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Houston 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
Jensen, Mishan; Doolittle, Martha – Online Submission, 2019
This executive summary report summarizes the academic performance of students in the Austin Independent School District's bilingual and English as a second language programs during 2018-2019. Students' advanced placement course performance, state academic tests (STAAR and EOC) performance, as well as graduation and dropout rates are summarized. A…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, School Districts, English Language Learners, Advanced Placement
Susan Ballinger, Editor; Ruth Fielding, Editor; Diane J. Tedick, Editor – Multilingual Matters, 2024
This book fills a large gap in our understanding of how to prepare teachers for the challenging but increasingly popular task of integrating content and language instruction. It brings together findings on content-based teacher education from Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and North America in order to inform researchers and teacher educators and…
Descriptors: Content and Language Integrated Learning, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Teaching Methods
Clemence Darriet; Lucrecia Santibanez – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2023
Purpose: Bilingual programs in the United States, particularly two-way dual language immersion (TWDL) programs, have been implemented since the 1960s to support the education of English Learner-classified (EL-classified) and language minoritized students. Over the past decade, TWDL programs have grown significantly across the United States. This…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Housing, Community Change, Neighborhoods
Jensen, Mishan; Doolittle, Martha – Online Submission, 2019
This report summarizes the academic performance of students in the Austin Independent School District's bilingual and English as a second language programs during 2018-2019. Students' advanced placement course performance, state academic tests (STAAR and EOC) performance, as well as graduation and dropout rates are summarized.
Descriptors: Dropouts, Graduation Rate, English (Second Language), Second Language Programs
Jensen, Mishan – Online Submission, 2018
This report summarizes the longitudinal performance of Austin Independent School District bilingual and English as a second language programs' students on state academic reading and math assessments by examining scores across 5 school years, from 2013-2014 through 2017-2018. Students' performance is summarized by program.
Descriptors: English Language Learners, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Jensen, Mishan; Doolittle, Martha – Online Submission, 2018
This executive summary report highlights the bilingual and English as a second language programs student academic performance during 2017-2018. Students' advanced placement course performance, state academic test performance, and graduation and dropout rates are summarized. A separate full report also was published. [For the full report, see…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Bilingual Education Programs
Houston Independent School District, 2020
The Houston Independent School District (HISD) currently offers two bilingual programs and two English as a Second Language (ESL) programs for English language learners (ELs). These programs facilitate ELs' integration into the regular school curriculum and ensure access to equal educational opportunities. Bilingual programs are offered in…
Descriptors: School Districts, Bilingual Education Programs, Second Language Programs, Second Language Learning
Padron, Yolanda N.; Waxman, Hersh C. – International Journal of Educational Leadership and Management, 2016
This study examined principals' knowledge and perceptions of second language programs for English language learners (ELLs) operating in their schools. An open-ended survey and in-depth interviews were used to examine elementary school principals' knowledge of the second language programs implemented at their schools. The survey asked principals…
Descriptors: Second Language Programs, English Language Learners, Faculty Development, Administrator Surveys
Doolittle, Martha – Online Submission, 2015
This report summarizes Austin Independent School District's English language learner students' 2015 state academic test (STAAR) reading, writing, and science results (grades 3-5) and state English language proficiency test (TELPAS) results (kindergarten through grade 5).
Descriptors: English Language Learners, State Standards, School Districts, Achievement Tests
Jensen, Mishan; Doolittle, Martha – Online Submission, 2018
This report summarizes the Austin Independent School District bilingual and English as a second language programs students' academic performance during 2017-2018. Students' advanced placement course performance, state academic tests (STAAR and EOC) performance, and graduation and dropout rates are summarized. [For the Executive Summary, see…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Salgado, Herlinda Arlene Galve – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Elementary Spanish language immersion programs have become more popular in the educational field in the United States to support the academic achievement of minority students. The final goal of immersion programs is to develop proficiency in the home language and dominant language, identified as first language (L1) and second language (L2), to…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Academic Achievement, Hispanic American Students
Björklund, Mikaela; Björklund, Siv; Sjöholm, Kaj – International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2013
This article presents some aspects of multilingualism and multilingual education in the Nordic countries, drawing upon experiences from the project "Network for Researchers of Multilingualism and Multilingual Education, RoMME" (2011-2013), where Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden are represented. The aim is to briefly present and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Multilingualism, Trend Analysis, Educational Trends
Novak Lukanovic, Sonja; Limon, David – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2014
The two different models of bilingual/multilingual education that have been developed in Slovenia since the 1950s in the regions of Prekmurje (minority language Hungarian) and Slovene Istria (Italian) are the result of international agreements, education and language policies, social and demographic factors. The basic aim in both cases is to help…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational History, Educational Development, Educational Policy
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