Closing the Achievement Gap for ELL Students NYSUT Train the Trainer Event – Promoting Literacy for ELLs at all Levels March 18th, 2006 Presenter: Giselle.
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Closing the Achievement Gap for
ELL Students NYSUT Train the Trainer
Event –Promoting Literacy for ELLs
at all LevelsMarch 18th, 2006
Presenter: Giselle Lundy-Ponce, AFTglundypo@aft.org
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GoalsProvide information about
the growing ELL populationReview the main challenges
this population confronts, social and economic consequences, and actions schools need to consider to address these issues
Discuss resources to address these challenges
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ELL School-Age Population
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ELLEnrollment
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LEP enrollmentLEP enrollment
Total K-12 enrollmentTotal K-12 enrollment
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School Enrollment Rates
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Who Are They?
80 percent of ELLs are Latino
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Who Are They?
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Asian EasternEur
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Where Latinos come from
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Mexico Ctrl/ SoAmer
Other PuertoRico
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Most Common Languages Spoken
by ELLsSpanishVietnamese
HmongChinese, Cantonese
KoreanHaitian Creole
ArabicRussian
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Latino Population Overall As of 2006, there were over 40 million Latinos
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Where Are They?The bulk of ELLs are
concentrated in cities with AFT affiliates – such as
BostonCorpus ChristiHoustonHartfordLos AngelesNew York CityMiamiSan Antonio
And rapidly growing insmaller cities like
Hammond, IN;Dalton, GA; and
Durham, NC
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Academic ChallengesLatino ELLs have the
highest dropout rate of all groups – 43 percent (Non-Latino ELLs have a 6 percent dropout rate)
Persistent achievement gap – between 38 percent and 57 percent of Latino students perform below grade level
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Academic Challenges4th Grade Math NAEP Scores
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Academic Challenges8th Grade Math NAEP Scores
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Academic Challenges
4th Grade Reading NAEP Scores
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Academic Challenges
8th Grade Reading NAEP Scores
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Academic Challenges
12th Grade Reading NAEP Scores
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Academic Challenges
1998 Civics NAEP Scores
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Academic Challenges2000-02 Writing NAEP Scores
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Academic Challenges2005 ACT-Tested High School Graduates Meeting
ACT College Readiness Benchmark for Reading
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Academic Challenges:Post-Secondary Preparation
Latinos accounted for only 10 percent of Advanced Placement (AP) examinees, compared to 66 percent of White Students
Only 19 percent of Latino high school graduates are highly or very highly qualified for admission to a four-year higher education institution, compared to approximately 40 percent of Whites
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Academic Challenges:
Only 11 percent to 16 percent of Latinos graduate with a bachelor’s degree compared to 37 percent of Whites and 21 percent of African-Americans
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Educational Challenges:Post-Secondary AttainmentOnly 11 percent to 16 percent
of Latinos have a bachelor’s degree compared to 37 percent of Whites and 21 percent of African-Americans
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Degrees Awarded in 2000
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Instructional ChallengesNationwide, less than 3 percent
of ALL teachers of ELLs (i.e., any teacher
with at least 1 ELL in his/her classroom) have received formal preparation, resources, and certification to work with them
Only 12.5 percent of ALL teachers nationwide have had a maximum of one day of professional development related to ELLs in the past three years
04/18/23
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57%53%
Less than 1% 1% to 10% 11% to 30% 31% or More
Non-ELL StudentsELLs
Percent of ELLs in Schools
Instructional Challenges:Linguistic Isolation
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Socio-Economic Realities
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Socio-Economic Challenges: Poverty
Two thirds of ELLs come from low-income families
One third of Latino children live in poverty and lack any form of health insurance
Latinos comprise almost 25% of all people living in poverty, but make up 14% of the population
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Socio-Economic Challenges: Parental Levels of EducationLatino School-Age Children with
Parents who Have Less than a HS Diploma: 48%
African-American School-Age
Children with Parents who Have Less than a HS Diploma: 19%
White School-Age Children with Parents who Have Less than a HS Diploma: 9%
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Socio-Economic Challenges: Annual
Income Less than 30K
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Socio-Economic Challenges:Jobs in Low-Wage Service
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Overall Barriers
Achievement Gap
Less Academically Challenging and College Preparatory Coursework
Lack of Access to Specialized Instruction
Poverty, Lack of Health Insurance, Lack of Information about Higher Education, Low Levels of Prior Formal Education
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Giving our Members a Hand
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What is Colorín Colorado?A Web site originally launched
in 2003 by the Reading Rockets project of PBS Station WETA.
It was originally created only for Spanish-speaking parents.
Contains bilingual information for parents on how to help their children read and succeed at school.
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Why is it called ColorínColorado??
If you're from a Spanish-speaking country, you probably recognize the playful phrase "colorín colorado." It's from a verse that many children and adults say after reading a good story together: "¡Y colorín, colorado, este cuento se ha acabado!" ("Colorín colorado, and that is the end of the story!"). There is no literal translation, but it’s similar to “And they lived happily ever after”
Those who grew up speaking Spanish often smile at the name of the web site. The saying brings back happy memories of childhood for generations of people from many different countries. Making people smile about reading seemed like a perfect way to begin. And so that's how we got ColorínColorado!
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Colorín Colorado has received many awards and recognitions…
EPpy finalist 2004, Best Internet Community Service Effort
American Library Association, Great Web SiteUSA Today Hot SiteNational Association of School PsychologistsSchool Library JournalNational PTA Magazine
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and fan mail… “I work for the Parents Information Center of
Delaware and I work with Hispanic parents. I am always looking for resources for parents and your web site is a magnificent resource for the parents that only read/write Spanish. I thank you for this information that is available in Spanish.” – Maria
“I stumbled on this web site when I was
looking for some bilingual handouts to use at an upcoming program I'm doing at our Head Start center. Our small southern county in south Georgia is home to more and more Hispanic families. Thanks for this and your many other internet resources!” – Norma M.
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ColorinColorado.org is successful in providing great information for parents, but we knew something was missing…
Information for educators!
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So, Reading Rockets and AFT decided to collaborate to create practical, research-based information for educators on how to teach English language learners to read, learn, and succeed in the classroom…
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It was the start of a beautiful partnership!
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Colorín Colorado’s new educator’s
section was created in cooperation
with the following researchers: Dr. Margarita Calderón, Principal Research
Scientist, Center for Data-Driven Reform in Education (CDDRE), Johns Hopkins University
Dr. Claude Goldberg, Professor, Department of Teacher Education at California State University, Long Beach, and Research Psychologist at UCLA
Dr. Diane August, Senior Research Scientist, Center for Applied Linguistics
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And the AFT ELL Educator Cadre!
Ada Pujols-Torres, NYCassandra Lawrence, NJCatalina Fortino, NYChristine Rowland, NYClaudia Navarro, FLCynthia Lundgren, MNElaine LeBoeuf, CAGinny Thomas, TXHobie Hukill, TX
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And the AFT ELL Educator Cadre!
Janet Montoya Schoeppner, NMKristina Robertson, MNLinda Guthrie, CAMilagros Santiago, ILMiriam Martínez, NMMiriam Soto-Pressley, INRebecca Palacios, TXRita Haecker, TXSusan Lafond, NY
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The educator’s section includes
the following information:Background information on teaching
ELLsHow to reach out to Latino students
and familiesPlacement and assessmentTeaching readingTeaching content areasResources
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Parent Outreach Toolkit
Provides useful information about Latino cultures and values
Provides helpful suggestions for involving parents in the classroom
Includes actual parent workshops with video components in English and Spanish that focus on PK-3 literacy development
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Thank You!
¡Gracias!
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