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Download full textHouston Independent School District, 2022
The Houston Independent School District (HISD) offers two main ESL programs for students whose native language is not English and who need to develop and enhance their English language skills (emergent bilinguals or EBs). The Content-Based ESL model (CB-ESL) consists of an intensive program of English instruction in all subject areas with…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, English Language Learners, School Districts
Parker, Caroline E.; O'Dwyer, Laura M.; Irwin, Clare W. – Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast & Islands, 2014
This study examined student and program characteristics that are related to English proficiency and content area achievement for English language learner (ELL) students in one urban district in Connecticut. The study found that ELL students in special education had English proficiency scores significantly lower than the mean for all ELL students…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Urban Schools, School Districts, Language Proficiency
Parker, Caroline E.; O'Dwyer, Laura M.; Irwin, Clare W. – Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast & Islands, 2014
This "Stated Briefly" report is a companion piece that summarizes the results of another report of the same name. The study examined student and program characteristics that are related to English proficiency and content area achievement for English language learner (ELL) students in one urban district in Connecticut. Study authors found…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Urban Schools, School Districts, Language Proficiency
Brunner, Josie – Online Submission, 2010
Twenty-nine percent of students enrolled in Austin Independent School District were English language learners in 2009-2010. The majority of them (62%) continued to make progress in English proficiency, and their state academic test (TAKS) performance continued to improve over the years.
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Yonan, Barbara; Baenen, Nancy – 1989
During 1988-89, the Austin Independent School District's Title 7 program continued to supplement services through the locally funded bilingual and English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) programs to secondary students of limited English proficiency. The 1988-89 Title 7 evaluation report provides an overview of the programs's changes, staff training,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Curriculum Development, Dropout Rate, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewedDolson, David P. – NABE: The Journal for the National Association for Bilingual Education, 1985
Describes and analyzes more than 75 years of research on the relationship between bilingualism and scholastic performance. Emphasizes studies of particular interest to educators, explains apparent contradictions in the research, and makes recommendations for policies with regard to bilingual and foreign language programs. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingualism
Iowa State Dept. of Education, Des Moines. Bureau of Compensatory and Equity Education. – 1988
Iowa's guide to developing and implementing programs for the state's limited-English-proficient (LEP) school population addresses issues in developing policies, identifying student needs, and planning educational programs. The first chapter discusses the legal and educational rationale for providing equal education to the LEP population, outlining…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
National Opinion Research Center, Chicago, IL. – 1980
High School and Beyond is a national longitudinal study of the cohorts of 1980 high school seniors and sophomores in the United States, intended to provide information through the early adulthood of these students. The Language File contains data on each student who responded that he or she had experience in a language other than English in the…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Databases, English (Second Language), Grade 10
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. – 1983
A handbook to assist school district personnel in designing special instructional programs for limited English proficient (LEP) students considers the variety of circumstances in individual school districts by providing program models appropriate for one or many language minority students. The first section provides background information on the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Bilingual Education Programs, Classroom Techniques
