Sentences with phrase «limited language proficiency»

Worked with students with limited language proficiency on English grammar, writing and speaking skills

Not exact matches

If the returnee hopes to work in foreign affairs, the government could ask the individual to demonstrate proficiency a language other than French, as many Asian nations have a limited number of French speakers.

While the other candidates have all made supportive noises in favor of something that includes legalization before enforcement and expanded low - skill immigration, Huckabee can run on something that combines enforcement - first to be followed by a limited amnesty and shifting future immigration flows in the direction of skills and language proficiency.

James said limited English language proficiency, limited work experience and limited or no knowledge of their workplace rights can further contribute to a dynamic where they feel they have little option but to accept the unlawful practices.

The New York state court system is required to provide interpreters for anyone with limited English proficiency, but is struggling to keep up with the ever growing demand for more languages.

«Oneida County Health Department has ample experience in working with diverse communities in emergency preparedness activities and has received national recognition for implementing strategies that meet the needs of those with limited English proficiency and language barriers» said Phyllis Ellis, Director of Health.

Rodríguez explained that the bill would expand language access to over 1.8 million New Yorkers that the city classifies as Limited in English Proficiency and allow greater connection with city government.

Non-English speaking persons or persons with Limited English Proficiency or special needs should contact Mariely Ortiz at [phone] or [email protected] for further assistance or to access documents in another language.

Our study suggests that health systems caring for LEP [limited - English proficiency] Latinos with diabetes may also improve glycemic control by facilitating language - concordant care, even if it means switching PCPs [primary care physicians],» the article concludes.

It is persistently at the bottom of most national rankings for academic performance and students» well - being, and faces daunting challenges: nearly three quarters of students are from low - income families and some 16 percent have limited English language proficiency.

To see where the public stands, we asked questions about visa programs for highly specialized workers, federal aid to school districts impacted by immigration, and the desirability of instructing immigrants and students with limited English proficiency in their native language.

Research on the topic is limited, and many of the recommended pedagogies for teaching in a classroom with a wide range of languages and proficiency levels are new and untested.

Sydney H. McKenzie, a lawyer for the department, said the state is negotiating with the language - minority groups and has launched an «across - the - board» review of policies that deal with students having limited proficiency in English.

Bilingual education is a dual - language program in which students who have limited proficiency in English

Although the increases were most significant in the lower grades, the number of seventh - grade students with limited English proficiency who scored above the 50th percentile also increased — by 2 percent in language, reading, and spelling and by 3 percent in math.

Relatively few English language learners (also known as limited English proficiency or LEP students) attend charter schools.

Denied At the Door: Language Barriers Block Immigrant Parents from School Involvement This report addresses the lack of meaningful access afforded to parents with limited English proficiency to their children's schools and the school system due to language differences.

San Francisco Unified's English - language - learner services are governed by the Lau Action Plan, which outlines steps the district must take to ensure students with limited English proficiency receive sufficient language instruction in English and full access to the mainstream curriculum.

Virtual manipulatives can make an enormous contribution to sense - making abilities for all students — and have been shown to be of special benefit to students who are high - risk, learning disabled, or with limited English proficiency to understand the symbolic language of math.

12 % have limited English - language proficiency.

The regulations prohibit discrimination in enrollment and can not limit the number of applications that it accepts from students based on ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, income level, disabling condition, proficiency in the English language, or academic or athletic ability.

Prerequisite skills and capabilities include, but are not limited to, proficiency in reading a range and type of material, with an emphasis on informational texts; fluent writing in several modes, most notably expository, descriptive and argumentative; quantitative literacy through algebra and including geometry, combined with the ability to understand and interpret data; a understanding of the scientific method and some insight into the organization of knowledge in the sciences; an awareness of how social systems operate and how they are studied; basic proficiency in a second language and awareness that languages reflect cultures; and experiences in and appreciation of creative and expressive arts.

Thirty - three percent of Einstein's student body also possesses a limited proficiency of the English language.

Someone with expertise in second language acquisition and who is able to differentiate between a disability and limited English proficiency is a critical component of the IEP team.

Adequate and appropriate accommodations and adaptations, including translations or developing assessments in languages other than English, are available for students with limited English proficiency (LEP).

(e) The board shall establish the information needed in an application for the approval of a charter school; provided that the application shall include, but not be limited to, a description of: (i) the mission, purpose, innovation and specialized focus of the proposed charter school; (ii) the innovative methods to be used in the charter school and how they differ from the district or districts from which the charter school is expected to enroll students; (iii) the organization of the school by ages of students or grades to be taught, an estimate of the total enrollment of the school and the district or districts from which the school will enroll students; (iv) the method for admission to the charter school; (v) the educational program, instructional methodology and services to be offered to students, including research on how the proposed program may improve the academic performance of the subgroups listed in the recruitment and retention plan; (vi) the school's capacity to address the particular needs of limited English - proficient students, if applicable, to learn English and learn content matter, including the employment of staff that meets the criteria established by the department; (vii) how the school shall involve parents as partners in the education of their children; (viii) the school governance and bylaws; (ix) a proposed arrangement or contract with an organization that shall manage or operate the school, including any proposed or agreed upon payments to such organization; (x) the financial plan for the operation of the school; (xi) the provision of school facilities and pupil transportation; (xii) the number and qualifications of teachers and administrators to be employed; (xiii) procedures for evaluation and professional development for teachers and administrators; (xiv) a statement of equal educational opportunity which shall state that charter schools shall be open to all students, on a space available basis, and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age, ancestry, athletic performance, special need, proficiency in the English language or academic achievement; (xv) a student recruitment and retention plan, including deliberate, specific strategies the school will use to ensure the provision of equal educational opportunity as stated in clause (xiv) and to attract, enroll and retain a student population that, when compared to students in similar grades in schools from which the charter school is expected to enroll students, contains a comparable academic and demographic profile; and (xvi) plans for disseminating successes and innovations of the charter school to other non-charter public schools.

North Star [one of the large Newark charter networks] serves effectively no children with limited English language proficiency, in part because North Star caters to a predominantly black student population from Newark's black neighborhoods, which remain geographically segregated from the city's Hispanic and other ethnic neighborhoods and are home to non-English speaking families.

For a district qualifying under this paragraph whose charter school tuition payments exceed 9 per cent of the school district's net school spending, the board shall only approve an application for the establishment of a commonwealth charter school if an applicant, or a provider with which an applicant proposes to contract, has a record of operating at least 1 school or similar program that demonstrates academic success and organizational viability and serves student populations similar to those the proposed school seeks to serve, from the following categories of students, those: (i) eligible for free lunch; (ii) eligible for reduced price lunch; (iii) that require special education; (iv) limited English - proficient of similar language proficiency level as measured by the Massachusetts English Proficiency Assessment examination; (v) sub-proficient, which shall mean students who have scored in the «needs improvement», «warning» or «failing» categories on the mathematics or English language arts exams of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System for 2 of the past 3 years or as defined by the department using a similar measurement; (vi) who are designated as at risk of dropping out of school based on predictors determined by the department; (vii) who have dropped out of school; or (viii) other at - risk students who should be targeted to eliminate achievement gaps among different groups oproficiency level as measured by the Massachusetts English Proficiency Assessment examination; (v) sub-proficient, which shall mean students who have scored in the «needs improvement», «warning» or «failing» categories on the mathematics or English language arts exams of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System for 2 of the past 3 years or as defined by the department using a similar measurement; (vi) who are designated as at risk of dropping out of school based on predictors determined by the department; (vii) who have dropped out of school; or (viii) other at - risk students who should be targeted to eliminate achievement gaps among different groups oProficiency Assessment examination; (v) sub-proficient, which shall mean students who have scored in the «needs improvement», «warning» or «failing» categories on the mathematics or English language arts exams of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System for 2 of the past 3 years or as defined by the department using a similar measurement; (vi) who are designated as at risk of dropping out of school based on predictors determined by the department; (vii) who have dropped out of school; or (viii) other at - risk students who should be targeted to eliminate achievement gaps among different groups of students.

Expect all multilingual students (particularly those with limited English proficiency) to need English language remediation from a specialist.

Another study shows that second language learners with limited English proficiency can do as well as more proficient students on reading comprehension tasks when they do prereading activities that activate and extend the background knowledge pertinent to the tasks.

«Teachers realize that while their own impact on children is great, it is not as great as the influence of many other factors, including but not limited to poverty, language proficiency, home life, learning disabilities, level of parental involvement and education, and access to proper facilities and technologies,» said West Hartford teacher Ted Goerner.

When a student's English proficiency is limited, it may be difficult for a teacher to tell if academic problems are due to a disability or a language difference.

To prevent employment discrimination at DOT, individuals with Limited English Proficiency (LEP), are entitled to language assistance with respect to a particular type of service, benefit, or encounter.

Referred to in the lawsuit as limited English proficiency (LEP) individuals, this class is gaining increasing traction in the emerging legal notion of language - based discrimination and may eventually set the stage for an expansion of the defined protected classes.

The Los Angeles Superior Court Language Access Services Division provides multilingual interpretation and general language services in court proceedings to ensure meaningful participation in the judicial court process for individuals with limited English proficiency.

We note that any covered entity that is a recipient of federal financial assistance is generally obligated under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to provide material ordinarily distributed to the public in the primary languages of persons with limited English proficiency in the recipients» service areas.

One of your examples used a rating for languages, and while they didn't use a standard rating in that example, would it be appropriate to list the standard rating in a resume (e.g. A2, C1, Limited working proficiency, professional working proficiency, fluent, native)?

Met the needs of students with limited English language proficiency as well as learning disabilities.

If you have limited proficiency in English when you ring our number, we are able to engage a professional interpreter with the language you request.

I assist all staff and consultants to be aware that when interacting with parents, other family and community members with limited English proficiency or who are English language learners, that:

To enable the attainment of proficiency in English language and numeracy competencies by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults with limited or no educational experience.

J.E. Moss Elementary School decreased the learning gap by 23 percent for its limited English proficiency students in reading and language arts after two years of SEL implementation.

Established in July 2008 with funds provided by United Way of Metropolitan Nashville, Better Together: The School Readiness Collaborative addressed school readiness needs of young children, ages 6 weeks to five years, at considerable risk for school failure due to the effects of poverty, developmental disability and / or limited English language proficiency.

I encourage all staff and consultants to use visual aids, gestures, and physical prompts in their interactions with children, parents, and other family and community members with limited English proficiency or who are English language learners.