. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: PGbil3.rtf
Bilingual Education – The Debate Rages On
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Bilingual Education – The Debate Rages On: This 16-page essay details the plethora of issues surrounding the much-debated topic of bilingual education. Elements germane to its effects; overall cost; types of programs; pertinent legislation, and the like are also discussed. Some observers suggest that parents and educators don’t yet have the information they need to make a good decision relevant to bilingual programs. However, being uninformed has never stopped anyone from voicing his opinion. Bibliography lists 10 sources. SNBiling.doc
Filename: SNBiling.doc
Bilingual Education/ESL is Best
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A 5 page research paper that discusses the superiority of ESL instruction in bilingual education over a bilingual approach that makes use of the student's native language in the process of learning English. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: khesl.rtf
Bilingual Education/Issue Pro & Con
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A 6 page research paper that includes a 1 page abstract. This research offers a limited review of the literature pertaining to the national debate concerning the value and effectiveness of bilingual education versus the methodology varied by those who opposed bilingual education, those advocating "English-only" or "English-immersion." The writer defines the parameters of this debate and then reviews the results of a number of recent studies on English-learner instruction, before offering a personal position on these issues. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khelldeb.rtf
Black Teen Male & ADHD
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A 5 page research paper that discusses academic achievement in adolescent African American males and relates this to the under-treatment of this disorder in the African American population. The writer further argues that conduct disorder is over-diagnosed in this population. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: khaamen.rtf
Brain Research and Technology in the Classroom
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A 4 page paper discussing some of the discoveries of recent brain research and how that information can be used in the classroom, specifically how teachers can use technology to take advantage of students’ specific stage of brain development. The bottom line is that the use of technology not only can assist in maximizing the benefit a child receives while in a specific state of brain development, it also can be used to signal the teacher that the same child may be moving into the next developmental stage, and that it is time that his lessons be altered. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KSeduBrainRes.rtf
Brainstorming As Pre-Reading Exercise In ESL Classrooms
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A 5 page paper. One of the many challenges the teacher faces when teaching non-English speaking students reading skills is context. The ESL student has a limited English vocabulary, which means that even if students are able to decode words, they may have no context of what they are reading. Brainstorming is one of the techniques being used as a pre-reading exercise in ESL classrooms to help students understand what they are about to read. This paper explains the brainstorming technique and the reasons for using it. Examples are also included. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PGbrnses.rtf
