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Gwen Quinn – ProQuest LLC, 2023
There remains a persistent achievement gap among English learners (ELs) and their English-speaking peers. A typical, native English speaker begins schooling with years of oral language experience in the language of instruction, which provides the required precursors necessary for reading acquisition. The latest research indicates for many ELs,…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, English (Second Language), Oral Language, Story Reading
Klein, Lisa; Knitzer, Jane – National Center for Children in Poverty, 2006
This issue brief, based on a meeting of a group of distinguished researchers, educators, and policymakers convened by the National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) explores lessons from research and practice about the role of an intentional curriculum and professional development and supports for teachers in closing the achievement gap for…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Poverty, Emergent Literacy, Classroom Environment
Klein, Lisa; Knitzer, Jane – National Center for Children in Poverty, 2006
This issue brief, based on a meeting of a group of distinguished researchers, educators, and policymakers convened by the National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) explores lessons from research and practice about the role of an intentional curriculum and professional development and supports for teachers in closing the achievement gap for…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Poverty, Preschool Education, Emergent Literacy