The Standards Connection - A National Perspective

The Standards Connection - A National Perspective

What Should I Do When I have Native Speakers of the Language 
I Am Teaching in My Classroom ?

There are a number of publications that address the challenge of teaching a student with some proficiency in the target language of your classroom. The newest publication from ACTFL is based on an extensive research project conducted in the inner city schools of New York City.

2000 ACTFL Foreign Language Series Volume - Edited by John Webb and Barbara Miller, this volume is entitled Teaching Heritage Language Learners: Voices from the Classroom.  It is based on the work of the ACTFL/Hunter College Project entitled Collaborative Teacher Education Program: A Model for Second Language Instruction for Inner City Schools.  
The development team conceptualized and designed a program to prepare teachers of foreign languages to work more effectively with heritage language learners.  This book is the product of their insights, sensitivity, dedication, know-how, and classroom experience.  

 In addition, two new publications are available from the Center For Applied Linguistics (www.cal.org):

Educating Hispanic Students: Obstacles and Avenues to Improved Academic Achievement  
This new report from CREDE examines factors that must be considered in the development of effective educational programs that serve Hispanic students. It provides a synthesis of the research on the education of Hispanic students, summarizing the problems confronting them and suggesting possible practices and solutions for approaching them.  

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