NABE News, 1996-1997.

Overview & Synopsis

The eight issues of the newsletter of the National Association for Bilingual Education contain articles on these topics in relation to bilingual education: federal policy and policy formation; teacher qualifications; the English-only movement; parent involvement; reading instruction; the effect of foreign-language schools on children's acculturation; education of American Indians; Asian/Pacific education concerns; cultural literacy; federal resource allocation; global learning networks; early childhood education; pre-literate older (late elementary/secondary school) students; learning culture through children's literature; electronic portfolios for student assessment; using graphic organizers for bilingual literacy education; communication with and within families; gifted education; Internet search tools; writing instruction; empowering language minority children in the mainstream; court litigation; learning strategy instruction; biculturalism; school-to-work programs; teacher education; and educational technology. Book reviews, resource listings, and professional announcements are also included in each issue. (MSE)