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Robinson, Joseph P. – Educational Researcher, 2010
Using a nationally representative sample of kindergarteners and first graders, this study asks if native-language test translations help English language learners (ELLs) demonstrate their mathematics skills. ELLs frequently encounter testing hurdles because they are not proficient in English, the predominant language of assessments. Low scores on…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Second Language Learning, Mathematics Skills, Grade 1
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Roberts, Greg; Bryant, Diane – Developmental Psychology, 2011
This study used data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Survey, Kindergarten Class of 1998-1999, to (a) estimate mathematics achievement trends through 5th grade in the population of students who are English-language proficient by the end of kindergarten, (b) compare trends across primary language groups within this English-language proficient…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Mathematics Achievement, Children, Kindergarten
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Roberts, Greg; Mohammed, Sarojani S.; Vaughn, Sharon – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2010
This study estimated normative reading trajectories for the population of English-proficient language minority students attending U.S. public elementary schools. Achievement of English-language learners (ELLs) was evaluated in terms of native English speakers' progress, and estimates were adjusted for the effects of socioeconomic status (SES). The…
Descriptors: Language Minorities, Native Speakers, Minority Groups, English (Second Language)
West, Jerry; Malone, Lizabeth; Hulsey, Lara; Aikens, Nikki; Tarullo, Louisa – Administration for Children & Families, 2010
The Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES), sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), was first launched in 1997 as a periodic longitudinal study of program performance. This report is the fourth in a series that uses data from the FACES 2006 cohort to describe…
Descriptors: Class Size, School Readiness, Disadvantaged Youth, Kindergarten
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Rock, Donald A.; Pollack, Judith M. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2002
This report documents the design, development, and psychometric characteristics of the assessment instruments used in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 (ECLS-K). The ECLS-K is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. The ECLS-K was designed to assess the…
Descriptors: Children, Longitudinal Studies, Surveys, Test Construction
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