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The Effect of a Simplified English Language Dictionary on a Reading Test. LEP Projects Report 1.

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Albus, Deb; Bielinski, John; Thurlow, Martha; Liu, Kristin – 2001

This study was conducted to examine whether using a monolingual, simplified English dictionary as an accommodation on a reading test with limited-English-proficient (LEP) Hmong students improved test performance. Hmong students were chosen because they are often not literate in their first language. For these students, bilingual dictionaries are…

Descriptors: Dictionaries, English (Second Language), Hmong, Hmong People

P.C.E.N. English as a Second Language, Student Outcome Data 1990-91.

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New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Div. of Strategic Planning/Research and Development. – 1991

The Office of Research, Evaluation, and Assessment of the New York City Public Schools annually evaluates the PCEN English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) program. Tests already in place in the High School Testing program are used as evaluation instruments. Objectives are that at least 50 percent of program participants will show a positive difference…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, English (Second Language), High School Students