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Selected Thomas and Collier Research Sources-- (including those available on the Internet as of Jan. 2009) Books, Book-Length Monographs and Book Chapters Collier, V.P., & Thomas, W.P. (2007). Predicting second language academic success in English using the Prism Model. In J. Cummins & C. Davison (Eds.), International handbook of English language teaching, Part 1 (pp. 333-348). New York: Springer.
Ovando, C.J., Combs, M.C. & Collier, V.P. (2006). Bilingual and ESL classrooms: Teaching in multicultural contexts (4th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.
The Thomas and Collier 2002 national study, funded by the U.S. Dept. of Education, may be found at: Thomas, W.P., & Collier, V.P. (2002). A national study of school effectiveness for language minority students' long-term academic achievement. Santa Cruz, CA: Center for Research on Education, Diversity and Excellence, University of California-Santa Cruz. http://repositories.cdlib.org/crede/finalrpts/1_1_final or http://crede.berkeley.edu/research/crede/research/llaa/1.1_final.html
Thomas, W.P., & Collier, V.P. (2000). Accelerated schooling for all students: Research findings on education in multilingual communities. In S. Shaw (Ed.), Intercultural education in European classrooms. Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom: Trentham Books.
Collier, V.P., & Thomas, W.P. (1999a). Developmental bilingual education. In F. Genesee (Ed.), Program alternatives for linguistically and culturally diverse students (pp. 19-24). Santa Cruz, CA: Center for Research on Education, Diversity and Excellence. http://www.cal.org/crede/pubs/edpracreports.html#8
Thomas, W.P. & Collier, V.P. (1998). Assessment and evaluation. In C.J. Ovando & V.P. Collier, Bilingual and ESL Classrooms: Teaching in multicultural contexts (2nd edition). New York: McGraw-Hill.
The Thomas and Collier 1997 national research study summary may be found at: Thomas, W.P. & Collier, V.P. (1997a). School effectiveness for language minority students. National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition (NCELA) Resource Collection Series, No. 9, December 1997.
Collier, V.P. (1995). Promoting academic success for ESL students: Understanding second language acquisition for school. Woodside, NY: New Jersey Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages -Bilingual Educators. To order: www.bastosbooks.com Bastos Educational Publications, P.O. Box 770-443, Woodside, NY 11377 or phone 800-662-0301; fax 718-997-6445.
Professional Journal Articles
Collier, V.P., Thomas, W.P., & Tinajero, J.V. (2006). From remediation to enrichment: Transforming Texas schools through dual language education. TABE Journal, 9(1), 23-34. http://www.tabe.org, then select “TABE Journals” and then “2006” from the menu, and then scroll to page 28 in the PDF file.
Collier, V.P., & Thomas, W.P. (2005). The beauty of dual language education. TABE Journal, 8(1), 1-6. http://www.tabe.org, then select “TABE Journals” and then “2005” from the menu, and then scroll to page 7 in the PDF file.
Collier, V.P., & Thomas, W.P. (2004). The astounding effectiveness of dual language education for all. NABE Journal of Research and Practice, 2(1), 1-20. http://njrp.tamu.edu/2004.htm or http://njrp.tamu.edu/2004/PDFs/Collier.pdf
Thomas, W.P. & Collier, V.P. (2003a). The multiple benefits of dual language. Educational Leadership, 61(2), 61-64. October 2003. http://www.ascd.org/ASCD/pdf/journals/ed_lead/el200310_thomas.pdf
Thomas, W. P. & Collier, V.P. (2003b). Reforming education policies for English learners: Research evidence from U.S. schools. The Multilingual Educator, 4(1), 16-19. (Semiannual journal published by the California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE), Covina, CA. See http://www.bilingualeducation.org/resources_public_educator.php for archived issues as they are added.
Collier, V.P. & Thomas, W.P. (2002). Reforming education policies for English learners means better schools for all. The State Education Standard, 3(1), 30-36. (The quarterly journal of the National Association of State Boards of Education, Alexandria, VA). [Vol. 3, No. 1 (Winter 2002) issue]. Article description only at http://www.nasbe.org/index.php/pub-archive/journal-archive/267-ses-tcfasc and scroll down.
Collier, V.P., & Thomas, W.P. (2001a). Educating linguistically and culturally diverse students in correctional settings. The Journal of Correctional Education, 52 (2), 68-73. ERIC Document #EJ627570. http://www.nwlincs.org/correctional_education/articles/educating-linguist-collier.pdf
Thomas, W.P., & Collier, V.P. (1999b). Accelerated schooling for English language learners. Educational Leadership, 56(7), 46-49. http://www.ascd.org/ASCD/pdf/journals/ed_lead/el199904_thomas.pdf
Collier, V.P., & Thomas, W.P. (1999c, August/September). Making U.S. schools effective for English language learners, Part 1. TESOL Matters, 9(4), 1, 6. www.tesol.org/s_tesol/index.asp and then, within the TESOL web site, navigate to the TESOL Matters article archive by clicking on the following links in succession: Publications -> More Serials Info. -> Tesol Matters ->Articles from TESOL Matters -> TESOL Matters Archive 1999 . Finally, scroll down to “Making U.S. Schools Effective…..Part I.”
Collier, V.P., & Thomas, W.P. (1999d, October/November). Making U.S. schools effective for English language learners, Part 2. TESOL Matters, 9(5), 1, 6. www.tesol.org/s_tesol/index.asp and then, within the TESOL web site, navigate to the TESOL Matters article archive by clicking on the following links in succession: Publications -> More Serials Info. -> Tesol Matters ->Articles from TESOL Matters -> TESOL Matters Archive 1999 . Finally, scroll down to “Making U.S. Schools Effective…..Part II.”
Collier, V.P., & Thomas, W.P. (1999e, December/January). Making U.S. schools effective for English language learners, Part 3. TESOL Matters, 9(6), 1, 10. www.tesol.org/s_tesol/index.asp and then, within the TESOL web site, navigate to the TESOL Matters article archive by clicking on the following links in succession: Publications -> More Serials Info. -> Tesol Matters ->Articles from TESOL Matters -> TESOL Matters Archive 1999 . Finally, scroll down to “Making U.S. Schools Effective…..Part III.”
Thomas, W.P., & Collier, V.P. (1997b). Two languages are better than one. Educational Leadership, 55(4), 23-26. http://www.ascd.org/ASCD/pdf/journals/ed_lead/el199712_thomas.pdf
Collier, V.P. (1995). Acquiring a second language for school. Directions in Language and Education, Volume 1, Number 4, Fall 1995. Washington, DC: National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition (NCELA). 1995_Acquiring-a-Second-Language-for-School_DLE4.pdf
Thomas, W.P., Collier, V.P., & Abbott, M. (1993). Academic achievement through Japanese, Spanish, or French: The first two years of partial immersion. Modern Language Journal, 77, 170-179. 1993-Su_MLJ_v77-2_Thomas-Collier-Abbott.pdf
Collier, V.P. (1992a). A synthesis of studies examining long-term language minority student data on academic achievement. Bilingual Research Journal, 16(1-2), 187-212. 1992-Winter_BRJ_Synthesis-of-Studies-Long-Term-LM-Achievement_16_12_collier.pdf
Thomas, W.P. (1992). An analysis of the research methodology of the Ramirez study. Bilingual Research Journal, 16(1-2), 213-245. 1992_Winter_BRJ_vol16_Analysis-of-Ramirez-Study-Methodology_16_12_thomas.pdf
Collier, V.P. (1992b). The Canadian bilingual immersion debate: A synthesis of research findings. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 14(1), 87-97. See http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=SLA for information on access for archived issues.
Collier, V.P. (1989a). How long? A synthesis of research on academic achievement in second language. TESOL Quarterly, 23, 509-531. See http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/sec_document.asp?CID=209&DID=2582 for access to article – abstract is free but TESOL charges a fee for full-text access (free to TESOL Quarterly subscribers). TESOL also makes articles available for a fee on CD-ROM at: http://www.tesol.org/pubs/magz/tqd.html .
Collier, V.P. & Thomas, W.P. (1989). How quickly can immigrants become proficient in school English? Journal of Educational Issues of Language Minority Students, 5, 26-38.
Collier, V.P. (1988). The effect of age on acquisition of a second language for school. Washington, DC: National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition. . 1988_Effect-of-Age-on_Acquisition-of_L2-for-School_Collier-02aage.pdf
Collier, V.P. (1987). Age and rate of acquisition of second language for academic purposes. TESOL Quarterly, 21, 617-641. See http://www.tesol.org/s_tesol/sec_document.asp?CID=209&DID=2582 for access to article – abstract is free but TESOL charges a fee for full-text access (free to TESOL Quarterly subscribers). TESOL also makes articles available for a fee on CD-ROM at: http://www.tesol.org/pubs/magz/tqd.html .
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