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Mississippi Department of Education, 2005
The purpose of this document is to support school districts in their efforts to serve the special needs of English language learners (ELLs) in reaching high academic standards as well as in attaining English language proficiency. The materials included should provide educators with information on appropriate and effective services for ELL…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Rights, Student Evaluation, Special Needs Students
Gunderson, Lee – Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (Bks), 2007
This book is for teachers, teacher educators, school and district administrators, policy makers, and researchers who want to know about literacy, cultural diversity, and students who speak little or no English. It offers a rich picture of the incredible diversity of students who enter secondary school as immigrants--their abilities, their needs,…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Language of Instruction, Multicultural Education, Immigrants
Online Submission, 2006
Factors that influence and predict academic success of ESL students were studied to assist the Ministry with decisions related to curriculum development, resource allocation, and support provision. The comprehensive nature of this study is unique in that it presents the state of affairs of K-12 ESL education in Alberta. Best practice information…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Resource Allocation, Elementary Secondary Education
Gray (Naomi) Associates, Inc., San Francisco, CA. – 1984
The resource manual is designed to provide educators with information regarding some of the resources available in bilingual education for language minority students. It may also be useful to parents and community members involved in policy formation or interested in being well informed about bilingual education. The first section outlines the…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Educational History, Educational Research
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. – 1995
The guide is designed to help administrators, program directors, counselors, teachers, and other school personnel in providing instructional services for limited-English-proficient (LEP) students. The seven sections address these topics: identification and assessment for instructional and language proficiency levels; assessing for…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cultural Awareness, Disabilities, Educational Resources
Title VII Midwest Multifunctional Resource Center - Service Area 5, Des Plaines, IL. – 1990
This annotated bibliography includes citations of 197 documents, monographs, reports, handouts, curricular materials, articles, bibliographies, newsletters, and publishers' catalogs related to English literacy instruction for secondary school limited-English-proficient (LEP) students. An introductory section describes the types of information…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Classroom Techniques, Educational Needs, English (Second Language)
Utah State Office of Education, Salt Lake City. Special Education Services Unit. – 1991
These guidelines outline procedures for the communication disorders specialist/speech-language pathologist employed in the Utah public schools. The guidelines are designed to ensure that all students with communication disorders, ages 3-21, will be provided with appropriate speech-language services in the public schools, that the criteria for…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication Disorders, Curriculum, Disability Identification
Metropolitan Consortium of Lead Speech-Language Pathologists, Atlanta, GA. – 1990
Part 154 of the Regulations of New York State's Commissioner of Education prescribes requirements for districts relative to the education of pupils with limited English proficiency. The guidelines provided here are to assist school districts in developing and implementing programs consistent with the law and regulations. Chapters address the…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Boards of Education, Chinese, Elementary Secondary Education
Georgia State Dept. of Education, Atlanta. – 1994
The resource guide is designed for administrators, teachers of English as a Second Language (ESL), counselors, grade-level teachers, content-area teachers, and other school personnel who work with or make decisions regarding ESL students. Sections synthesize information on and suggest techniques for a variety of topics related to ESL. A section on…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Pluralism, Eligibility
McCobb, James L. – 1994
This guide provides Vermont school districts with resources for offering equal education to limited-English-proficient students. It is organized according to a series of legal obligations to this population. The first four sections outline education-related rights and obligations, provide background information on second language acquisition and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Ancillary School Services, Cultural Pluralism
Berube, Barney; And Others – 1990
Responses to over 100 of the most frequently-asked questions about the education of language-minority students are presented for Maine school personnel. The book has 12 sections. The first lists and defines common acronyms, and the second addresses various aspects of student evaluation, including: identification of limited-English-proficient (LEP)…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Community Involvement, Comparative Analysis, Educational Resources
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. – 1990
The Maryland program guidelines for non-English-proficient (NEP) and limited-English-proficient (LEP) elementary and secondary school students are designed to help administrators and teachers plan instructional programs that will ensure appropriate educational experiences for these populations. The guide begins with an overview of the…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Check Lists, Curriculum Design, Educational Facilities