Basic FLES* References

AATF Policy Statement on K-12 FL Programs. (1998) Carbondale, IL.

AATF FLES* Brochure. Carbondale, IL.
AATF FLES* Video: Forward with FLES*. Carbondale, IL.

ACTFL Performance Guidelines K-12 Learners. (1998) Alexandria, VA.

Chamot, A.U. (2003) ELementary Immersion Learning Strategies Resource Guide, 2^nd ed. Washington, DC: NCLRC.

Curtain, H., C.A. Dahlberg. (2004) Languages and Children: Making the Match. 3^rd ed. Glenview, IL: Pearson/Prentice Hall.

Lipton, G. (2004) Practical Handbook to FLES* Programs. 4^th ed. Kensington, MD: Blueprints for Learning.

--(2005) "Foreign Languages in the Elementary School?" Radio script of FL series: Talkin' the Talk, the Five Minute Linguist. www.cofc.edu/linguist
--(2003) "Foreign Language Instruction: What Principals Should Know." National Elem. Principals Assoc. Principal. Jan/Feb. 41-42.
--(2002) "The ABCs of Elementary School FL Programs: A Guide for Parents." National PTA: Our Children, (Nov.) 6, 9.
--(2001) A FLES* Guide for Administrators. 2^nd ed. Kensington, MD: Blueprints for Learning.

Lipton, G. (1998) A Celebration of FLES* Wright Group, McGraw-Hill.

Lipton, G., L. Lucietto, H. Saxon, eds. (2004) Success Stories: Promoting FLES* Programs. AATF: Carbondale, IL.

Rafferty, E. (1986) Second Language Study and Basic Skills in Louisiana. Baton Rouge, La: LA State Dept. of Education.

Standards for Foreign Language Learning in the 21^st Century. (1999) Alexandria, VA: ACTFL.

The Complete Curriculum. (2003) Washington DC: NASBE.

Taylor, C. (2003). 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 21^st Century (LEAP 21) Test. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University.

FLES* includes: Sequential FLES, Sequential FLEX, Exploratory, Immersion.