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Greetings once again:
This is in response to colleagues having some difficulties in accessing
yesterday's editorial, Lessons Tailored for Texas Students, which addresses
the success of limited English proficient students in Texas' bilingual
programs. I changed the URL to reflect yesterday's date. I hope it will be
of help.
http://www.austin360.com/statesman/editions/wednesday/editorial_3.html
All of the best.
Stan
> Dr. Estanislao [ Stan ] Medina-Seidner
> Program Director
> Program Evaluation Unit
> Office for the Education of Special Populations
> Texas Education Agency
> 1701 N. Congress Avenue
> Austin, Texas 78701-1494
> (512) 475-3489
> La langue c'est la clef.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Seidner, Stan
> Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2000 1:51 PM
> To: 'nifl-esl@nifl.gov'
> Cc: Cardenas, Oscar; Seidner, Maria
> Subject: RE: [NIFL-ESL:4890] Re: NYTimes article on Bilingual
> Education
>
> Greetings:
>
> Thank you all for sharing your views. As representatives of the agency, we
> cannot take an official stance. However, we draw your attention to the
> editorial Lessons Tailored for Texas Children which appeared in today's
> Austin American Statesman, August 23, 2000. Please click on the URL to
> view the text or view one of the attachments below.
> [http://www.austin360.com/statesman/editions/today/editorial_3.html]. If
> you are looking at this e-mail tomorrow, change the today part of the URL
> to wednesday. Our Texas Successful Schools Study profiles the successful
> programs, practices, and outcomes of seven sites serving limited English
> proficient students. The Study is a product of the Commissioner's Research
> Initiative. We anticipate that this unprecedented study will be available
> on the web by the end of August. If you are interested in receiving our
> handout from a presentation at NABE as an e-mail attachment , and/or being
> included on our notification list when the study appears on the web,
> please let us know.
>
> Stan
>
>
> Dr. Estanislao [ Stan ] Medina-Seidner
> Program Director
> Program Evaluation Unit
> Office for the Education of Special Populations
> Texas Education Agency
> 1701 N. Congress Avenue
> Austin, Texas 78701-1494
> (512) 475-3489
> La langue c'est la clef.
>
> <<Lessons Learned.htm>> <<Lessons Learned2.txt>> <<Lessons
> Learned3.htm>>
>
>
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<i>Editorial Board</i><br>
Austin American-Statesman<br>
Wednesday, August 23, 2000<br>
<p>
New results on standardized tests in California pose an important =
question for Texas and other states about the best way to educate =
non-English speaking schoolchildren: bilingual education or immersion?
<p>
In California, Spanish-speaking students enrolled in English-only -- =
or immersion -- courses made striking gains over the past two years on =
reading, math and other tests. In some cases, those students =
outperformed their peers in traditional bilingual programs, which =
instruct students in their native language while gradually introducing =
them to English. Students must receive a waiver to enroll in a =
bilingual program.
<p>
Those results should not be ignored, though they require further study =
to determine whether smaller class sizes also contributed to academic =
gains.=20
<p>
But before immersing Texas' 556,000 public school students who speak =
limited or no English in the cold waters of English-only courses, =
consider that Texas' bilingual programs generally are working. Indeed, =
Texas bilingual education programs offer lessons for California, =
Arizona, Colorado, New York and other states wrestling with the issue.
<p>
In those states, horror stories abound about children languishing in =
bilingual classes for most -- if not all -- of their school careers, =
even reaching high school unable to speak, read or write English. Those =
kids no doubt are on a slow track to graduation or to college, but on a =
fast track to street-sweeping. In the United States, English =
proficiency and literacy are essential. Without such skills, students =
are destined to low-level jobs, poverty or worse.
<p>
<B>Texas lessons</B>
<p>
<p>
<p>
In Texas, if they begin their bilingual studies in kindergarten, most =
non-English speaking students move from bilingual education to regular =
courses by fourth grade. It is rare for children to reach middle or =
high school and remain in bilingual courses, says Maria Medina Seidner, =
director of bilingual education for the Texas Education Agency.
<p>
State law requires school districts to offer bilingual education in =
elementary grades if 20 or more students in any one grade speak limited =
or no English. But schools are not required to offer bilingual =
education beyond fifth grade. After that, schools are required to =
provide an English as a Second Language program, which instructs =
students primarily in English with some of their native language used =
to reinforce lessons.
<p>
Last spring, more than half of third-graders who spoke limited English =
took the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills test in English; three out =
of four passed. Those students -- now fourth-graders -- are in regular =
education courses this fall.=20
<p>
The third-graders who took the TAAS in Spanish had about the same =
passage rates. Most of those students will stay in bilingual education =
this year, but will shift to regular courses in fifth grade.=20
<p>
<B>Local control</B>
<p>
<p>
<p>
One size does not fit all. That is why Texas allows its 1,229 =
districts to design their own bilingual programs. The state holds =
districts accountable for results by testing all students on the TAAS; =
non-English speakers take either a Spanish or English TAAS, plus a =
reading proficiency test measuring annual progress in English.
<p>
Most districts, such as Austin, have chosen traditional bilingual =
programs. Some of them, including Ysleta Independent School District in =
El Paso, are among the best in the state. But others -- dissatisfied =
with traditional bilingual programs -- are offering cafeteria plans.
<p>
In Houston, the district offers its limited-English speakers =
everything from immersion courses -- with virtually no native-language =
instruction -- to traditional bilingual programs. The district requires =
at least 30 minutes of English in pre-kindergarten and 1 1/2 hours in =
other grades.=20
<p>
Corpus Christi not only offers traditional bilingual programs, but =
two-way education in which Spanish and English have equal time. =
English-speaking kids are immersed in Spanish half the day, while =
Spanish-speakers are immersed in English.
<p>
By allowing local districts and educators to answer the question of =
what works best for their students -- and keeping bilingual education =
out of the political process -- Texas has avoided the cultural wars =
waged in California. Bilingual education was outlawed there two years =
ago. Meanwhile, Texas has crafted a bilingual education system that is =
doing exactly what it is supposed to do -- transition students to =
English while strengthening their basic skills.
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<i>Editorial Board</i><br>
Austin American-Statesman<br>
Wednesday, August 23, 2000<br>
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New results on standardized tests in California pose an important =
question for Texas and other states about the best way to educate =
non-English speaking schoolchildren: bilingual education or immersion?
<p>
In California, Spanish-speaking students enrolled in English-only -- =
or immersion -- courses made striking gains over the past two years on =
reading, math and other tests. In some cases, those students =
outperformed their peers in traditional bilingual programs, which =
instruct students in their native language while gradually introducing =
them to English. Students must receive a waiver to enroll in a =
bilingual program.
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Those results should not be ignored, though they require further study =
to determine whether smaller class sizes also contributed to academic =
gains.=20
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But before immersing Texas' 556,000 public school students who speak =
limited or no English in the cold waters of English-only courses, =
consider that Texas' bilingual programs generally are working. Indeed, =
Texas bilingual education programs offer lessons for California, =
Arizona, Colorado, New York and other states wrestling with the issue.
<p>
In those states, horror stories abound about children languishing in =
bilingual classes for most -- if not all -- of their school careers, =
even reaching high school unable to speak, read or write English. Those =
kids no doubt are on a slow track to graduation or to college, but on a =
fast track to street-sweeping. In the United States, English =
proficiency and literacy are essential. Without such skills, students =
are destined to low-level jobs, poverty or worse.
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<p>
<p>
In Texas, if they begin their bilingual studies in kindergarten, most =
non-English speaking students move from bilingual education to regular =
courses by fourth grade. It is rare for children to reach middle or =
high school and remain in bilingual courses, says Maria Medina Seidner, =
director of bilingual education for the Texas Education Agency.
<p>
State law requires school districts to offer bilingual education in =
elementary grades if 20 or more students in any one grade speak limited =
or no English. But schools are not required to offer bilingual =
education beyond fifth grade. After that, schools are required to =
provide an English as a Second Language program, which instructs =
students primarily in English with some of their native language used =
to reinforce lessons.
<p>
Last spring, more than half of third-graders who spoke limited English =
took the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills test in English; three out =
of four passed. Those students -- now fourth-graders -- are in regular =
education courses this fall.=20
<p>
The third-graders who took the TAAS in Spanish had about the same =
passage rates. Most of those students will stay in bilingual education =
this year, but will shift to regular courses in fifth grade.=20
<p>
<B>Local control</B>
<p>
<p>
<p>
One size does not fit all. That is why Texas allows its 1,229 =
districts to design their own bilingual programs. The state holds =
districts accountable for results by testing all students on the TAAS; =
non-English speakers take either a Spanish or English TAAS, plus a =
reading proficiency test measuring annual progress in English.
<p>
Most districts, such as Austin, have chosen traditional bilingual =
programs. Some of them, including Ysleta Independent School District in =
El Paso, are among the best in the state. But others -- dissatisfied =
with traditional bilingual programs -- are offering cafeteria plans.
<p>
In Houston, the district offers its limited-English speakers =
everything from immersion courses -- with virtually no native-language =
instruction -- to traditional bilingual programs. The district requires =
at least 30 minutes of English in pre-kindergarten and 1 1/2 hours in =
other grades.=20
<p>
Corpus Christi not only offers traditional bilingual programs, but =
two-way education in which Spanish and English have equal time. =
English-speaking kids are immersed in Spanish half the day, while =
Spanish-speakers are immersed in English.
<p>
By allowing local districts and educators to answer the question of =
what works best for their students -- and keeping bilingual education =
out of the political process -- Texas has avoided the cultural wars =
waged in California. Bilingual education was outlawed there two years =
ago. Meanwhile, Texas has crafted a bilingual education system that is =
doing exactly what it is supposed to do -- transition students to =
English while strengthening their basic skills.
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