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Gravely, Wendy B. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Immigration has resulted in an increase in the number of English Language Learners present in schools across the United States. The language barrier and lack of teacher preparation for handling the learning differences of these students have resulted in low reading achievement levels in elementary schools, further promoting the chances that these…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Interviews, Student Attitudes, English Language Learners
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Buysse, Virginia; Castro, Dina C.; Peisner-Feinberg, Ellen – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2010
A randomized, controlled study was conducted to assess the effects of the Nuestros Ninos professional development program on classroom practices and child outcomes related to language development and early literacy skills in both English and Spanish. Fifty-five teachers and 193 Latino dual language learners (DLLs) enrolled in the North Carolina…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Phonological Awareness, Kindergarten, Emergent Literacy