Reviews of research focusing on the best-designed studies of quality bilingual programs yield positive results. What are they?
What will be an ideal response?
Researchers have never found bilingual programs to be harmful to students, and the programs are often beneficial for the achievement of Latino students in English as well as in subjects they learned in Spanish. Bilingual education can also increase students' self-esteem. Also, the learning of a second language is facilitated by skills in one's native language. Cooperative learning programs have been particularly effective both in improving the outcomes of Spanish reading instruction and in helping bilingual students make a successful transition to English-only instruction.
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A) teacher planning space B) traffic patterns C) noise levels D) accommodations for the active nature of children
Differentiation strategies that may assist children in literacy development include all of the following EXCEPT:?
A. ?flexible grouping. B. ?learning contracts. C. ?permanent tracking. D. ?interest centers.
Miss Corkum is not sure how to arrange the seating for her conference with the Lamberts, due to their recent divorce. She wants to avoid an awkward seating arrangement and help the conference run as smoothly as possible. What is the best solution to her dilemma?
A. have chairs set out at separate tables and push the tables together to create a wide space between parents B. put a large desk between the parents so they are facing one another with the teacher in the middle C. place child-sized chairs at both ends of a long table to help the parents realize they cannot bring their conflicts into the conference D. put chairs off to the side and let each parent move the chairs closer or further apart as he or she sees fit
What terms does the Council for Exceptional Children use to refer to emotional disturbances?
What will be an ideal response?