Conducted daily classroom activities on
English language instruction and life skills to students ages 7 - 15
Called the «Kindle Mobile Learning Initiative,» the program will deliver Kindles that include
english language instruction apps and other content in an effort to expose them to American culture.
teachers are needed annually to fill high - need placements like math, science, and
English language instruction
of program graduates helping to fill high - need placements like math, science exceptional education and
English language instruction
Conversations with a Chicana teacher: Supporting students» transition from native to
English language instruction.
Title III funds are intended to help schools supplement
their English language instruction programs so students can gain proficiency in speaking, listening to, reading, and writing English.
Courses and fieldwork in the MAT — TESOL online program offer a developmental and integrated learning experience that equips students to provide systematic and effective
English language instruction.
Effective literacy and
English language instruction for English learners in the elementary grades: A practice guide (NCEE 2007 - 4011).
Furthermore, in the schools in which low - income students do not achieve well, we find the common correlates of poverty: low birth weight in the neighborhood, higher than average rates of teen and single parenthood, residential mobility, absenteeism, crime, and students in need of special education or
English language instruction.
In addition to serving students, many ELL programs also provide
English language instruction opportunities to their community.
if the teacher has met State - approved or State - recognized certification, licensing, registration, or other comparable requirements These requirements apply to the professional discipline in which the teacher is working and may include providing
English language instruction to English learners, special education or related services to students with disabilities, or both; and
Districts can, among other things, use the funding to improve or expand
English language instruction, interpreting and counseling services, or develop after - school tutoring programs focused on helping refugee students catch up academically.
Kindergartners at Camino Nuevo spend 80 percent of the day learning in Spanish, and each subsequent year, there is a 10 percent decrease in Spanish language instruction and a 10 percent increase in
English language instruction.
Thus, proper use of the L1 makes
English language instruction much more comprehensible, and thus students will acquire English much more quickly and effectively while at the same time mastering grade - level content.
He reminds us that «in the US, wealthy children attending public schools that serve the wealthy are competitive with any nation in the world... [but in]... schools in which low - income students do not achieve well, [that are not competitive with many nations in the world] we find the common correlates of poverty: low birth weight in the neighborhood, higher than average rates of teen and single parenthood, residential mobility, absenteeism, crime, and students in need of special education or
English language instruction.»
English is introduced gradually into the curriculum, and all students receive high - quality instruction centered on academic success through the integration of the Spanish and
English language instruction with the goal for students to become bi-literate by fifth grade.
This program places grantees in schools overseas to supplement local
English language instruction and to provide a native speaking presence in classrooms.
Parents have begun to push for more
English language instruction.
«Imagine,» she said, «schools that are open all day and offer after - school and evening recreational activities and homework assistance; high schools that allow students to sign up for morning, afternoon, or evening classes; that include child care and dental, medical, and counseling clinics or other services such as
English language instruction, GED programs, or legal assistance.
The mission of the University of South Carolina English Programs for Internationals (EPI) is to provide high - quality
English language instruction to
In 2005 and 2006, Monserrate steered $ 300,000 in Council money to LIBRE to provide
English language instruction, youth programs and job training to Queens immigrants.
Not exact matches
The project has two subjects, Koko and Michael, who have learned to use American Sign
Language (Ameslan), to understand spoken
English, and to read printed words.10 Koko's
instruction, begun in 1973, is the longest ongoing
language study of an ape, and the only one with continuous
instruction by the same teacher.
Read Chinese - to -
English - by - way - of - Korean electronics
instructions, then explain to me how any translation of any
language, much less dead
languages, can ever be wholly accurate.
Park, too, is receiving
language instruction; he has been assigned an interpreter, and his Dodger teammates tutor him on words and phrases he won't hear on any of his
English audiotapes.
And while it's true that in Philippine schools,
English is the main form of
instruction, they can be limited by the fact that Filipino is the main
language of communication in the Philippines.
In dual -
language classes, students receive
instruction together in
English and the target
language.
Here in the Ctiy of Buffalo this year a report from the Council on Great City Schools on Improving the Academic Achievement of
English Language Learners in the Buffalo Public Schools System cited that only 21 % of these students graduate from high school and the academic achievement programs ignored them as a group as though they don't exist with as many as 100 never recieving their mandated
language instruction.
The State Education Department is creating a task force of teachers of
English language learners and other stakeholders to assess and address issues surrounding Part 154, the new state regulations governing
English language learner
instruction.
«In our review of research, we did find some support across several studies both for using
English as the
language of
instruction and for incorporating the home
language into strategies that focused on
language and literacy,» said Buysse.
Only one - quarter of these is German, and the primary
language of
instruction and communication on campus is
English.
A further understanding of cognitive development in young students, Orosco said, both by researchers and educators working with
English -
language learners, could ultimately lead to better reading
instruction for all students, improved measurement processes and fewer students unnecessarily being placed in special education classes.
For individuals who speak
English as a second
language, not understanding some of the words on a questionnaire or not understanding the
instructions may lead to a failed test even if there is no problem with the person's mind.
Instruction will be in
English, so Chinese
language ability is not required.
i teach high school
english (literature), but have to include a lot of
language instruction as well because we have so many non-native
english speakers at my school.
Protestants, secularists, and public - school advocates proposed (and sometimes enacted) regulations that charged children with truancy if they attended Catholic schools; taxes on Catholic school property; bans on private schools that taught children in a
language other than
English; and constitutional amendments forbidding the use of public dollars to support even the secular
instruction provided by a Catholic school.
The 50 - 50 model of dual
language instruction splits
language instruction both by content and in time; for example, science and social studies may be taught in Spanish while
language arts and math are taught in
English.
The medium of
instruction in the public schools is Urdu, although the working
language in this multilingual society is
English.
Delia Pompa, the executive director of the Washington - based National Association for Bilingual Education, said the Title VII provisions would discourage schools from using
languages other than
English, almost to the point of promoting «
English only»
instruction.
A larger challenge for policymakers and education leaders is to rethink the specialist model as the panacea for augmenting
instruction for
English language learners in today's linguistically diverse schools, many with large concentrations of Hispanic students.
A 2006 national survey by the Center on Education Policy, an independent advocacy organization in Washington, DC, found that in the five years after enactment of NCLB, 44 percent of districts had increased
instruction time in elementary school
English language arts and math while decreasing time spent on other subjects.
Our students» limited
English -
language skills could easily be used as an excuse for low performance or a need for unlimited resources, but we see it as a necessity for teachers to differentiate their
instruction to reach all learners, including ELL students.
If a school is facing a sudden influx of
English language learners, it may take time for teachers to understand how to provide the best
instruction for them.
Among Hispanics, 54 % favor initial
instruction in the
English language, slightly fewer than the percentage favoring that policy when immigrants are not mentioned.
While traditional
instruction has focused upon reading words quickly and precisely, Lesaux's research suggests that
English language learners need a more focused kind of reading
instruction — in the domain of academic
language — that continues beyond the early elementary years.
When those high expectations meet with tailored
instruction, new
English learners can pick up both content and
language skills with surprising speed.
As the authors state, «Even though it is expected that a bilingual child's vocabulary measured only in one
language would not match that of a monolingual speaker, when bilingual children's vocabularies are too low in the
language in which they are learning how to read, these young learners will certainly encounter difficulties [particularly, in the context of monolingual
English instruction].»
For example,
English learners will need support outside of the classroom to learn
English, but they also need to be present for core
instruction, art, PE, and other elective courses, as well as the extra
language support.
Instructions are in
English, but the activity can be used for any
language.
For these reasons, Lesaux explains that policymakers and education leaders should rethink the way that specialists are used to augment
instruction for
English language learners in today's linguistically diverse schools.
Also in this issue, Joanne Jacobs explores how NCLB and Common Core have transformed
instruction for
English language learners; Michael Petrilli and Brandon Wright argue that poverty does not explain away America's lackluster academic performance; and Sara Goldrick - Rab and Andrew Kelly debate whether community college should be free.