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Yoo, Hanwook; Wolf, Mikyung Kim; Ballard, Laura D. – Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 2023
As the theme of the 2022 annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, cultivating equitable education systems has gained renewed attention amid an increasingly diverse society. However, systemic inequalities persist for traditionally underserved student populations. As a way to better address diverse students' needs, it is of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Native Language, English Language Learners, Multilingualism
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Mancilla-Martinez, Jeannette; Wallace Jacoby, Jennifer – Early Education and Development, 2018
Research Findings: This longitudinal study investigated the Spanish vocabulary development of dual-language-learning (DLL) children (N = 150) from Spanish-speaking, low-income, predominantly immigrant homes who were enrolled in a state-funded preschool program that provided instruction in Spanish. Children's Spanish vocabulary trajectories were…
Descriptors: Spanish, Low Income, Vocabulary Development, Risk
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Fernandez, Nicole; Inserra, Albert – TESL-EJ, 2013
This study explores the possible causes behind the disproportionate percentages of English language learners (ELLs) classified into U.S. special education. Elementary school classroom teachers were examined, from school districts that exhibited growth in the percentage of English language learners with Individual Education Plans during 2007-2010.…
Descriptors: Disproportionate Representation, Special Education, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Stein, Jennifer Canillas – Multicultural Education, 2011
Although public school districts in Southern California are experiencing declining enrollment overall, accompanying this decline is a continuing increase in the percentage of students classified as English language learners (EL). In one Southern California school district with an enrollment of approximately 5,500, EL represented almost 31% of…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Second Language Learning, Cooperation, School Districts
Fernandez, Nicole – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to explore the possible causes that might contribute to the disproportionate percentage of English language learners ELLs with special education individual education plans (IEPs). Elementary school classroom teachers from school districts that exhibited high growth in the percentage of ELLs with IEPs during 2007-2010…
Descriptors: Brain, Scientific Research, Spatial Ability, Memory