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Motamedi, 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
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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
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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)
Echols, Julie M. Young – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Reading proficiency is the goal of many local and national reading initiatives. A key component of these initiatives is accurate and reliable reading assessment. In this high-stakes testing arena, the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) has emerged as a preferred measure for identification of students at risk for reading…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Reading Difficulties, Reading Fluency, Reading Failure