Browsing by Subject "English language learners"
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(Texas A&M University, 2007-09-17)This study examined the representational patterns of English language learners receiving special education services in school districts in South Texas. Additionally, this study identified school district characteristics ...
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(2018-06-08)English language learners (ELLs) make up an increasingly large portion of the population in American schools. Improving the literacy skills of these students is critical to their life-long success as these students have ...
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(2015-04-28)The purpose of this dissertation study was to describe teacher pedagogy through the use of systematic review, observation data, and to comment on causal structure. Three objectives were necessary: the assessment of the ...
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(2012-11-21)In Texas, nearly half of all new teachers are alternatively certified (AC) whilst English language learners (ELL) are over one-third of the public school population in some districts. As this trend continues, the likelihood ...
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(2011-08-08)The purpose of this study was to examine: (a) the methodological quality of current research on English Language Learners (ELL) in the areas of high-stakes testing and oral language as a component skill of reading performance, ...
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(2012-10-19)Given the projected increase of Hispanic Spanish-speaking English language learners (ELLs), researchers have begun examining issues related to their high levels of school dropout, largely stemming from academic underachievement. ...
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(2019-04-17)The purpose of this mixed methods study was to determine if the instructional practices of teachers of English language learners (ELLs), as observed by the Transitional Bilingual Observation Protocol (Lara-Alecio & Parker, ...
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(2010-07-14)While there has been tremendous growth in the numbers of Hispanics and English language learners (ELLs) in our public schools, there has been a lack of educational opportunities offered to these students resulting in low ...
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(2017-07-31)Parental involvement has become a popular approach to addressing the achievement gap between various racial/ethnic groups. Given the burgeoning presence of Hispanic children in public schools, the purpose of this study was ...
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(2020-05-26)The introduction to this dissertation provides an overview of the three studies. The introduction is followed by the first study which examines previous research on PST preparation and efficacy development for writing and ...
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(2017-05-03)In this study, I examined the effectiveness of the literacy curriculum known as STELLA (Storytelling and Retelling and Higher Order Thinking for English Language and Literacy Acquisition) for newcomers to the United States ...
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(2020-03-27)The purpose of this study was to examine teachers’ perspectives of the implementation of professional development in elementary schools in border cities between Mexico and the United States with high populations of English ...
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(2020-02-20)The inability to develop reading comprehension skills can limit academic success across many fields, especially for English Language Learners (ELLs). The current study investigated whether the structure strategy, delivered ...