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Download full textMotamedi, Jason Greenberg; Singh, Malkeet; Hanson, Havala – Regional Educational Laboratory Northwest, 2017
This report summarizes findings from a 2016 study that estimated the time it takes English learner students to be reclassified as former English learner students in seven Washington state school districts. The study found that it took students who entered kindergarten as English learner students a median of 3.8 years to develop the English…
Descriptors: Classification, English Language Learners, Second Language Learning, Language Proficiency
Greenberg Motamedi, Jason; Singh, Malkeet; Thompson, Karen D. – Regional Educational Laboratory Northwest, 2016
How long does it typically take English learner students to develop English language proficiency? And how does this time vary by student characteristics such as English proficiency at entry to kindergarten, gender, and home language? The answers to these questions can provide valuable information to districts and schools. Regional Educational…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Student Characteristics, Classification, Language Proficiency
Motamedi, Jason Greenberg – Regional Educational Laboratory Northwest, 2017
This brief describes findings on the percentage of English learner students entering school in kindergarten in seven Washington school districts who developed the English proficiency necessary to be reclassified as former English learner students and the average time to reclassification. Eighty-five percent of English learner students who entered…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Direct linkKilman, Carrie – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2009
When English language learners (ELLs) don't speak in class or make friends outside their language group, teachers often attribute the problem in the student's cultural background. It's possible, however, that the method of teaching ELLs is part of the problem. A growing number of schools are trying to roll back that problem by launching…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Cultural Background, English (Second Language), Limited English Speaking
What Works Clearinghouse, 2006
"Fast ForWord Language" is a computer-based instructional program developed to build cognitive skills students need to improve English language proficiency and reading skill. It consists of seven game-like exercises, including nonverbal and verbal sound discrimination, phonological processing, vocabulary recognition, and language…
Descriptors: High Risk Students, Elementary School Students, Kindergarten, English (Second Language)
Duran, Richard P. – American Institutes for Research, 2006
This report outlines several critical issues that should be addressed in order to allow states to explore and understand relationships between the performance of ELL students on NAEP and on state assessments in this policy context. The results of this study can be useful to a variety of education stakeholders who are interested in improving the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Limited English Speaking, Educational Policy
Council of the Great City Schools, 2008
The Seattle Public Schools serve one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation. The school system's enrollment represents many racial and ethnic groups and includes students from around the world who come to Seattle speaking many languages and families who came to the city generations ago. The challenge facing Seattle and all other major…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Public Schools, Ethnic Groups, State Standards
Ewen, Danielle; Matthews, Hannah – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2007
This paper explores the range of ways in which school districts are using Title I funds for early education through kindergarten and examines how the implementation of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) has impacted those investments. It also makes recommendations for local education agencies (LEAs) interested in creating Title I-funded early education…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Federal Legislation, Second Language Learning, Young Children
