Effective Programs for Latino Students

by Slavin, Robert E.; Calderón, Margarita; Calderon, Margarita; Duran, Richard

• ISBN13: 9780805834130
• ISBN10: 0805834133
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-09-01
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbau

Summary

Latino (or Hispanic) children are one of the fastest-growing groups in U.S. schools today. On average, these students perform worse than Anglo students on measures of academic achievement and other measures of academic success, and their drop-out rate is high. There are schools of excellence among those serving Latino children, but the majority of these children are placed "at risk" by schools and community institutions unable to build on the cultural, personal, and linguistic strengths these children are likely to bring with them to school. Schools serving Latino students need programs based on high-quality research, capable of being replicated and adapted to local circumstances and needs. The purpose of this book is to present the current state of the art with respect to research on effective instructional programs for Latino students in elementary and secondary grades. Surprisingly, this has not been done before; there are many books on the situation of Latino students in U.S. schools, but none so far have reviewed research on the outcomes of programs designed to enhance the academic achievement of these students. The chapters represent a broad range of methodologies, from experimental to correlational to descriptive, and the solutions they propose are extremely diverse. Each examines, in its own way, programs and practices that are showing success. Together, they present a rich array of research-based effective programs that are practical, widely available, and likely to make a profound difference. What binds the chapters together is a shared belief that Latino students can succeed at the highest levels if they receive the quality of instruction they deserve, and a shared belief that reform of schools serving many Latino students is both possible and essential. This is a book filled with statistics, description, and reviews of research--but even more, it is filled with optimism about what schools for Latino students can be, and what these students will achieve. It is a highly relevant and useful resource for educators, policymakers, and researchers who want to use research to inform the decisions they make about how to help Latino students succeed in elementary and secondary schools, and beyond.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Effective Programs for Latino Students in Elementary and Middle Schools	1	(66)
Olatokunbo S. Fashola
Robert E. Slavin
Margarita Calderon
Richard Duran
Effective Dropout Prevention and College Attendance Programs for Latino Students	67	(34)
Olatokunbo S. Fashola
Robert E. Slavin
Effective Elementary, Middle, and High School Programs for Latino Youth	101	(24)
Anne Turnbaugh Lockwood
A Two-Way Bilingual Program: Promise, Practice, and Precautions	125	(46)
Margarita Calderon
Argelia Carreon
Improving Literacy Achievement for English Learners in Transitional Bilingual Programs	171	(36)
William M. Saunders
Effects of Bilingual and English-as-a-Second-Language Adaptations of Success for All on the Reading Achievement of Students Acquiring English	207	(24)
Robert E. Slavin
Nancy Madden
Ethnographic Studies of Exito Para Todos	231	(20)
Patricia L. Prado-Olmos
Judith Marquez
Curricula and Methodologies Used to Teach Spanish-Speaking Limited English Proficient Students to Read English	251	(56)
Margarita Calderon
The Factors That Place Latino Children and Youth at Risk of Educational Failure	307	(24)
Gilbert Narro Garcia
An Overview of the Educational Models Used to Explain the Academic Achievement of Latino Students: Implications for Research and Policies Into the New Millennium	331	(38)
Martha Montero-Sieburth
Michael Christian Batt
Author Index	369	(10)
Subject Index	379