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Faulkner-Bond, Molly; Waring, Sara; Forte, Ellen; Crenshaw, Rhonda L.; Tindle, Kathleen; Belknap, Bridget – Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education, 2012
In 2010, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) contracted with Synergy Enterprises, Inc. and edCount, LLC, to complete a study titled Language Instruction Educational Programs (LIEPs): Lessons From the Research and Profiles of Promising Programs. This study includes a review of the foundational literature related to LIEPs, case studies…
Descriptors: School Districts, Case Studies, Vocational Education, Literature Reviews
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McIntyre, Ellen; Kyle, Diane; Chen, Cheng-Ting; Munoz, Marco; Beldon, Scott – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2010
The increase in language minority students in U.S. schools has drawn attention to instructional models designed to assist these students. It is critical that literacy educators understand the potential of these models for literacy achievement. This study was designed to examine reading achievement of elementary English language learners in…
Descriptors: Language Minorities, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, English Teachers
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Lindholm-Leary, Kathryn J. – Educational Leadership, 2005
A key to closing the achievement gap between students who come to school speaking a language other than English and native English speakers is adoption of two-way bilingual immersion (TWBI) programs. The bilingual immersion approach fosters excellent academic achievement and positive school attitudes in students of any ethnicity who participate.…
Descriptors: Immersion Programs, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Bilingualism