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Castro, Enma – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Despite the promise of equal education opportunities for all students in the nation, the achievement/opportunity gap between English language learners (ELLs) and their non-ELLs peers persists. Time, effort, and resources of all kids have been invested in educational reforms to improve these students' outcomes without success (Darling-Hammond,…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Middle School Students
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Simmons, Ronald D., Jr. – Florida Journal of Educational Administration & Policy, 2009
The issue of school achievement among k-12 English language learners (ELLs) has grown in recent years to become one that policy makers and school officials can hardly afford to ignore. A range of indicators including graduation rates, and Florida's High stakes test the FCAT, attests to this general trend. English language learners in Florida are…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Compensatory Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Rivera, Mabel O.; Francis, David J.; Fernandez, Magdalena; Moughamian, Ani C.; Jergensen, Julia; Lesaux, Nonie K. – Center on Instruction, 2010
From classroom teachers to researchers, education professionals have raised questions about how best to assist students who face the significant dual challenge of acquiring the content knowledge necessary for academic success and simultaneously developing their English language competency. This document addresses these questions by looking at key…
Descriptors: Language of Instruction, Academic Achievement, Second Language Learning, Literacy
Keller-Allen, Chandra – Project Forum, 2006
States and localities face a range of issues related to English language learners (ELLs) or limited English proficient (LEP) students with disabilities, including referral and identification, service delivery, staffing, data collection and parent outreach. Much of the research has focused on the identification process and has shown that there are…
Descriptors: Disproportionate Representation, Second Language Learning, Disabilities, Disability Identification