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Teacher Disequilibrium, Programmatic Doublespeak, and "A Day without Immigrants"
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Salas, Spencer; Acosta, Jatnna; La Serna, Jillian – Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy, 2022
In this article, we leverage in-depth interview to probe a Third Grade teacher's memories of the 2016-2017 School Year in a Spanish/English Dual Language Immersion (DL/I) school serving one of North Carolina's new Latinx communities. As our analysis will demonstrate, Mariana Castillo's interaction with the events of SY 16-17 combined with her…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Elementary School Teachers, Immersion Programs, Bilingual Education
The Third-Grade Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System and the Third-Grade Spanish Reading Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills
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Young, Julia M. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The first purpose of this study was to examine the level of interdependence and reciprocity of the first and second language in students who were identified as limited English speakers and whose first language was Spanish. The second purpose was to identify the passing and commended rates of students within the specific bilingual programs that…
Descriptors: Limited English Speaking, English (Second Language), Spanish Speaking, Bilingual Education
Development of Reading Skills from K-3 in Spanish-Speaking English Language Learners Following Three Programs of Instruction
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Nakamoto, Jonathan; Lindsey, Kim A.; Manis, Franklin R. – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2012
The development of English and Spanish reading and oral language skills from kindergarten to third grade was examined with a sample of 502 Spanish-speaking English language learners (ELLs) enrolled in three instructional programs. The students in the transitional bilingual and dual-language programs had significantly higher scores than the…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Immersion Programs, Oral Language, Reading Achievement
What Works Clearinghouse Quick Review of the Report "Reading and Language Outcomes of a Five-Year Randomized Evaluation of Transitional Bilingual Education"
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2010
The study examined how the English reading performance of predominantly Spanish-speaking students in transitional bilingual education compared with the performance of predominantly Spanish-speaking students in structured English immersion. The study analyzed data on three cohorts of students in six schools in Los Angeles; Denver; Albuquerque; St.…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Bilingual Education, Immersion Programs, Reading Achievement
Systematic Instruction in Reading for Spanish-Speaking Students. Second Edition
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Duran, Elva – Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, Ltd, 2012
Students whose first language is not English are the fastest-growing group in public schools in all regions of the United States. Almost 10 million children between the ages of five and 17 live in the homes and communities in which a language other than English in spoken and presently most schools in the U.S. are under-educating many English…
Descriptors: Direct Instruction, Academic Discourse, Public Schools, Speech Communication
Oklahoma District Picks Path Less Followed for English-Learners
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Zehr, Mary Ann – Education Week, 2005
In a demographic shift that is ahead of the state as a whole, but representative of many small towns in the region, Hispanics make up nearly 27 percent of the enrollment in the 800-student Hennessey school district, up from 18.2 percent in the 2000-2001 school year. In response to those changes, the district has adjusted how it teaches…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Immersion Programs, Bilingual Students, Limited English Speaking