An Experiment in Second-Language Instruction of Beginning Indian Children in New Mexican Public Schools

Author

LeRoy Condie

Publication Date

5-31-1961

Abstract

It was the purpose of this study to determine whether, and to what degree, the quality of instruction of non-English-speaking beginning Indian children could be improved by the (1) elaboration of the curriculum of selected beginning classrooms to provide wider learning experiences for the children, and (2) acquainting the teachers of these classrooms with aids, skills, and techniques judged to be effective in teaching oral English to Indian children and in promoting readiness for reading.

The study, as is seen, was in actuality an experiment in curriculum building and teacher education focused upon a specific instructional problem, namely: teaching a second language to Indian children.

Document Type

Dissertation

Language

English

Degree Name

Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education

Level of Degree

Doctoral

Department Name

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy

First Committee Member (Chair)

Miles Vernon Zintz

Second Committee Member

Chester C. Travelstead

Third Committee Member

Henry Carleton Ellis

Recommended Citation

Condie, LeRoy. "An Experiment in Second-Language Instruction of Beginning Indian Children in New Mexican Public Schools." (1961). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/educ_teelp_etds/260