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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"English language learner (ELL)"”.
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English Language Learner Achievement: A Mixed-Methods Examination of a Seven-Week Summer Intervention
… achievements over time against the beliefs of English Language Learner (ELL) teachers’ perceptions of students’ achievement after participation in a seven-week summer intervention. Three types of archived achievement data were analyzed: reading comprehension, English language acquisition and …
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Predicting Sixth Grade Performance on Criterion-Referenced Reading Tests with Third Grade Test Scores
… year and their sixth grade school year. The Utah English Language Arts Criterion-Referenced Tests (ELA-CRT) administered in third and sixth grade were used to determine reading ability. Additional demographic data, including race, gender, special education identification, free/reduced lunch, and …
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Creating a Welcoming Learning Environment Through Communication Between ELL Families and School Districts
… improve communication and collaboration with English Language Learner (ELL) families to support student achievement and engagement? The gap of communication and collaboration between ELL families and districts is a growing area of concern as diversity in the United States population continues …
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The Effects of Bilingual Education on Reading Test Scores: Can Dual-immersion Support Literacy for All Students?
… a bilingual education method offered that places English as a first language (EFL) and English language learner (ELL) students in the same classroom to learn two languages at the same time. This study examines whether second language acquisition through dual-immersion supports literacy for both …
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An evaluation of the college readiness of graduating English language learners in Utah public schools.
… focused on the college readiness of graduating English language learner (ELL) students in one western mountain state. The variables of gender, language proficiency levels, and free or reduced lunch status were studied, seeking to understand if those variables were independent of ELL students …
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Equity Battles: Multicultural Leadership for English Language Learner Students
… awareness to be better multicultural leaders for English Language Learner (ELL) students. This study produced several recommendations to address this issue. During this study, I used improvement science as the methodology and included a variety of stakeholders as participants. The conceptual …
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Transcending Education
… The students I selected were either, an English Language Learner (ELL), a student with an Individualized Education Plan (IEP), or a student with significant life experience. I not only learned about the students inside the classroom, but also their hobbies and daily routines outside the …
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A triple case study of two Saudi and one Italian language learners' self-perceptions of target language (TL) speaking proficiency
… diverse ways in which two Saudis and one Italian English language learner (ELL) came to speaking proficiency according to his or her own perceptions and observations. The researcher conducted interviews of the two Saudi ELLs face-to-face and the one Italian ELL through Skype by asking 15 …
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The Effect of Professional Learning Community Principles on English Language Learner Instructional Practices and Reading Achievement
… and effect on the reading achievement of English Language Learner (ELL) students. The cohort of students in this study was followed from grades three through five. The data sources included a principal interview, a focus group discussion with teachers, classroom observations and the …
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Finding Our Way: Female Students at Oakland International High School
… District (OUSD) that serves entirely low-income, English Language Learner (ELL) populations. A quarter of the school’s 376 students are refugees or asylees who have fled their country due to persecution based on their race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership in a particular …
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A Qualitative Study Investigating High School Teachers' Perceptions of Strategies Used to Involve Hispanic ELL Parents in One School Division in Virginia
The number of English Language Learner (ELL) students in U.S. public schools are increasing yearly. More than 75% of ELL student's home language is Spanish. Their academic performance and graduation rates are lower than their non-ELL peers. Parent involvement contributes to student success in …
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The impact of an English language learner professional development program on teacher perception of preparedness and practice
<p>The growing number of English language learners in classrooms today can be seen across the United States. Despite the increase of English language learners in our schools, few teachers have been formally trained to meet their academic and linguistic needs. Training is needed for teachers of …
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Students' and Teachers' Perceptions of Culturally Responsive Teaching: A Case Study of an Urban Middle School
… study design, the educational experiences of English Language Learner (ELL) students were examined in the naturally occurring context of the school and the classroom. Because the goal of case studies is to understand a given phenomenon from the perceptions of the participants (referred to as …
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Connecticut elementary teachers' knowledge and ability integration of essential reading components for English language learner instruction : a quantitative examination.
… et al., 2018; Connor et al., 2014; Cortiella & Horowitz, 2014; McLaughlin et al., 2014). Although the process of learning how to read is complex (Moats, 2020), there are essential components that, when taught systematically with evidenced-based strategies (National Reading Panel, 2000), …
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Examining the Appropriateness of the PPUT-111 as a Measure of Vocabulary Development in Linguistically Diverse Kindergarten Children
… is an appropriate measure to use with young English Language Learners (ELL) because items may be culturally or linguistically biased. Further, it is of both psychometric and educational relevance to understand measurement of English vocabulary acquisition among young English First Language …
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The Effect On Cumulative Language Acquisition Increase For English Language Learner Students In Kindergarten Through Third Grade Who Attended Multiple Years Of Summer Remediation Programs
… December 2013. The Effect On Cumulative Language Acquisition Increase For English Language Learner Students In Kindergarten Through Third Grade Who Attended Multiple Years Of Summer Remediation Programs. Major Professor: Marilyn A. Hirth</p> <p>Already academically at risk, students in …
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MP3 and Culturally Free
… to help Chinese students improve their oral English was developed while stumbling upon a global phenomenon. Technology does more than provide logistical assistance; it creates opportunities. One such opportunity is a culture free learning environment.</p><p> The purpose of this study was to …
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EXPLORING DEMOGRAPHIC CORRELATES OF LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AMONG ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
… including SES, ethnicity, first and second language proficiency levels, language dominance, immigrant and/or generational status, acculturation status, and educational placement history predict ELL student achievement levels (Abedi, 2008). However, the majority of states do not examine these …
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A Multi-Case Study of the School Experiences of Rural High School Gifted English Language Learners in One Midwest State
Problem: The English Language Learner (ELL) population is the fastest growing student population in the United States (Kanno & Cromley, 2013), but continues to be underrepresented in gifted education (Peters & Engerrand, 2016; Siegle et al., 2016). The flawed policies and procedures that prevent …
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ADVOCATING FOR A TRANSITIONAL BILINGUAL EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS
… of a small Illinois school district’s English Language Learner policy, which advocated for the use of a Transitional Bilingual Education program. A number of challenges were addressed to provide English Language Learners with the same opportunity to attain high levels of academic …
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