Effective Programs for Latino Students in Elementary and Middle Schools. Report No. 11

摘要

This report identifies programs that have proven to be effective and programs that show potential for improving academic achievement among Latino youth in the elementary and middle grades. This report targets not only programs specifically designed for this population, but also programs that have worked with other children and that have been disseminated with Latino children. In addition to a large ERIC search, National Diffusion Network validated programs and Title VII Academic Excellence Award programs were contacted for their evidence of effectiveness. Types of programs reviewed include schoolwide reform programs such as Accelerated Schools, School Development Program, Success for All, and Consistency Management and Cooperative Discipline; curriculum specific programs such as QUASAR, Cognitively Guided Curriculum, Project SEED, Program Approach to Writing, and Math in Context; cooperative learning methods such as BCIRC, Complex Instruction/Finding Out/Descubrimiento, STAD, TGT, and Jigsaw; and tutorial programs such as Reading Recovery, Descubriendo La Lectura, and HOSTS. Criteria for inclusion included evidence of effectiveness, replicability, and evaluation or application with Latino students.