They are not receiving
academic second language instruction in content areas and not necessarily developing school - based ways of thinking and modes of discourse.
Not exact matches
Under the program,
instruction will be provided in occupational skills, basic
academic skills, English as a
second language, job - search skills, and managing financial resources.
Researchers, reading specialists,
second -
language - acquisition experts, and linguists agree that explicit
instruction in vocabulary is necessary for students to have robust
academic vocabularies.
Courses will examine first and
second language development;
second language literacy development, assessment, and
instruction; successful approaches to assessing and teaching oral
language and content skills including designs for differentiating
instruction according to students» levels of
language proficiency; and the multiple factors that influence
academic achievement among this student population.
The FEAs have taken many forms, including: sheltered
instruction observation protocol (SIOP) implementation in Texas; community - based equity assessment in Texas; IDRA's Focusing on
Language and
Academic Instructional Renewal (FLAIR) program implementation in reading in Louisiana; gender equity also in Louisiana; implementation of a multicultural framework in staff development to support student success in New Mexico; parent leadership in New Mexico; unitary status planning in Arkansas; English as a
second language (ESL) classroom strategies in Arkansas; service learning in Oklahoma; and meeting civil rights requirements under the law in Oklahoma.