Factors which correlate with the Achievement Gap: English Language Learners (ESL)
Articles and Research Papers |
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| Improving Adequate Yearly Progress for English Language Learners (December 2004) [PDF], from Learning Point Associates. | A literature review. |
| Closing the Achievement Gap: Focus on Latino Students [PDF], from the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). | Policy brief and literature review. Gives demographic projections, educational outcomes, seven challenges to closing the achievement gap, and seven recommendations. |
| Using Data to Understand the Academic Performance of English Language Learners (December 2005) [PDF], from Learning Point Associates. | Research-based analysis of education policy. Definitions of students and terms, the NCLB context, review of research, measures of ELL academic achievement and english proficiency, data types, data tools to improve services, an policy recommendations |
The Relationship to Achievement on the California High School Exit Exam for Language Minority Students [PDF] in the NABE Journal of Research and Practice. |
Research paper. Discusses findings that show a mismatch (in much lower scores for ELLs) between theory of language acquisition and highstakes testing in this specific California district. |
Tutorials and Useful Web Sites |
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| NJDOE's Bureau of Bilingual/ESL Education |
An excellent resource for data and support |
| Tutorial on NJPEP : ELL in the Mainstream | Part One: The Students |
