Bilingual

Study examines role of bilingualism in children's development

7 Feb 2012

( Society for Research in Child Development ) A Canadian study looked at monolingual and bilingual six year-olds on three verbal tasks and one nonverbal task of executive control. The study found that different factors were responsible for the language- and non-language-related outcomes of bilingualism than found in previous research. This study is also unique in that it controlled for other ...

Bilingual classes try to push Latinos toward college

3 Feb 2012

Four high schools in Southern California are offering math and science courses using online curriculum from Mexico to get more Latino students to meet requirements to go to college. On the first day of the semester, Sylmar High math teacher Cesar Fuentes wasted no time: " Ven, tomen una computadora ," he said. "Go grab a laptop."

HISD's Grier pledges to improve bilingual education

2 Feb 2012

HISD's Grier pledges to improve bilingual education Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 11:29 p.m., Wednesday, February 1, 2012 Only 30 percent of the district's students with limited English skills graduate high school with their class - a rate that places HISD at the bottom ...