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Download full textOffice of English Language Acquisition, US Department of Education, 2015
The Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) has synthesized key data on English learners (ELs) into two-page PDF sheets, by topic, with graphics, plus key contacts. The topics for this report on languages spoken by English learners (ELs) are: (1) Twenty most common EL languages, as reported in states' top five lists: SY 2013-14; (2) States,…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Geographic Location, Language Usage, Spanish
Office of English Language Acquisition, US Department of Education, 2015
The Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) has synthesized key data on English learners (ELs) into two-page PDF sheets, by topic, with graphics, plus key contacts. The topics for this report on English learners include: (1) Top 20 EL languages, as reported in states' top five lists: SY 2011-12; (2) States, including DC, with 80 percent or…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Geographic Location, Language Usage, Spanish
Direct linkPandya, Chhandasi; McHugh, Margie; Batalova, Jeanne – Migration Policy Institute, 2011
The number of US residents who are deemed to be Limited English Proficient (LEP) has increased substantially in recent decades, consistent with the growth in the US foreign-born population. While many LEP individuals are still attracted to the historic immigrant-destination states of California, Texas, New York, New Jersey, Florida, and Illinois,…
Descriptors: Linguistics, Limited English Speaking, Immigrants, Spanish
Branum-Martin, Lee; Mehta, Paras D.; Carlson, Coleen D.; Francis, David J.; Foorman, Barbara R. – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2012
There are many types of programs for Spanish speaking students in the US, with varying methods and goals. Some preliminary work suggests that bilingual classrooms may differ widely in instruction, even under the same program labels. However, there are few studies which have compared the extent to which various bilingual program models differ in…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Immersion Programs, Spanish Speaking, Educational Practices
Macias, Reynaldo F. – 1988
This report presents a statistical profile of Latino literacy in the United States based on a secondary analysis of the 1976 Survey of Income and Education, the 1979 National Chicano Survey, and the 1980 Census. Overall illiteracy in English for the Hispanic population was 14.7 percent, but the rate varied when the population was broken down by…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Ethnic Groups, Hispanic Americans, Illiteracy
Sarangarm, Isara; And Others – 1998
The report presents findings concerning the language proficiency of elementary, middle, and high school students receiving bilingual services in the Las Cruces Public Schools (New Mexico). The report contains five sections: general information about the bilingual program in the school district; the Idea Language Proficiency Tests (IPT); results of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Baenen, Nancy; And Others – 1989
This report on the progress of 1,251 limited-English-speaking (LEP) students in the Austin (Texas) Independent School District for 1988-89 presents findings on attendance and dropout rates and achievement in English, Spanish, and mathematics. Most LEP students are served in a transitional bilingual education program or an…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Attendance, Bilingual Education Programs
