Carlos Rodriguez, Ph.D. American Institutes for Research.
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Carlos Rodriguez, Ph.D.American Institutes for Research
Between the age of 3 and 21
Enrolled or preparing to enroll in K-12
Speak a native language other than English or comes from an environment where another language is dominant
Have difficulties in speaking, reading, writing, or understanding the English language so as to deny the individual:
◦ The ability to meet the state’s proficient level of achievement on state assessments (described in section 1111(b)(3) of NCLB)
◦ The ability to successfully achieve in classrooms where the language of instruction is English (Source: Section 9101 of Title IX)
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ELL placement is often associated with ◦ Increased likelihood to dropout of high school (Kanno &
Cromley, 2010)
◦ Decreased likelihood to advance to postsecondary education (Kanno & Cromley, 2010)
◦ Not being prepared for postsecondary education opportunities (Callahan, 2010)
If ELL students attend PSE, they are◦ More likely to attend 2-year colleges ◦ More likely to enroll in non-credit earning courses (e.g.,
ESL courses and developmental/remedial courses)◦ Less likely to persist in college (Kanno & Cromley, 2010)
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Source: US Census Bureau, Census 2000
Anchored in Federal legislation, Supreme Court decisions and State laws since the 1970s
Intended to Equalize Educational Opportunity by reducing achievement barriers due to language ability of children
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About 57 percent were born in the United States, while 43 percent were born elsewhere
Levels of language proficiency, socio-economic standing, academic expectations, and immigration status vary by student
No one approach or policy that will meet the educational goals and needs of this population
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Children can be misdiagnosed as having a learning disability
Overrepresentation of ELL students in special education has been linked to the size of the ELL population as the lack of adequate language support programs
Oral language proficiency may take 3 to 5 years to develop where as academic language proficiency may be developed over 3 to 7 years
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ELL students need home language support over the 4 to 7 years that academic English can take to develop
Those who have had at least 4 to 7 years of dual language schooling outperform comparable students in monolingual programs
Supporting a child’s first language while teaching English would include an enrichment bilingual/ESL program that addresses the full spectrum of students’ developmental needs
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Professional staff need to be well trained to meet the needs of ELLs
◦ Students with limited English proficiency are often the least likely of all students to have a teacher who is actually prepared to instruct them.
Native speakers are essential if students are non-English speakers
Programs for ELL students need to address the unique cultural characteristics of these students, their families, and their communities
Differentiates instruction
Includes the use of the native language
Provides explicit language instruction in both languages
Prepares teachers with enough knowledge of primary and secondary language acquisition to anticipate potential barriers to ELL students’ comprehension
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ELL Instruction is NOT simply providing translations or speaking slower and louder
ELL instruction is grounded in developing communicative competencies to develop cognitive and academic growth
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“A set of congruent behaviors, attitudes, and policies that come together in a system, agency, or among professionals that enables effective work in cross-
cultural situations.”
Issued by DHHS in 2000
Correct inequities that exist in provision of health care services for a diverse population
Provide the first national and uniform approach to educate primary health care providers in cultural competencies
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Culturally competent care
◦Relationship between client and provider, i.e., educator and student
Language access services
Organizational supports for cultural competence
◦How the environment is organized
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Culturally-blind agencies are characterized by the belief that helping approaches traditionally used by the dominant culture are universally applicable; if the system worked as it should, all people --regardless of race or culture --would be served with equal effectiveness.
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Engage students in challenging, theme-based curriculum to develop concept development
Draw on student’s background—their experience, cultures and languages
Organize collaborative activities and scaffold instruction to build students academic proficiency
Create confident students who value learning and themselves
Understand these basic concepts when working with ELL students:
Comprehension precedes production
Comprehension emerges in stages and it varies by each individual student, therefore, differentiation of instruction is required
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