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Logan, Jessica A. R.; Petscher, Yaacov – Journal of School Psychology, 2010
The present study provides a data-driven approach to identifying groups of schools based on the concentration of at-risk students the school serves. The percentage of English language learners, minority students, and students eligible for free or reduced priced lunch were used as indicators in a latent profile analysis of 569 schools. The goal of…
Descriptors: Reading Fluency, Second Language Learning, Reading Ability, Profiles
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Nergaard, Trude Brita – Child Care in Practice, 2009
This article evaluates the results of a Norwegian trial scheme involving free half-day day care for all four and five-year-olds in a district of Oslo with a large immigrant population. Although the scheme applied to all children in this age group, the target group was children whose parents came from non-Western countries. The evaluation, which is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Norwegian, Immigrants, Child Care
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Chang, Mido – Journal of Educational Research, 2008
The author examined the long-term effects of teacher instructional grouping practices on the early mathematical achievement of language minority students from various ethnic groups. The study used 3 longitudinal models. In the 1st model, English language learners (ELLs) displayed lower math performance than did English-only students in the…
Descriptors: Language Minorities, Social Class, Class Activities, Individual Activities
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Grupp, Laurie L. – Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 2004
The National Research Council (NRC) report on the disproportionate representation of minority students in special and gifted education represents an opportunity to draw national attention to the challenges faced by educators as they attempt to provide high-quality educational opportunities for students from culturally and linguistically diverse…
Descriptors: Gifted, Linguistics, Academic Achievement, Disproportionate Representation