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Download full textBrian Holzman; Tori Thomas; Camila Cigarroa Kennedy; Aimee Chin; Stephanie Potochnick; Kalena Cortes – Houston Education Research Consortium, 2024
Newcomer programs support recent immigrant, English learner students beyond what is typically offered in the traditional English learner classroom by providing students with innovative teaching methods and nonacademic support. In Houston ISD, Liberty High School is a separate-site program that serves high school-aged and older newcomer and…
Descriptors: Immigrants, English Language Learners, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Brian Holzman; Camila Cigarroa Kennedy; Tori Thomas; Aimee Chin; Stephanie Potochnick; Kalena Cortes – Houston Education Research Consortium, 2024
Newcomer programs aim to serve newly arrived immigrant students by providing specialized instruction and nonacademic support beyond what is offered in traditional English learner classrooms. In Houston ISD, Las Americas is a standalone program that serves newcomer students in grades 4-8. Given the growth of newly arrived immigrant students in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Speech Skills, Immigrants, English Language Learners
Manna, Venessa F.; Yoo, Hanwook – ETS Research Report Series, 2015
This study examined the heterogeneity in the English-as-a-second-language (ESL) test population by modeling the relationship between test-taker background characteristics and test performance as measured by the "TOEFL iBT"® using a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) with covariate approach. The background characteristics studied…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Factor Analysis, Language Tests, Student Characteristics
