Sentences with phrase «proficient in the second language»

Backers of bilingual programs defend them by arguing that becoming proficient in any second language takes longer than one or two years.

The goal is for students to become proficient in the second language while reaching a high level of academic achievement.

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Researchers found that young adults proficient in two languages performed better on attention tests and had better concentration than those who spoke only one language, irrespective of whether they had learned that second language during infancy, childhood or their teen years.

Extrovert Chinese students learning English as a second language are likely to perform better in speaking and reading, but less proficient in listening than their introvert counterparts, according to a study published in Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (JSSH).

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).

For the 2002 - 2003 through the 2005 - 2006 school year test administrations, for purposes of the commissioner's annual evaluation of public schools, public school districts, and charter schools, the following limited English proficient students may be considered to be meeting performance criteria in elementary or middle - level English language arts if they demonstrate a specified increment of progress on the New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test (NYSESLAT) for their grade level.

The higher the percentage of students with English language learning needs (second language learners) in a school the lower the percentage of students scoring proficient or above on state tests.

While many districts have programs designed to help English learners, they send the wrong message about the value of being proficient in both English and a second language.

There is general agreement that becoming a proficient reader in a second language is a difficult task.

The second intervention was part of Quality English and Science Teaching (QuEST), a CREATE project designed to develop the science knowledge and academic language of English language learners and their English - proficient classmates in the middle grades.

Additionally, the VIT program provides local education agencies with access to teachers with the Spanish language skills needed to provide second language instruction to students in Languages Other Than English (LOTE) programs or primary language instruction to limited English proficient (LEP) Spanish - speaking students.