NABE Review of Research and Practice

The National Association of Bilingual Education (NABE) published electronic issues of Volumes 1 and 2 of the NABE Journal of Research and Practice to offer archival records of 2002 and 2003 NABE conferences presentations. Beginning with Volume 3,

Virginia Gonzalez, Josefina Tinajero

Contents: V. Gonzalez, Editor's Note. Part I: Research.S. Krashen, The Acquisition of Academic English by Children in Two-Way Programs: What Does the Research Say? I. Alanis, J.V. Tinajero, Early Reading Strategies for First-Grade Spanish-Speaking Students Attending a Bilingual Spanish/English Education Program. L. Rodriguez, B.J. Irby, G. Brown, R. Lara-Alecio, M.M. Galloway, An Analysis of Second Grade Reading Achievement Related to Pre-Kindergarten Montessori and Transitional Bilingual Eduation. V. Gonzalez, Cultural, Linguistic, and Socioeconomic Factors Influencing Monolingual and Bilingual Children's Cognitive Development. Part II: Applied Education/Action Research.J. Castellano, M. Pinkos, A Rationale for Connecting Dual Language Programs With Gifted Education. A.A. Hersi, Educational Challenges and Sociocultural Experiences of Somali Students in an Urban High School. R. Bruhn, B.J. Irby, M. Lou, W.T. Thweatt, III, R. Lara-Alecio, A Model for Training Bilingual School Counselors. Part III: Position Papers and Reflections.S. Krashen, Let's Tell the Public the Truth About Bilingual Education.