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Johnson, Kyanna P.; Graves, Scott L., Jr.; Jones, Mark A., Jr.; Phillips, Shanye; Jacobs, Marcel – School Psychology, 2023
The purpose of this article is to discuss issues of language, specifically African American Vernacular English (AAVE), as it relates to the reading performance of African American children. Previous research on the science of reading provides a research-based framework that is a starting point for evidence-based research that can be used to…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Reading Achievement, Reading Instruction, African American Students
Warren, Paul; LaFortune, Julien – Public Policy Institute of California, 2019
Two major reforms have transformed California's K-12 education system over the past decade. To revamp English and mathematics instruction, the Common Core standards were adopted in 2010, with district implementation beginning several years later. In 2013, the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) was enacted to increase funding for disadvantaged…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Scores, Student Evaluation, Language Tests
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Leucht, Michael; Prieß-Buchheit, Julia; Pant, Hans Anand; Köller, Olaf – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2013
This paper evaluates the effect of differing amounts of schooling on outcomes of lower secondary education. Two groups of German academic track students are compared who chose English as either their first (EFFL; "n" = 2,771) or second (ESFL; "n" = 345) foreign language throughout secondary school. While EFFL students receive…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Instructional Effectiveness, English (Second Language)
Schmitt, Lisa; Carney, Dee – Online Submission, 2008
This PowerPoint report summarizes AISD student demographic and performance results at middle schools as of the end of the 2007-2008 school year.
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Academic Achievement, Test Results, School Districts