A field study of two programs designed for preparing the resident, non-English-speaking child of Spanish culture to meet first-grade requirements in one year

The purpose of this field study was to demonstrate (1) that it is possible for a majority of a group of beginners chosen at random and composed of resident, non-English-speaking children of Spanish culture to attain by the end of the year, the grade level expected of any English-speaking group of beginners so chosen; and (2) that by conducting a pre-school summer program in communities where the administration feels there is a shortage of teachers adequately prepared, this summer program will enable the beginning non-English-speaking child to acquire the basic vocabulary necessary for successfully completing the first grade in one year. [...]