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Zehr, Mary Ann – Education Week, 2010
The author reports the proposed regulations in Illinois which would require that districts offer English-learners in preschool the same support as in K-12. Questions are being raised about the proposed regulations. The Illinois board of education is poised to adopt these regulations next month. Should the board do so, it is believed that Illinois…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, State Regulation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Altman, Jason; Davis, Kamarrie; Thurlow, Martha; Vang, Miong – National Center on Educational Outcomes, University of Minnesota, 2011
Students with disabilities and English language learners (ELLs) participate in state assessment systems. Some participate in the regular assessment and some students with disabilities participate in an alternate assessment. How they participate is guided by each state's assessment guidelines for inclusion. These guidelines define the ways in which…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Second Language Learning, Disabilities, Guidelines
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Jurchan, Joann; Morano, Todd A. – TESOL Journal, 2010
This article documents our efforts to design and implement a transformational opportunity for teacher credential candidates prior to their student teaching. Through the Case Study Project, candidates participated in an intensive one-on-one teaching and learning experience with a K-12 English language learner (ELL) in classroom settings. In…
Descriptors: Student Teaching, Instructional Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Integrity
Ballantyne, Keira Gebbie; Sanderman, Alicia R.; Levy, Jack – National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition & Language Instruction Educational Programs, 2008
In the Fall of 2007, the U.S. Department of Education's Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students (OELA) established the following strategic priority: Develop policy and program recommendations to improve the professional development of English language learner…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Limited English Speaking
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Roos, Peter D. – International Multilingual Research Journal, 2007
This article attempts to draw on the legal, policy, and educational experience that we have gained over the past 25-30 years to suggest directions for the future. It is uniquely timed, as we seem to have reached a period of retrenchment after a period of extensive activity. Ultimately, we have to move beyond the present and build on this past…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Second Language Learning, Educational Experience, Bilingualism
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Ashbaker, Betty Y.; Morgan, Jill – Educational Considerations, 2006
The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 provided a clear mandate to school administrators to provide additional training for professional and paraprofessional staff. With its requirement that school districts must ensure that all staff are "highly qualified" for the roles assigned to them, it leaves no room for excuses or…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, State Regulation, Supervision, Disabilities
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Cardenas, Karen Hardy – ADFL Bulletin, 1998
The formation of cooperative programs in the French and German departments of Northern State University (South Dakota), South Dakota State University, and the University of South Dakota is described, including language enrollment trends, state-level expectations and directives, curriculum restructuring, introduction of new technologies, and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development