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Maxwell, Lesli A. – Education Week, 2013
Seventh and 8th grade English-learners in selected urban schools will soon dive into some of the most celebrated speeches in U.S. history. They'll dissect, for example, Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream," and Robert F. Kennedy's "On the Death of Martin Luther King." Though their…
Descriptors: Language Skills, Language Proficiency, Language Arts, Academic Standards
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Duran, Emilio; Duran, Lena; Haney, Jodi; Scheuermann, Amy – Science Teacher, 2011
The National Science Education Standards are designed to provide a vision of scientific literacy for "all" students--regardless of age, race, ethnic background, English-language proficiency, socioeconomic status, disability, or giftedness. One of the most powerful strategies in science instruction--which aligns with the Standards--is the use of…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Scientific Literacy, Science Instruction, Language Proficiency
Mamantov, Tonya Jean – ProQuest LLC, 2013
A challenge for todays instructional leaders is identifying the most effective method of educating English Language Learners (ELLs) who participate in the English as a Second Language (ESL) program. The primary purpose of the study was to compare the effectiveness of three programs used for ESL students in twelve elementary schools in a Urban…
Descriptors: Investigations, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English Language Learners