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Download full textWhite, Michelle; Newell, Mallory – RP Group, 2022
In Assembly Bill (AB) 705, assessment and placement practices in California Community Colleges (CCC) should maximize the probability that students who enter credit-bearing English as a second language (ESL) course sequences complete degree and transfer requirements in English within three years. The three-year timeframe begins when a student…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Community Colleges
EdSource, Inc., Palo Alto, CA. – 1997
Responding to a call to action by California's state leaders to make reading instruction in the early grades a top priority in the public schools, this booklet discusses California's new K-3 reading program. It begins with a discussion of what prompted this new focus on reading, and then discusses the four major elements of a balanced reading…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Primary Education
Cuevas, Jorge A.; Fontana, Rose Marie Garcia – 1996
This volume was intended to stimulate new thinking about how to restructure a school program to effectively educate students whose native language is not English. It favors calling such students "English Language Learners" (ELLs). The document provides specific examples of how some California schools have improved their educational…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Change Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, Sacramento. – 1993
This draft handbook provides descriptions and summaries of the six tests that California elementary and secondary teachers must pass to earn the Crosscultural, Language, and Academic Development (CLAD) or Bilingual, Crosscultural, Language, and Academic Development (BCLAD) certificates. The six tests include: (1) "Language Structure and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cultural Awareness, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1992
In response to state legislation and a statewide strategic plan that included a recommendation for quality standards and accountability defined as measurable goals and conditions, model standards for California English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) adult education programs were established. This document describes general standards, defines language…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Communicative Competence (Languages)
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Office of Bilingual Bicultural Education. – 1982
Drawing on and extending the work presented in a companion volume, "Schooling and Language Minority Students: A Theoretical Framework," five principles are presented that represent an integration of recent empirical research in bilingualism, bilingual education, and second language acquisition to help policymakers and educators meet the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Environment, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives
