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Showing 1 to 20 of 212 for “"ELLs"”.
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Helping ELLs Succeed in Literacy: A Review of Interventions and Strategies for ELLs
In the United States, English language learners (ELLs) are rapidly growing in population. This capstone project aims to support both general education teachers and English as a new language (ENL) teachers working with ELLs. Research shows that general education teachers are not prepared to …
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Representing ELLs Within the Classroom
… staff who work with English Language Learners (ELLs). The number of students classified as English language learners in America’s public school system has risen at a rapid rate. With the rise of ELL students in public schools educators are unaware of how to integrate cultural awareness …
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Encouraging Guardian Involvement Among ELLs
Guardian involvement is important in student’s academic achievements however that involvement is not consistent across populations. Therefore, this capstone aims to examine the overarching research question: How can teachers foster positive relationships with students that promote parent …
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Promoting Academic Achievement in ELLs
… who work with English Language Learners (ELLs). Nationwide, ELL students tend to display lower levels of academic achievement as compared to English-proficient (EP) students. ELLs tend to score significantly lower on state tests of reading and mathematics proficiency as well. Factors that …
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Preparing Content Teachers to Teach ELLs
… be prepared to teach English Language Learners (ELLs) in their classrooms. Many teachers are not prepared to teach their ELLs because teachers feel unprepared, have low self-efficacy, and lack of theoretical knowledge. A review of studies has shown these reasons and causes consequences to the …
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Preparing Mainstream Teachers to Support ELLs
… teachers in teaching English Language Learners (ELLs). Three influential factors to this issue include current legislation, inadequacy in teacher preparation programs, and insufficient professional development opportunities. These issues affect a teacher’s abilities to effectively instruct ELLs …
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Overrepresentation of ELLs in Special Education
English language learners (ELLs) face a challenge when placed in the correct environment. ELLs have been misplaced in classrooms in the United States. Research highlights the response-to-intervention (RTI) as a way to collect data to ensure students end up in the correct placement. However, …
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Creating Meaningful Literacy Instruction with ELLs
… instruction to develop literacy skills with ELLs? The three challenges teachers face when promoting literacy with ELL students are: how to effectively scaffold instruction without diluting content for their native English speaking peers, how to best prepare teachers already in the field to …
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Cultivate Readiness for Educators Working with ELLs
… teachers working with English Language Learners (ELLs). Thus, the research question of the project is focused on how to cultivate readiness for educators working with ELLs. The growing ELL population and the shortage of bilingual teachers have resulted in ELL students lacking culturally …
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Co-Teachers Supporting Adolescent ELLs in Classrooms
… achievement gap and facilitating the success of ELLs succeed in our schools. The ELL student population is expected to continue to grow in the United States, as are the demands for integrated strategies and methods within our classrooms. Educators are not adequately prepared to meet the …
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Co-planning and Co-teaching for ELLs
This capstone project seeks to provide the general education teachers and the English as a New Language (ENL) teacher at the Avon Middle School with the strategies and resources they need in order to effectively co-plan and co-teach in the mainstream classroom. The Avon Central School District is a …
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Increasing Social and Emotional Learning for ELLs
… incorporated in the classroom is a problem that ELLs/bilingual students face. Research shows the implementation of standardized testing, racial disparities in discipline, the lack of teacher preparation and culturally adapted programs have contributed to the problem of inauthentic incorporation …
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Supporting ELLs Literacy Outcomes by Using Tools
… feel confused and overwhelmed when working with ELLs because they may not have the proper training or knowledge to support this population of students. This is a problem because most ELLs academic achievement scores in reading are lower than their non-ELL peers. ELLs face three overarching …
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Promoting Academic Growth for ELLs with Socioemotional Learning
… is the lack of soco-emotional support given to ELLs in their educational journey. This problem affects ELLs mentally as well as academically. There needs to be a focus on the academic aspect with support of the mental aspect. Without proper support, ELLS social and emotional health declines and …
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Lack of Preparation Programs for Teachers of ELLs
… who work closely with English Language Learners (ELLs). There is a great need for teachers who have background, training and/or knowledge when it comes to best supporting ELL students because of the growing student population group in the United States. A great deal of educators feel underprepared …
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Improving General Education Teachers’ Preparedness to Educate ELLs
… in the education of English Language Learners (ELLs). Rochester City School District contains a fair number of ELLs, which require all teachers to be prepared to integrate ELLs into their classroom. Many general education content area teachers have not received proper training on how to …
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Stories of Adult ELLs in a Public Setting
… students learn from the stories of individual ELLs? • What are some of the learning strategies adult English Language Learners use to achieve their learning goals? The introduction will define ELLs and the various subgroups which are a part of this category. This paper will also attempt to …
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Collaboration and Coteaching: The Gateway to Successful Instruction for ELLs
… and coteaching to improve instruction for ELLs. This topic derived from observations and interviews of TESOL teacher when being asked the question: How can organizing and co-designing instruction between TESOL and mainstream teachers improve co-teaching outcomes? This capstone will be …
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How do the perceptions of early childhood teachers towards their early childhood English Language Learners (ELLS) govern their pedagogical practices with the early childhood ELLS in their classrooms?
… their early childhood English Language learners (ELLs) govern their pedagogical practices. The study was conducted in ten (N = 10) early childhood classrooms, ranging from grades pre-K to third grades, in one suburban school with a culturally and linguistically diverse student population. …
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Creating Welcoming and Affirming Environments for ELLs that Support Middle School Students
… necessary to make their classrooms places where ELLs can feel they belong and are welcomed into the learning environment.
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