Browsing by Subject "English Language Learners"
Now showing items 1-20 of 28
-
(2014-01-31)For centuries, America has been the place for people from all countries to come and seek their dreams. Our nation continues to welcome all, offering cultural and linguistic diversity to the areas where they settle, which ...
-
(Texas A&M University, 2006-08-16)The purpose of this study was to investigate the reliability and validity of the results of the Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test (NNAT; Naglieri, 1997a) with a sample of English Language Learner (ELL) Mexican American ...
-
Bilingual Education, Acculturation, and the Psychological Health of Mexican-Heritage Preadolescents (2015-07-29)As the population of the U.S. becomes increasingly diverse, and greater numbers of children in U.S. public schools speak a language other than English at home, an intensified interest has begun to focus upon the lives of ...
-
The Effectiveness of Shared Reading Interventions with Families of Hispanic Prekindergarten Students (2012-02-14)The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of parent or caregiver shared-reading interventions on Hispanic prekindergarten students’ language and literacy scores. In addition, this study investigated the effects ...
-
The Effects of Bilingual Education on Language, Achievement, and Self-Efficacy of Hispanic Students (2010-01-14)Much controversy exists surrounding the education of Hispanic English Language Learners (ELLs). This large and growing group presents significant challenges to educators. Foremost among these challenges is the question of ...
-
(2019-08-07)Latinx and Latinx ELL youth are among the fastest growing student populations in the nation’s schools. Despite consistent efforts to address the achievement gap that exists between these youths and their non-Latinx and ...
-
(2011-04-27)Working with the Costa Rica Multilingual Foundation, the Costa Rican Ministry of Education, Costa Rica USA Foundation of Cooperation, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the researchers are completing a randomized ...
-
(2011-04-27)Working with the Costa Rica Multilingual Foundation, the Costa Rican Ministry of Education, Costa Rica USA Foundation of Cooperation, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the researchers are completing a randomized ...
-
(2016-08-02)English language learners (ELLs) in public schools are a rapidly growing student population. Hispanic ELLs in Texas are working against numerous odds in public schools today. A growing number of Hispanic students learning ...
-
(2019-11-01)The Intervention Assistance Team (IAT) meetings allow educators to engage in a collaborative, problem-solving process to resolve student problems indirectly, through teacher consultation with a team (Myers & Kline, 2002). ...
-
(2020-07-23)Exclusionary school discipline has received attention due to its association with the school to prison pipeline (STPP) and juvenile justice contact. Studies have concluded disproportionate exclusionary practices among race, ...
-
(2010-07-14)This dissertation includes empirical studies of educational achievement and resilience of Hispanic ELL. The dataset used is the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten Cohort and Birth Cohort. In the first study, ...
-
(2009-05-15)This quantitative study derived from an on-going federal experimental research project targeting Spanish-speaking English language learners (ELLs) receiving services in four program models: control/experimental transitional ...
-
(2013-01-07)There is evidence that ineffective classroom instruction, particularly in the early primary grades, is a major contributor to the high incidence of reading problems in the United States. Researchers attribute poor classroom ...
-
(2010-07-14)This study investigated, through survey methodology, the instructional practices of teachers of English Language Learners (ELLs) with disabilities in Preschool Programs for Children with Disabilities (PPCD). These practices ...
-
(2014-12-08)This research reveals preservice teachers’ observations of their own experiences and their English Language Learners’ (ELL) experiences while performing in a full-scale, bilingual production of Peter Pan the Musical in ...
-
Reading achievement of English language learners in 50/50 and 90/10 two-way dual language programs (2009-05-15)My study investigated the effects of two 50/50 and two 90/10 two-way dual language programs on the reading achievement of 76 English Language Learners (ELLs) from the end of third grade to the end of fourth grade. My study ...