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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Limited English proficient students"”.
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Iowa High Schools: Meeting the Challenges of Educating Limited English Proficient Students
… Iowa has caused an increase in the population of Limited English Proficient (LEP) students in the schools of Iowa. The condition of education of Iowa secondary LEP students in mainstream classrooms has not been studied extensively. Valid and reliable tools for studying the education of LEP …
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Facilitating the Transition of Limited English Proficient Students From Their Native Language to English
… facilitated the transition of middle school Limited English Proficient (LEP) students from their native language to English. The research questions are: (1) How did the content area teachers influence the LEP student with learning English? (2) How did the ESL teacher influence the LEP student …
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Bilingual Education and Alternative Programs for Limited English Proficient Students: A Policy Analysis Focusing on Four School Districts in Colorado
… instruction in schools having more than 50 students in grades K-3 who were identified as "linguistically different". That statute was replaced with the English Language Proficiency Act (ELPA) which allows districts to serve limited English proficient children in any way they see fit. The …
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Teaching limited English proficient students: an analysis of curricular and instructional comments made by in-service, content-area teachers in a middle school
… teachers in a middle school were saying to their Limited English Proficient (LEP) students as part of the curriculum and instruction, and lo categorize the comments along the lines of scientific curriculum inquiry (Foshay, 1991, as cited in Short, 1991). Observations and interview s were the …
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The Influence of the Student Mobility Rate on the Graduation Rate in the State of New Jersey
… size) and student variables (i.e., percentage of limited English proficient students, special education students, low socioeconomic status, and minority students). All data explored in this study pertained to 316 public comprehensive high schools in New Jersey during the 2010-2011 academic school …
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Outcomes of a Sheltered Collaborative Teaching Model for English Language Learners
… of this model on the on-time graduation rate of limited English proficient students. Discussing the experiences of teachers involved in this model provided valuable information that can be used to refine instruction and improve ELLs cultural assimilation, self-motivation, and involvement in …
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A critical analysis of bilingual education in Michigan: history and current administrators [sic] perceptions of changes in state policy mandating bilingual education
… controversy focused on the low achievement of Limited English proficient students, second language acquisition and the effectiveness of local and federally funded Title VII programs. A related body of research indicates that parent involvement in programs of bilingual education is as effective …
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The Effectiveness of the Writing Workshop Model to Teach an English-as-a-Second-Language College Writing Course in Puerto Rico: a Look at Students' Outcomes
… have been raised regarding the number of limited-English-proficient students who enter undergraduate schools every year. This study was designed to look at the effectiveness of the Writing Workshop model in improving English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) college students' writing skills in a …
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The Impact of Reading Programs as a Map Project Strategy
… to protect the United States' most vulnerable students and was signed into law in January 2002 (U.S. Department of Education, 2002). For many years, black, Hispanic, special education, and limited English proficient students were not achieving at the same level as their white, middle-class …
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Understanding the Multicultural Experience of Lep Adolescents
… study of the multicultural experience of Limited English Proficient (LEP) students who are learning a second language in an inner-city high school in southeastern Georgia. The LEP students are enrolled or have been enrolled in the English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) program. …