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Zheng Gu – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Bilingual education in the United States basically involves English language learners (ELLs) in mainstream classes and students who are learning an additional language in a foreign language immersion (FLI) program. Although academic vocabulary instruction for ELLs has attracted increasing attention in the past two decades (e.g., McQuillan, 2019;…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Immersion Programs, Vocabulary Development, Chinese
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Groth, Randall E.; Bergner, Jennifer A.; Austin, Jathan W. – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 2020
Normative discourse about probability requires shared meanings for disciplinary vocabulary. Previous research indicates that students' meanings for probability vocabulary often differ from those of mathematicians, creating a need to attend to developing students' use of language. Current standards documents conflict in their recommendations about…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Probability, Vocabulary Development
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Freeman, Barbara; Crawford, Lindy – Remedial and Special Education, 2008
Hispanic English-language learners and other students learning English are failing in K-12 mathematics. The field has not responded with mathematics curricula designed for this population, especially at the middle grades. In response to this academic crisis, the Help with English Language Proficiency (HELP) Math program for middle school students…
Descriptors: Mathematics Curriculum, English (Second Language), Language Proficiency, Mathematics Instruction