Scholars and researchers present their latest findings regarding the impact of
a restrictive language policy on teacher preparation and classroom practice through the lens of the decade - long implementation of Structured English Immersion (SEI) in Arizona.
Not exact matches
The study concludes that Arizona is on the wrong path for closing achievement gaps for its ELL students and that this is due, at least in part, to its highly
restrictive language instruction
policies.
Arizona's
language restrictive policies resulted in the controversial Structured English Immersion (SEI) program consisting of a four hour
language block, leaving English learners (ELs) in classrooms with a separate curriculum from their English proficient peers.
Restrictive language and anti-immigration
policies are only a small part of the hostility that non-dominant populations experience in places like Arizona.