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Teaching and Testing for Academic Achievement: The Role of Language Development. Focus, Occasional Papers in Bilingual Education, Number 4.

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Saville-Troike, Muriel – Focus, 1991

The role of language development is discussed and some basic questions are raised about the need for special assessment instruments for limited English proficient (LEP) students. The extent to which positive transfer takes place across languages is noted and related to successful functioning of LEP students and school settings. The concept of…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)