Bridging The English Learner Achievement Gap

Author : Ray Garcia
Publisher : Teachers College Press
ISBN 13 : 0807772283
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bridging the English Learner Achievement Gap written by Ray Garcia and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2015-04-25 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In spite of decades of school reform, the achievement gap between English learners and English-proficient students has narrowed little. This book introduces the Sustainability Frameworka step-by-step process that will help educators at all levels increase school attendance and academic success for ELL students. This reform-navigation tool identifies patterns and trends in the deployment of a reform and subsequently allows leaders to make necessary adjustments to extend, accelerate, or terminate a given reform. Bridging the English Learner Achievement Gap offers a compelling, research-grounded way for schools with a substantial ELL population to successfully accommodate their students.

Author : Yvonne S. Freeman
Publisher : Heinemann Educational Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Closing the Achievement Gap written by Yvonne S. Freeman and published by Heinemann Educational Books. This book was released on 2002 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Struggling older English learners pose a real challenge for educators. Some of these students are new arrivals with limited or interrupted schooling. Others have been in and out of ESL and bilingual programs in this country since kindergarten, but have never succeeded academically. How can teachers help older students who lack academic content knowledge and English language proficiency catch up with their classmates? Yvonne and David Freeman provide four research-based keys for closing the achievement gap. three teachers have put this theory into practice to reach their older English learners. These teachers organize curriculum around themes, use predictable classroom routines, and scaffold instruction in a variety of ways. The clear examples from their classes will help other teachers implement effective practices for their older English learners. Closing the Achievement Gap features: the four keys for school success for older English learners clear distinctions among the types of older English learners in our schools with examples of students from each category a thorough discussion of the kinds of language proficiency older English learners need a review of the latest research on effective practices for older English learners detailed descriptions from the classrooms of three teachers, including thematic units they have developed, their daily routines, and the strategies they use to scaffold instruction professional extension activities to help readers apply the information in this book to their own educational settings. For teachers and teacher educators, program directors, resource personnel, and administrators, this book offers both the research and practice schools need to develop effective programs to educate struggling older English learners.

Author : Ivannia Soto-Hinman
Publisher : Corwin Press
ISBN 13 : 1452223300
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Literacy Gaps written by Ivannia Soto-Hinman and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2009-08-11 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Build bridges of support so English language learners and standard English learners can learn alongside their peers! This comprehensive, research-based guide helps teachers bridge multiple gaps and promote learning for English language learners (ELLs) and standard English learners (SELs). The authors provide strategies, examples, and tools to address: The gap between students and texts: covering word recognition, background knowledge, comprehension, and academic language development The gap between students and teachers: including sociocultural differences between teachers and students and teacher perceptions and expectations The gap between students and their peers: discussing language proficiency differences, grouping strategies, and grade-level and schoolwide programs

Author : John E. Chubb
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780815714026
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bridging the Achievement Gap written by John E. Chubb and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2004-05-13 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The achievement gap between white students and African American and Hispanic students has been debated by scholars and lamented by policymakers since it was first documented in 1966. The average black or Hispanic secondary school student currently achieves at about the same level as the average white student in the lowest quartile of white achievement. Black and Hispanic students are much less likely than white students to graduate from high school, acquire a college or advanced degree, or earn a middle-class living. They are also much more likely than whites to suffer social problems that often accompany low income. While educators have gained an understanding of the causes and effects of the education achievement gap, they have been less successful in finding ways to eliminate it—until now. This book provides, for the first time in one place, evidence that the achievement gap can be bridged. A variety of schools and school reforms are boosting the achievement of black and Hispanic students to levels nearing those of whites. Bridging the Achievement Gap brings together the findings of renowned education scholars who show how various states, school districts, and individual schools have lifted the achievement levels of poor and minority students. The most promising strategies include focusing on core academic skills, reducing class size, enrolling students in more challenging courses, administering annual achievement assessment tests, creating schools with a culture of competition and success, and offering vouchers in big-city school districts. While implementing new educational programs on a large scale is fraught with difficulties, these successful reform efforts offer what could be the start of widespread effective solutions for bridging the achievement gap.

Author : Dorothy S. Strickland
Publisher : Teachers College Press
ISBN 13 : 9780807744864
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bridging the Literacy Achievement Gap, Grades 4-12 written by Dorothy S. Strickland and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2004-05-26 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses critical issues related to pre-adolescent and adolescent literacy learners with a focus on closing the achievement gap. Despite efforts by educators and policymakers during the past several decades, certain groups of students--primarily African American students, English language learners, and students from low-income homes--continue to underperform on commonly used measures of academic achievement. Too often, teachers and administrators lack both proper preparation and good ideas to confront these issues.

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309153867
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Language Diversity, School Learning, and Closing Achievement Gaps written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2010-08-26 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Workshop on the Role of Language in School Learning: Implications for Closing the Achievement Gap was held to explore three questions: What is known about the conditions that affect language development? What are the effects of early language development on school achievement? What instructional approaches help students meet school demands for language and reading comprehension? Of particular interest was the degree to which group differences in school achievement might be attributed to language differences, and whether language-related instruction might help to close gaps in achievement by helping students cope with language-intensive subject matter especially after the 3rd grade. The workshop provided a forum for researchers and practitioners to review and discuss relevant research findings from varied perspectives. The disciplines and professions represented included: language development, child development, cognitive psychology, linguistics, reading, educationally disadvantaged student populations, literacy in content areas (math, science, social studies), and teacher education. The aim of the meeting was not to reach consensus or provide recommendations, but rather to offer expert insight into the issues that surround the study of language, academic learning, and achievement gaps, and to gather varied viewpoints on what available research findings might imply for future research and practice. This book summarizes and synthesizes two days of workshop presentations and discussion.

Author : Debbie Zacarian
Publisher : ASCD
ISBN 13 : 1416624627
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Teaching to Strengths written by Debbie Zacarian and published by ASCD. This book was released on 2017 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book outlines a comprehensive, collaborative approach to teaching students living with trauma, violence, and chronic stress that focuses on students' strengths and resiliency.

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Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Research-Based Best Practices for Closing the Achievement Gap between English Language Learners and Non-English Language Learners in Southeastern School District written by and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Zaretta Hammond
Publisher : Corwin Press
ISBN 13 : 1483308022
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain written by Zaretta Hammond and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2014-11-13 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bold, brain-based teaching approach to culturally responsive instruction To close the achievement gap, diverse classrooms need a proven framework for optimizing student engagement. Culturally responsive instruction has shown promise, but many teachers have struggled with its implementation—until now. In this book, Zaretta Hammond draws on cutting-edge neuroscience research to offer an innovative approach for designing and implementing brain-compatible culturally responsive instruction. The book includes: Information on how one’s culture programs the brain to process data and affects learning relationships Ten “key moves” to build students’ learner operating systems and prepare them to become independent learners Prompts for action and valuable self-reflection

Author : Johanna J. Haver
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1475841140
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vindicated written by Johanna J. Haver and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-09-16 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on how to best educate Hispanic English-limited students who tend to be the ethnic group most likely to be taught in their native language and, consequently, to do poorly when compared to all immigrant children limited in English. It provides evidence that the Hispanic students have made impressive gains where states passed anti-bilingual education laws. It compares that success to the students’ failure in New York and Colorado where bilingual education still prevails.