Working effectively with ELLs: What public school teachers should know

According to KewalRamani, Gilbertson, Fox, and Provasnik (2007), approximately 10.8 million elementary and secondary school students, or 20 percent of all such students, spoke a language other than English at home in 2005. [...] they planned weekly meetings with their son's teachers to check on...

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Published in:The New England Reading Association journal 2010-01, Vol.45 (2), p.69
Main Author: Pang, Yanhui
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic achievement
Educational Attainment
Elementary schools
English as a second language
Foreign language learning
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 6
Language Acquisition
Language Skills
Minority students
Public schools
Secondary School Students
Skill Development
Student Participation
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Summary:According to KewalRamani, Gilbertson, Fox, and Provasnik (2007), approximately 10.8 million elementary and secondary school students, or 20 percent of all such students, spoke a language other than English at home in 2005. [...] they planned weekly meetings with their son's teachers to check on their child's progress, and to find out what they can do at home to reinforce the skills their child learned in school as well as to prepare him for the next week's lessons.
ISSN:0028-4882