Sentences with phrase «minority language students»

An assessment of needs, however, revealed that only 143 LEP children were participating in gifted programs, despite the fact that minority language students represent 16.17 % (96,674) of the school - age population.

The identification of minority language students can include multiple criteria (with information from as many sources as possible) that are relevant to the needs of the population.

Jean M. Blanning, of the Connecticut Clearinghouse for Gifted and Talented (1980), suggests that, in general, programs for gifted and talented minority language students should allow their students to:

Giftedness is not a trait inherent to native English speakers; however, there is a lack of instruments that can detect giftedness in minority language students (Gallagher, 1979; Llanes, 1980; Raupp, 1988; Renzulli, Reis, & Smith, 1981).

This attitude is refuted in the film Stand And Deliver, which is based on a true story about several minority language students at an inner - city school in Los Angeles.

Different learning styles may also contribute to the underrepresentation of gifted and talented minority language students.

The Hartford, Connecticut, program «Encendiendo Una Llama» («Lighting a Flame») has been in operation since 1979 and uses a resource room, an after - school program, and a regular classroom component to provide services for gifted and talented minority language students.

Many school districts now include behavioral checklists or inventories, nominations, or related techniques to identify gifted and talented minority language students.

On the other hand, this program may be particularly appreciated by gifted and talented minority language students, since they often do not receive this sort of exposure to the arts in a standard instructional program.

Educators who work closely with minority language students argue that using standardized IQ tests as a primary measure of giftedness does not fairly accommodate the linguistic and cultural differences of these students.

As a classroom teacher who taught in Aboriginal communities for many years and then as a researcher working with minority language students, I have long questioned why particular groups of minority students tend to under - perform in school.

Not exact matches

«Documentation of endangered minority languages such as Jedek is important, as it provides new insights into human cognition and culture,» says Joanne Yager, doctoral student at Lund University.

«Many of the people hardest hit by dyslexia are minority students and those from low - income families,» Shaywitz said, even though the condition affects all population segments and languages.

A five - year quasi-experimental study on K - 12 bilingual education programs offered to language - minority students in U.S. public schools.

We have a majority - minority student population, a large group of English - language learners, and almost 60 percent participation in the free or reduced - price lunch program.

And it put a special focus on ensuring that states and schools boost the performance of certain groups of students, such as English - language learners, students in special education, and poor and minority children, whose achievement, on average, trails their peers.

We fear that putting students with disabilities, English language learners and minority students into one «super subgroup» will mask the individual needs of these distinct student subgroups and will prevent schools from tailoring interventions appropriately.

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.

Beyond those concerns, we would do well to ensure that students are prepared to understand our neighbors, friends, allies, foes, and those within our own borders who are members of language minority communities.

In the language of the federal law: «Where inability to speak and understand the English language excludes national origin minority group children from effective participation in the educational program offered by a school district, the district must take affirmative steps to rectify the language deficiency in order to open its instructional program to these students.»

The study was required by the department's office for civil rights in return for dropping a complaint against the district's program for language - minority students.

Lost on many listeners to the Secretary's address was a more fundamental message: Equality of educational opportunity no longer means what it used to; language - minority students — native...

One faculty member teaches about issues of power in society (gender and minority status, for example) by asking students to analyze their own cultural perspectives (such as their cultural history, language, and literacy).

Targeted the participation of traditionally underrepresented students in advanced mathematics curriculum, including minorities, those from low SES backgrounds, and second language learners.

Other terms commonly found in the literature include language minority students, limited English proficient (LEP), English as a second language (ESL), and culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD).

At the same time, gaps persist among students from low - income families and their more affluent peers, for English language learners, and for many minority students when compared with their Asian and white classmates.

Does the school communicate with language minority students and their families to ensure that student needs beyond language are met?

Academic performance of language - minority students and all - day kindergarten: a longitudinal study.

Closing the opportunity gap for Language Minority (LM) students begins by approaching these students as emerging bilinguals and building on the language strengths they bring to school.

He has conducted extensive research on alternative forms of bilingual and immersion education for language minority and language majority students.

Although the average gains of Teach to One students in most demographic sub-groups outperformed national norms — including for language minority, special education, and low - income students — that did not hold true for black students.

The Reagan Administration's proposed amendments to the Bilingual Education Act, which would permit a mix of educational approaches in meeting the needs of language - minority students, was introduced in the Senate last week.

- The school attended - School year - Minority status - Eligibility for free or reduced - cost lunch (a proxy for low socioeconomic status)- Date of birth - Assigned teacher - English language proficiency - Testing exemption status - Test scores on the annual TAAS exam in each year in which the student was enrolled in a Texas school

However, the authors of a new study say that minority students are less likely than similar white peers to be in one of five common disability categories — emotional disturbance, intellectual disability, «other health impairment,» specific learning disability, and speech and language impairment.

«Still, we have large equity gaps with our students in poverty, with our minority students, our students with disabilities and English language learners,» she said.

The vast majority of students at Beulah Park are minority and low - income, and 22 % of students meet or exceed PARCC standards in 4th grade English language arts.

General teacher education and development, foundations of education, second language acquisition theory, sociolinguistics, multicultural education, history of language minority students in the U.S. educational system, field supervision of candidates for culturally and linguistically diverse endorsement and MAT degree.

Schools must report «adequate yearly progress» for groups that tend to struggle: racial and ethnic minorities, low - income students, English language learners, and those with learning disabilities.

He recently served as a panel member on the National Academy of Science Report on the Overrepresentation of Minority Students in Special Education, and also served as a member of the National Literacy Panel (SRI International and Center for Applied Linguistics) looking at issues in early reading with English language learners.

Education Week examines whether the «widespread worry that states would walk away from making sure that particular groups of students — English - language learners, students in special education, and racial minorities — mattered in their school accountability systems» under ESSA is well founded.

English as a second language (ESL) services are offered throughout the district both as a component of the Bilingual (Spanish / English) Program as well as to other language - minority students who attend ESL stand - alone schools.

The No Child Left Behind Act in 2001 included language requiring states to «ensure that poor and minority students are not taught at higher rates than other children by inexperienced, unqualified, or out - of - field teachers.»

Her research focuses on issues concerning biliteracy, language and literacy development in bilingual settings, bilingualism, issues of equity in education for language - minority students, and bilingual teacher education.

Beyond GPA and standardized test scores, other factors impede language - minority students» enrollment in advanced courses — the study also found that Spanish - speaking students in Washington have fewer opportunities to take advanced courses.

What do you see as the ideal role of a native or «heritage» language in instruction for language minority students?

School effectiveness for language minority students.

The goals of Early College are to welcome students of racial and ethnic minorities, low - income families, first generation college attendees, and / or English language learners to higher education.

What are the demographic characteristics and academic performance outcomes of language minority and English learner students in California public schools?

That measure drew strong opposition from advocates for English - language learners, racial minorities, disadvantaged students and those in special education who saw it as watering down accountability.

[/ quote] Despite historic and far - reaching legal victories that proclaimed «language minority students may not be denied access to educational opportunities based on language or national origin,» language of instruction continues to be a significant educational roadblock for ELL and immigrant students (Loes & Saavedra 2010, 4 - 5).