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López, Francesca; McEneaney, Elizabeth; Nieswandt, Martina – American Journal of Education, 2015
Little research currently examines language instruction educational programs (LIEPs) in states with a more recent growth of the Latino English learner population. To meet this need, the authors examined the content each of the state LIEPs, focusing chiefly on the extent to which the types of language support, as well as the stipulations associated…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Programs, Bilingual Education Programs
Florez, Ida Rose – Civil Rights Project / Proyecto Derechos Civiles, 2010
The Arizona English Language Learners Assessment (AZELLA) is used by the Arizona Department of Education to determine which children should receive English support services. AZELLA results are used to determine if children are either proficient in English or have English language skills in one of four pre-proficient categories (pre-emergent,…
Descriptors: Validity, Second Language Learning, Cutting Scores, Kindergarten
Martinez-Wenzl, Mary; Perez, Karla; Gandara, Patricia – Civil Rights Project / Proyecto Derechos Civiles, 2010
In the Horne v Flores Supreme Court decision of June 25, 2009, the Court wrote that one basis for finding Arizona in compliance with federal law regarding the education of its English learners was that the state had adopted a "significantly more effective" than bilingual education instructional model for EL students --Structured…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Federal Legislation, Bilingual Education, Academic Education