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Download full textWolf, Mikyung Kim; Herman, Joan L.; Bachman, Lyle F.; Bailey, Alison L.; Griffin, Noelle – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2008
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB, 2002) has had a great impact on states' policies in assessing English language learner (ELL) students. The legislation requires states to develop or adopt sound assessments in order to validly measure the ELL students' English language proficiency, as well as content knowledge and skills. While states…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Federal Legislation, Second Language Learning, Research and Development Centers
Wrigley, Heide Spruck – 1988
The content of the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act is described, its current interpretations are examined, and the implications for developing a responsible language and citizenship curriculum to conform to the legislation are discussed. Specific attention is focused on the law's requirement that illegal aliens applying for amnesty and…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Confidentiality, Curriculum Design
North Central Regional Educational Lab., Naperville, IL. – 2003
This pamphlet is intended to help educators understand the fundamentals of what the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) Title III means for their educational programs and curricula to help all limited English proficient (LEP) students and immigrant children and youth succeed in learning English and meeting the same challenging state academic content…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Access to Education, Accountability
InterAmerica Research Associates, Rosslyn, VA. – 1984
An overview of classroom and administrative issues related to the education of language minority students in the United States is presented in two sections. The section on classroom issues focuses on four topics: teaching methodologies for English as a second language; the features, titles, and sources of language proficiency assessment…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Alaska Natives, American Indians, Bilingual Education
Georgia State Dept. of Education, Atlanta. – 1994
The resource guide is designed for administrators, teachers of English as a Second Language (ESL), counselors, grade-level teachers, content-area teachers, and other school personnel who work with or make decisions regarding ESL students. Sections synthesize information on and suggest techniques for a variety of topics related to ESL. A section on…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Pluralism, Eligibility
Hirano-Nakanishi, Marsha J.; Osthimer, Elizabeth – 1983
Language minority students are legally entitled to a baseline opportunity for an adequate, affirmative, appropriate, and effective education, allowing them an "equally fair shot" at a high school diploma. Certain absolute legal standards for this baseline educational entitlement are posited to exist; this claim is supported by…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Bilingualism, Civil Rights Legislation, Compliance (Legal)
Berube, Barney; And Others – 1990
Responses to over 100 of the most frequently-asked questions about the education of language-minority students are presented for Maine school personnel. The book has 12 sections. The first lists and defines common acronyms, and the second addresses various aspects of student evaluation, including: identification of limited-English-proficient (LEP)…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Community Involvement, Comparative Analysis, Educational Resources
Learning Languages: The Journal of the National Network for Early Language Learning, 1996
The three numbers of the new journal contain these articles: "Content-Related Teaching Through Distance Learning: A Viable Alternative?" (Zoe E. Louton); "Teacher as Researcher: Motivating an Eighth Grade Spanish Class" (Emily Francomano); "Traveling to South America on the Internet" (Margaret Reardon); "U.S.…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Administrator Attitudes, Bilingualism, Case Studies
