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Thomas, William R. – Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2009
As the 21st century's first decade draws to a close, America's public school students are participating in online academic classes in increasingly large numbers. More than one million K-12 public school students took online courses in the 2007-2008 school year, according to an estimate in a recent Sloan Consortium survey. This represents a 47…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Public Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Online Courses
Lang, W. Steve; Chew, Alex L.; Crownover, Carol; Wilkerson, Judy R. – Online Submission, 2007
Determining the cross-cultural equivalence of multilingual tests is a challenge that is more complex than simple horizontal equating of test forms. This study examines the functioning of a trilingual test of preschool readiness to determine the equivalence. Different forms of the test have previously been examined using classical statistical…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Reading Readiness Tests, Item Analysis, Item Response Theory
Montgomery, Joel R. – Online Submission, 2008
The purpose of this working paper is to review current literature on literacy programs for parents of English language learners (ELLs). The paper includes a summary of five literacy programs for ELL parents throughout the United States of America. Four of these were system-wide interventions affecting more than one school or classroom. Each…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Academic Achievement, Second Language Learning, Parent School Relationship