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Wackerle-Hollman, Alisha; Durán, Lillian; Miranda, Alejandra; Chávez, Carlos; Rodriguez, Michael; Medina Morales, Norma – School Psychology Review, 2022
Multitiered systems of support hold promise for dual language learners when culturally and linguistically responsive practices guide instruction. We modeled growth on Spanish and English early literacy skills and examined the role of language exposure and use at the individual and classroom instruction level in a group of 313…
Descriptors: Spanish Speaking, Bilingual Students, Preschool Children, Spanish
Wackerle-Hollman, Alisha; Durán, Lillian; Miranda, Alejandra; Chavez, Carlos; Rodriguez, Michael; Medina Morales, Norma – Grantee Submission, 2021
Multitiered systems of support hold promise for dual language learners when culturally and linguistically responsive practices guide instruction. We modeled growth on Spanish and English early literacy skills and examined the role of language exposure and use at the individual and classroom instruction level in a group of 313…
Descriptors: Spanish Speaking, Bilingual Students, Preschool Children, Spanish
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Wackerle-Hollman, Alisha; Durán, Lillian; Brunner, Stephanie; Palma, Jose; Kohlmeier, Theresa; Rodriguez, Michael C. – Educational Assessment, 2019
Spanish speakers in the United States are a steadily increasing population, up by 233% since 1980. Given the growing population of dual language learners (DLLs) and the large numbers of Spanish-speaking children enrolled in pre-kindergarten programs, addressing the educational needs of preschool-aged DLLs has become a national imperative.…
Descriptors: Spanish, Spanish Speaking, English, Bilingual Students
Wackerle-Hollman, Alisha; Durán, Lillian; Brunner, Stephanie; Palma, Jose; Kohlmeier, Theresa; Rodriguez, Michael C. – Grantee Submission, 2019
Spanish speakers in the United States are a steadily increasing population, up by 233% since 1980. Given the growing population of dual language learners (DLLs) and the large numbers of Spanish-speaking children enrolled in pre-kindergarten programs, addressing the educational needs of preschool-aged DLLs has become a national imperative.…
Descriptors: Spanish, Spanish Speaking, English, Bilingual Students
Liu, Kristin K.; Anderson, Michael E.; Swierzbin, Bonnie; Thurlow, Martha L. – 1999
This report shares the initial Phase 1 results from a quantitative and qualitative study examining the feasibility and desirability of offering Minnesota students with limited English proficiency (LEP) a reading test with bilingual test items and answer choices. In considering the use of a native language translation accommodation to the Minnesota…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Bilingual Students, Educational Assessment, Language Minorities
Minnesota State Board of Education, St. Paul. – 1992
This publication presents recommendations for improving educational success, excellence, and equity for Hispanic American students in Minnesota's public schools. The document describes the actions that established the Minnesota State Board of Education Hispanic Learner Task Force (HLTF), the procedures for developing the recommendations, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingual Students, Elementary Secondary Education