Little School of the 400
Encyclopedia
The Little School of the 400 was created in 1957 to meet the educational needs of Spanish
speaking children in Texas
. The goal of the program was to teach 400 basic English
words to help Spanish-speaking children to manage instruction given in English in the regular public educational system.
LULAC Council 60, of Houston, Texas
, piloted the program.
The pedagogy
of the "Little School" was used to model programs as the Bilingual Education Act
, Head Start, Texas Child Migrant Program, and Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
.
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
speaking children in Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. The goal of the program was to teach 400 basic English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
words to help Spanish-speaking children to manage instruction given in English in the regular public educational system.
LULAC Council 60, of Houston, Texas
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
, piloted the program.
The pedagogy
Pedagogy
Pedagogy is the study of being a teacher or the process of teaching. The term generally refers to strategies of instruction, or a style of instruction....
of the "Little School" was used to model programs as the Bilingual Education Act
Bilingual Education Act
The Bilingual Education Act, Title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1968 was the first piece of United States federal legislation that recognized the needs of Limited English Speaking Ability students. The BEA was introduced in 1967 by Texas senator Ralph Yarborough and was...
, Head Start, Texas Child Migrant Program, and Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act , is a United States federal statute enacted April 11, 1965. It was passed as a part of President Lyndon B. Johnson's "War on Poverty" and has been the most far-reaching federal legislation affecting education ever passed by Congress...
.