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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
Peer reviewedRegional Educational Laboratory Southwest, 2022
The "Effects of Reclassifying English Learner Students on Student Achievement in New Mexico" study examined being reclassified as fluent English proficient and achievement in English language arts and math in the first year after student reclassification. The study focused on achievement among English learner students in 2014/15-2018/19…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5
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
Matthews, Tom – 1979
Some of the variations in reading achievement and fluency levels among bilingual students enrolled in the Seattle Public Schools are explained, and an examination of the effects of special language services (English as a second language and bilingual subject matter instruction) is emphasized. A model is presented which examines the relationships…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Asian Americans, Bilingual Students, Elementary Education
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
