NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing 1 to 15 of 133 results Save | Export
Office of English Language Acquisition, US Department of Education, 2021
The Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) has synthesized key data on English learners (ELs) into two-page sheets on a variety of subjects. This fact sheet provides the following data on ELs in the United States over the 2017-2018 school year: (1) Percentage of Students Enrolled in K-12 Who Are English Learners; (2) English Language…
Descriptors: Profiles, Student Characteristics, English Language Learners, Kindergarten
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Michael Holsworth – Vocabulary Learning and Instruction, 2020
A fundamental skill required for vocabulary development is word recognition ability. According to Perfetti (1985), word recognition ability relies on low-level cognitive processing skill to be automatic and efficient in order for cognitive resources to be allocated to high-level processes such as inferencing and schemata activation needed for…
Descriptors: Language Processing, Word Recognition, Reading Comprehension, Semantics
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Hassanein, Elsayed E. A.; Johnson, Evelyn S.; Alshaboul, Yousef; Ibrahim, Sayed; Megreya, Ahmed; Al-Hendawi, Maha; Al-Attiyah, Asma – Reading Psychology, 2021
In recent years, stronger literacy development has emerged as a critically important issue in Arabic speaking nations. Results of international assessments indicate that most of the participating Arab countries are near the bottom of achievement levels. Additionally, recent studies indicate the prevalence rate of reading disability ranges from…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Literacy Education, Reading Difficulties, Emergent Literacy
Center on Standards and Assessments Implementation, 2019
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), includes new provisions that are designed to support English learners' (ELs) participation in statewide testing. To facilitate testing of ELs and to support their testing participation, ESSA includes stipulations for states to administer content…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Ahern, Jeri; Litt, Eve Nora – CATESOL Journal, 2018
The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is the standard in the college admissions process, leading to the inclusion of preparation classes in Intensive English Program (IEP) curricula. But does preparing for the TOEFL in isolation yield optimal results for IEP college hopefuls? In this article, we will share information about the…
Descriptors: Language Tests, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Intensive Language Courses
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, 2021
District leaders in a large urban school district in central Florida wanted to test the efficacy of a new curriculum designed to enhance the word knowledge of grade 5 students so as to improve reading achievement. The new curriculum, called Word Knowledge Instruction (WKI), consists of 15-minute lessons taught 4 days a week for 20 weeks. The…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Urban Schools, Reading Instruction
Lazarus, Sheryl S.; Johnstone, Christopher J.; Liu, Kristin K.; Thurlow, Martha L.; Hinkle, Andrew R.; Burden, Kathryn – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2022
This "Guide" is an update to the State Guide to Universally Designed Assessments produced by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) in 2006 (Johnstone et al.). It provides a brief overview of what a universally designed assessment is, followed by a set of steps for states to consider when designing and developing, or…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Educational Assessment, Test Construction, Summative Evaluation
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Crossman, Katie – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2018
This article reports on an English for academic purposes course designed following the tenets of content and language integrated learning (CLIL) to address the needs of language minority (LM) high school graduates entering Canadian universities. The language used in and required of post-secondary study is challenging for many LM students,…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Language of Instruction, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Johnson, Kyanna P.; Graves, Scott L., Jr.; Jones, Mark A., Jr.; Phillips, Shanye; Jacobs, Marcel – School Psychology, 2023
The purpose of this article is to discuss issues of language, specifically African American Vernacular English (AAVE), as it relates to the reading performance of African American children. Previous research on the science of reading provides a research-based framework that is a starting point for evidence-based research that can be used to…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Reading Achievement, Reading Instruction, African American Students
Florida Department of Education, 2024
This technical assistance paper provides policy and guidance to individuals with test administration responsibilities in adult education programs. There are four important reasons for creating a data-driven accountability system for adult education programs: (1) WIOA mandates that states develop a data-driven accountability system to establish and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Evaluation, High School Equivalency Programs, Students with Disabilities
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
La Luzerne-Oi, Sally; Korschenmann, Jean – English Teaching Forum, 2018
English language teaching (ELT) textbooks, especially reading textbooks, often include biographical reading passages (Tomas, Kostka, and Mott-Smith 2013) with accompanying pre-reading questions, post-reading comprehension questions, vocabulary exercises, and prompts for writing or discussion. Teachers often begin reading lessons by providing…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Textbooks
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Regional Educational Laboratory Northwest, 2021
This Study Snapshot highlights key findings from a study that examines full-day kindergarten (FDK) implementation in Oregon. The evidence base on FDK is generally positive for short-term effects and unclear for longer-term effects, with some prior research associating FDK with gains in student outcomes such as grade 3 math and reading standardized…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, School Schedules, Outcomes of Education, Grade 3
Leung, Jenny – Online Submission, 2018
This reports examines the Fall 2017 early reading performance of students who attended the Austin Independent School District's English learner summer school program in June 2017.
Descriptors: Summer Schools, School Districts, English Language Learners, Reading Achievement
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Clark, Judy – set: Research Information for Teachers, 2019
The PM Benchmark Reading Assessment Resource (PM Benchmarks) provides information about primary students' level of achievement in reading accurately, fluently, and in understanding unseen texts. As part of the assessment, students have to orally retell what they have read and orally answer comprehension questions. This oral use of language…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, Elementary School Students, Reading Achievement, Reading Fluency
Doolittle, Martha – Online Submission, 2017
This report summarizes existing evidence on the impact of mixed language classroom instruction, providing a summary of 2017 Austin Independent School District elementary students' performance on the state's reading test.
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Reading Achievement, Reading Tests, School Districts
Previous Page | Next Page ยป
Pages: 1  |  2  |  3  |  4  |  5  |  6  |  7  |  8  |  9