The Relationship between Elementary School Foreign Language Study in Grades Three through Five and Academic Achievement on the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) and the Fourth-grade Louisiana Educational Assessment Program for the 21st Century (LEAP 21) Test

The passage of the federal educational legislation, No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, established foreign languages as a core curricular content area. Nonetheless, educational policy makers at the state and local levels often opt to allocate greater resources and give instructional priority to cont...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Taylor-Ward, Carolyn Joyce
Other Authors: Robert C. Lafayette
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: LSU 2003
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Online Access:http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-1103103-111054/