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Guler, Nilufer, Ed. – IGI Global, 2018
Teaching English language learners has long presented challenges for teachers tasked with bringing these students to a level of language comprehension comparable to that of native speakers. These challenges and issues can lead to difficulty comprehending core academic topics for those learning the English language. "Optimizing Elementary…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Elementary School Students, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)
Maryland State Department of Education, 2009
Each year, Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) informs policymakers and practitioners of what children know and are able to do when they start formal education in kindergarten. This report provides a profile of children's skill levels as they enter school based on the evaluation of their teachers. It includes valuable trend data about…
Descriptors: African American Children, Special Schools, School Readiness, Learning Readiness
Maryland State Department of Education, 2008
Each year, the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) informs policymakers and practitioners of what children know and are able to do when they start formal education in kindergarten. This report, which is unique in its kind nationally, provides a profile of children's skill levels as they enter school based on the evaluation of their…
Descriptors: African American Children, Special Schools, School Readiness, Learning Readiness
Park, Clara C., Ed.; Endo, Russell, Ed.; Rong, Xue Lan, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2009
This research anthology is the fifth volume in a series sponsored by the Special Interest Group-Research on the Education of Asian and Pacific Americans (SIG-REAPA) of the American Educational Research Association and National Association for Asian and Pacific American Education. This series explores and examines the patterns of Asian parents'…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Parents, Parent Student Relationship, Asian American Students
ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics, Washington, DC. – 2000
Considerable evidence exists that high-quality early childhood education programs for children from birth to age 5 can have long-lasting, positive consequences for children's success in school and later in life, especially for children from low-income families. However, such programs are not available for all children who need them, nor are all…
Descriptors: Knowledge Base for Teaching, Language Acquisition, Language Skills, Linguistics
Krashen, Stephen – English Teachers' Journal (Israel), 1997
Research published in recent years that deals with the Comprehension (Input) Hypothesis is reviewed, and evidence supporting the hypothesis is underlined. The research is from the areas of literacy development, second-language learning, and foreign-language learning and confirms the claim that development of language and literacy operate in much…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Research, English (Second Language), Language Research
Dame, Melvina Azar – 1994
The school library media specialist holds a strategic position to collaborate with English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) teachers in designing activities that not only promote multicultural understanding, but also engage linguistically and culturally diverse students in the whole range of language learning and literacy. The unlimited resources of the…
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, English (Second Language), Librarians, Library Collections
Paul, Peter V. – 1994
Research has demonstrated that the acquisition of English literacy skills is extremely difficult for many deaf students, that is, students with severe to profound hearing impairments. As a result, there has been a call for the development of bilingual and English-as-a-second-language programs for this population. This research review addresses…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Deafness, Difficulty Level, Elementary Secondary Education
Harvey, James; Housman, Naomi – Institute for Educational Leadership, 2004
This document provides an overview and analysis of how a series of national conferences held in the fall of 2003 framed conversations around high schools and high-school-age youth This analysis explores the underlying assumptions of these frameworks and the extent to which they coalesced or diverged. The report also examines the content of the…
Descriptors: High Schools, Educational Change, College School Cooperation, College Preparation
LaRue, Charles; LaRue, Pamela – 2001
This advanced level teaching guide, answer key, and English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) textbook package, provides nine career and personal profiles of immigrants to the United States from a variety of countries presently working in the field of environmental protection and regulation. A glossary translates numerous more specialized,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, English (Second Language), Environmental Education, Hmong

Hill, Clifford; Parry, Kate – TESOL Quarterly, 1993
In a discussion of the limitations of reading tests to assess literacy, Street's "autonomous model of literacy" is critiqued and an alternative approach, described as a pragmatic model, is proposed. The alternative approach reflects the social dimension of literacy activities and views reading and writing as inseparable. (32 references) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Holistic Approach
Rodby, Judith – 1992
This book attempts to counter the fears of many native English speakers and educators that the recent surge of speakers of English as a Second Language (ESL) into U.S. universities and U.S. society as a whole represents a threat to the integrity of U.S. pedagogy and culture. More specifically, the book wrestles with the questions: What does it…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, English (Second Language), Ethnicity, Linguistic Theory
Gersten, Russell; Baker, Scott K.; Shanahan, Timothy; Linan-Thompson, Sylvia; Collins, Penny; Scarcella, Robin – What Works Clearinghouse, 2007
This Practice Guide is the first in a series of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) guides in education that are developed by a panel of experts. The guides are intended to bring the best available evidence and expertise to bear on the types of systemic challenges that cannot currently be addressed by single intervention or programs. This…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English Instruction, Vocabulary Development, Literacy
LaRue, Charles; LaRue, Pamela – 2001
This intermediate level teaching guide, answer key, and English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) textbook package provides nine career and personal profiles of immigrants to the United States from a variety of countries presently working in the field of environmental protection and regulation. A glossary translates numerous more specialized,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, English (Second Language), Environmental Education, Hmong
Northwest Regional Literacy Resource Center, Seattle, WA. – 2000
The Northwest Regional Literacy Resource Center worked in cooperation with the Northwest Educational Technology Consortium and the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory to learn how best to use a variety of technology-based resources to complement literacy instruction for English-as-a-Second-Language adults. This document comprises a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education