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Download full textOffice of English Language Acquisition, US Department of Education, 2024
The Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) has synthesized key data on English learners (ELs) into two-page sheets on a variety of subjects. This fact sheet focuses on: (1) Most Common Languages Spoken by English Learners (Excluding Spanish and English): Fall 2020; (2) Number of Reported Arabic-Speaking English Learners: 2008 through 2020;…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Arabic, Native Language, Language Fluency
Direct linkHill, Laura E.; Weston, Margaret; Hayes, Joseph M. – Public Policy Institute of California, 2014
Former English Learner students who have improved their facility with English to such a degree that they have been reclassified by their school districts as fluent in the English language are among the best performing students in the state. Because these Reclassified Fluent English Proficient (RFEP) students have much better academic outcomes than…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Language Proficiency, Language Fluency, Academic Achievement
Hill, Laura E.; Betts, Julian R.; Chavez, Belen; Zau, Andrew C.; Bachofer, Karen Volz – Public Policy Institute of California, 2014
Nearly 25 percent of the students attending California's K-12 public schools are English Learners (ELs). Their EL designation is intended to last only as long as they need supplemental language support to succeed in school. Because outcomes for students reclassified as English proficient are much better than for students who remain ELs,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools, English Language Learners, Language Fluency
McArthur, Edith K. – 1993
In 1989, the number of persons in the United States who spoke languages other than English at home was at an all-time high. This number has increased rapidly in recent years as immigration flows have brought in new residents who are native speakers of other languages. To accommodate persons who speak languages other than English, changes are being…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Demography, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1983
Data are presented on the number and distribution of limited-English-proficient (LEP), fluent-English-proficient (FEP), and bilingual students and teachers and migrant students in California public elementary and secondary schools. Tables present the information by county, grade level, language, participation in a bilingual program, and staff…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingual Students, Bilingual Teachers, Cantonese
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Office of Program Evaluation and Research. – 1978
All second and third graders in California public schools were administered the Reading Test of the California Assessment Program; performance of all sixth and twelfth graders in reading, written expression, spelling, and mathematics was assessed with the Survey of Basic Skills. Findings were compared to those of previous years and can be…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Annual Reports, Basic Skills
