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Hopkins, Debra – Council of the Great City Schools, 2017
The guide is intended to clarify and define a renewed vision for high-quality, coherent, and rigorous instruction for English Language Learners (ELLs)--focusing on the areas of English language arts (ELA) and English language development (ELD)--and to provide guidance in evaluating and selecting appropriate ELA/ELD instructional materials. It is…
Descriptors: Language Arts, English Instruction, English Language Learners, Instructional Material Evaluation
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Ginger Stoker; Brenda Arellano; Dong Lee Hoon – Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest, 2022
New Mexico's Every Student Succeeds Act state plan set the goal for all English learner students to attain English proficiency within five years. The Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest English Learners Research Partnership conducted this study to better understand progress toward English proficiency among American Indian English learner…
Descriptors: American Indian Students, English Language Learners, Instructional Program Divisions, English (Second Language)
Eaton, Sarah Elaine – Online Submission, 2011
This annotated bibliography surveys key resources and research related specifically to language learning and literacy. It focuses on resources that will be valuable to teaching professionals and researchers who specialize in the areas of foreign and second language teaching, language arts and first and second language literacy. Significant…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Alternative Assessment, Annotated Bibliographies, Second Language Instruction
Nebraska Department of Education, 2007
The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) Practice Guide, "Effective Literacy and English Language Instruction for English Learners in the Elementary Grades" addresses the challenge of providing effective literacy instruction for English learners in the elementary grades. The Guide offers five specific recommendations for district…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Literacy
n/a – New York State Department of Education, 2004
The English as a Second Language (ESL) standards articulate the abilities and competencies that Limited English Proficient (LEP) and English Language Learners (ELLs) must demonstrate to successfully integrate into the English academic mainstream. The standards combine the principles of second language learning with the language development…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, State Standards, Elementary Secondary Education, Second Language Instruction
Hayes, David, Ed.; Sharkey, Judy, Ed. – TESOL International Association, 2008
At its core, a curriculum is what happens among learners and teachers in the classroom. TESOL's Language Curriculum Development Series describes how teachers, curriculum developers, and administrators have developed, adapted, or renewed a language curriculum. In doing so, they have responded creatively and realistically to learners' needs. The…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Student Needs
Carrillo, Ida S.; Carrillo, Federico M. – 1984
A guide to designing programs in English language arts for limited English proficient (LEP) students is intended for school districts to use in developing their own program manuals based on locally relevant needs. An introductory section gives background for LEP program development, and subsequent sections outline (1) identification procedures for…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, English (Second Language)
Cawelti, Gordon, Ed. – Educational Research Service, 2004
The newly updated report is an essential tool for school leaders and practitioners alike, and is the single most authoritative source for effective K-12 teaching and learning practices across the content areas. This one volume brings together in readable, concise language the authoritative research on effective classroom practices in all major…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Student Improvement, Educational Strategies, Teaching Methods
Cheney, Lynne V. – 1987
An extensive study of humanities education in the nation's public schools, commissioned by the United States Congress, concludes that history, literature, and languages are inadequately taught, and most students fail to learn important knowledge about their shared past and culture. Data from a nation-wide survey reveal gross ignorance of major…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Core Curriculum, Culture, Curriculum Development
Teitelbaum, Herbert; And Others – 1982
A monograph for school district personnel and education agencies presents a comprehensive plan to address the legal and administrative complexities of implementation of services for language minority students, particularly in bilingual education programs. The first section sketches federal involvement in bilingual education and related programs…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Change Strategies, Compliance (Legal), Educational History