Teaching English to Alaska natives

Alaskan Indians, Eskimos and Aleuts are required by law to attend school beginning at age of seven years. Outlines disadvantages to native students caused by language and cultural barriers, and shows how communication problems result in high number of dropouts. Describes program designed to help native students adjust to college. Paper presented at TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) Conference held in New York City, March 17, 1966.