Journals
Irby, J. B., Tong, F., Lara-Alecio, R., & Meyer, D. (revision and resubmission). The critical nature of language of instruction compared to observed practices and high stakes tests in transitional bilingual classroom. Manuscript submitted to Research in the Schools .
Lara-Alecio, R., Tong, F., Irby, J. B., & Mathes, P. (under review). Teachers' pedagogical differences among bilingual and structured English immersion kindergarten classrooms in a randomized trial study. Manuscript submitted to Bilingual Research Journal .
Tong, F., Lara-Alecio, R., Irby, B., Mathes, P., & Kwok, O. (revision and resubmission). The nature of early academic oral English development: A comparative study of transitional bilingual and structured English immersion models. Manuscript submitted to American Educational Research Journal.
Chaney, B. H., Eddy, J. M., Dorman, S. M., Glessner, L., Green, B. L., & Lara-Alecio, R. (2007). A Primer on Quality Indicators of Distance Education . Health Promotion Practice OnlineFirst , October.
Chaney, B. H., Eddy, J. M., Dorman, S. M., Glessner, L., Green, B. L., & Lara-Alecio, R. (2007). Development of an Instrument to Assess Student Opinions of the Quality of Distance Education Courses. American Journal of Distance Education , 21 (3), 145-164.
Gabriel, A. M., Irby, B. & Lara-Alecio, R. (2007). Federal laws supporting services for gifted Hispanic/Latino/Mexican American English language learners: Considerations for policy and just practice. TABE Journal, 9 (2), 136-149.
Helms, S., Irby, B., Lara-Alecio, R., & Mathes, P. (2006). Parent's reflections of their children's participation in Project ELLA, a comparative study of English language learners in Bilingual Education and Structured English Immersion Classroom. TABE Journal, v. 9 #1, 35-45 .
Zulmaris, D., Lara-Alecio, R., Mahadevan, M., & Irby, B. (In Press). Are Texas Universities taking action to recruit and retain bilingual/ESL teacher candidates? NABE Review of Research and Practice Journal.
Lara-Alecio, R., Galloway , M., Irby, B., Brown, G. (In press). Research from Superintendents: Addressing the needs for bilingual/ESL Teachers. Journal of Research for Educational Leaders
Irby, B. J., & Lara-Alecio, R. (in press). Complementing the assessment of gifted bilingual students with the Hispanic bilingual gifted screening instrument. Special Edition, NYSABE Journal .
Lara-Alecio, R., Irby, B. J., & Pérez Gabriel, A. M. (in press ). An educational policy of the gifted/talented students: A Profile . Special Edition , NYSABE Journal.
Pérez-Gabriel, A., Lara-Alecio, R., & Irby, B. (2005). A constitutional position: Hispanic gifted students. Tempo , 25(4), 2024 & 32.
Lara-Alecio, R., Galloway, M., Mahadevan, L. Irby, B., Brown, G., & Gomez, L. (Spring 2005). Texas dual language program cost analysis. The Journal of the Texas Association for Bilingual Education , 8(1), 64-93
Rodriguez, L., Irby, B. Brown, G., Lara-Alecio, R., & Galloway, M. (2005).An analysis of second grade reading achievement related to pre- kindergarten Montessori and transitional bilingual education. Review of Research and Practice, 3 (45-65).
Bruhn, R., Irby, B., Lou, M., Thweatt, W.T., & Lara-Alecio, R. (2005) . A model for training bilingual school counselors. Review of Research and Practice, 3 (145-161)
Lara-Alecio, R., Galloway, M., Irby, B., Gomez, L., & Rodríguez, L. (Spring 2004) , Two-way immersion bilingual programs in Texas . Bilingual Research Journal, 28 (1), pp. 34-55
De la Colina, M. G., Parker, R., Hasbrouck, J. E., & Lara-Alecio, R. (2001) . An intensive intervention in reading fluency for at-risk beginning Spanish readers. Bilingual Research Journal, 25 (4) , 417-452
Lara-Alecio, R, Bass, J., & Irby, B. J. (2001). Ethnoscience: Considering Mayan culture and astronomy. The Science Teacher, 68 (3), 48-51.
Liu, P., Parker, R., & Lara-Alecio, R. (2001). Using standardized tests unconventionally: Adapted reading assessment . Reading Improvement, 38 (1), 27-37.
Lara-Alecio, R., & Irby, B. J. (2000). The culturally and linguistically diverse gifted. In C. Reynolds (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Special Education (Vol. 1, pp. 506-510). New York: John Wlley & Son.
Lara-Alecio, R., Irby, B. J., & Morales-Aldana, L. (1998) . An arithmetic lesson from the Maya civilization. Teaching Children Mathematics, 5 (3), 154-159.
Lara-Alecio, R., Parker, R., Mason, S., Avila , C., & Irby, B. J. (1998). Un estudio de evaluación educativa usando manipulativos en el aprendizaje de las matemáticas con estudiantes Hispanos adquiriendo inglés académico como segundo lenguaje. [An evaluation study using manipulatives in the learning of mathematics with Hispanic students acquiring English as a second language]. Bilingual Research Journal, 22 ( 2, 3 & 4), 215-235.
Lara-Alecio, R., Parker, R., Irby, B. J. & Morales-Aldana, L. (1998). La enseñanza de las matemáticas a estudiantes hispanos que aprenden inglés como segunda lengua. El uso del material manipulable. Educación Matemática, 10 (3), 37-64.
Morales-Aldana, L., Lara-Alecio, R., & Irby, B. J. (1998). Enfoques, técnicas y métodos en la enseñanza de la matemática. [Approaches, techniques and methods for the mathematics teaching]. Revista Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, 8, 10-16.
Bruce, K., Lara-Alecio, R., Parker, R., Hasbrouck, J., Weaver, L. & Irby. B. J. (1997). Inside transitional bilingual classrooms: Accurately describing the language learning process. Bilingual Research Journal, 21 (2&3), 123-142.
Lara-Alecio, R., Cannela, G., & Irby, B. J. (1997). Critical wonderings with Paulo Freire. TABOO , The Journal of Culture and Education II, 81-83.
Lara-Alecio, R., Irby, B. J., & Ebener, R. (1997). Developing academically supportive behaviors among Hispanic parents: What elementary school teachers and supervisors can do? Preventing School Failure, 42 (2), 27-32.
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