ERIC Number: EJ1206491
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
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Beyond Teaching English: Embracing a Holistic Approach to Supporting English Learner Students and Their Families
Wall, Carrie Giboney; Musetti, Bernadette
CATESOL Journal, v30 n2 p1-18 2018
This study describes the ways 1 elementary school is attempting to address the needs of its English learner students and their families, the majority of whom are Latinx, through a multi-pronged approach that includes targeted academic instruction, the adoption of schoolwide values and behavioral expectations, a significant family-community outreach program, and teacher professional development in trauma-sensitive schooling and instruction. The authors share analyses and findings from data gathered through classroom and school event observations, separate focus groups of students and parents, interviews with key stakeholders, questionnaires from school personnel and parents, and publicly available school-level data. Implications for educators are shared with the goal of creating spaces and contexts where English learner students and their families succeed and indeed thrive.
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Elementary School Students, English Language Learners, Student Needs, Hispanic Americans, Family Programs, Outreach Programs, Faculty Development, School Culture, Culturally Relevant Education, Holistic Approach, School Role, Trauma, Barriers, Success, Economically Disadvantaged
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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