Language Minority Students In American Schools
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Language Minority Students In American Schools
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Author : H. D. Adamson
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2005-03-23
Language Minority Students In American Schools written by H. D. Adamson and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-03-23 with Education categories.
This book addresses questions of language education in the United States, focusing on how to teach the 3.5 million students in American public schools who do not speak English as a native language. These students are at the center of a national debate about the right relationship among ESL, bilingual, and mainstream classes. Bilingual education has been banned by constitutional amendment in California and Arizona, and similar amendments are being considered in other states. Language Minority Students in American Schools: An Education in English places this debate and related issues of teaching standard English to speakers of nonstandard dialects, such as black English, within the larger context of language acquisition theory and current methods of language teaching. Adamson draws from the large body of sociolinguistic, psycholinguistic, and educational research, and on his own experience as an English teacher in the U.S. and overseas, to shed light on some of these controversies and on the cognitive, cultural, public policy, and practical issues involved in educating English language learners. Presenting all sides of the issues fairly, he offers a strong endorsement for bilingual and bidialectical education based on programs designed and administered according to the principles discussed in the book and supported by language acquisition theory and classroom research. A strength of the book is the inclusion of original research conducted in a middle school enrolling a majority of Latino students. This research contributes to the field of language education by providing a detailed description of how English language learners study content subjects. Examples from the study are used to illustrate a discussion of Vygotskian learning principles and the relationship between the students' home and school cultures. Language Minority Students in American Schools: An Education in English is intended for students who are preparing to become teachers of English as a second language, and for teachers of other subjects who work with English language learners.
Improving Schooling For Language Minority Children
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Author : National Research Council and Institute of Medicine
language : en
Publisher: National Academies Press
Release Date : 1997-05-16
Improving Schooling For Language Minority Children written by National Research Council and Institute of Medicine and has been published by National Academies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-05-16 with Education categories.
How do we effectively teach children from homes in which a language other than English is spoken? In Improving Schooling for Language-Minority Children, a committee of experts focuses on this central question, striving toward the construction of a strong and credible knowledge base to inform the activities of those who educate children as well as those who fund and conduct research. The book reviews a broad range of studiesâ€"from basic ones on language, literacy, and learning to others in educational settings. The committee proposes a research agenda that responds to issues of policy and practice yet maintains scientific integrity. This comprehensive volume provides perspective on the history of bilingual education in the United States; summarizes relevant research on development of a second language, literacy, and content knowledge; reviews past evaluation studies; explores what we know about effective schools and classrooms for these children; examines research on the education of teachers of culturally and linguistically diverse students; critically reviews the system for the collection of education statistics as it relates to this student population; and recommends changes in the infrastructure that supports research on these students.
Educating Language Minority Children
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Author : Committee on Developing a Research Agenda on the Education of Limited-English-Proficient and Bilingual Students
language : en
Publisher: National Academies Press
Release Date : 1998-03-05
Educating Language Minority Children written by Committee on Developing a Research Agenda on the Education of Limited-English-Proficient and Bilingual Students and has been published by National Academies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-03-05 with Education categories.
In the past 30 years, a large and growing number of students in U.S. schools have come from homes in which the language background is other than English. These students present unique challenges for America's education system. Based on Improving Schooling for Language-Minority Children, a comprehensive study published in 1997, this book summarizes for teachers and education policymakers what has been learned over the past three decades about educating such students. It discusses a broad range of educational issues: how students learn a second language; how reading and writing skills develop in the first and second languages; how information on specific subjects (for example, biology) is stored and learned and the implications for second-language learners; how social and motivational factors affect learning for English-language learners; how the English proficiency and subject matter knowledge of English-language learners are assessed; and what is known about the attributes of effective schools and classrooms that serve English-language learners.
Beyond Language
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986
Beyond Language written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Children of minorities categories.
This book aims to help educators improve their understanding of minority students within the American social context. It contains seven chapters, each written by different authors. The introductory chapter, "The Education of Language Minority Students: A Contextual Interaction Model" by C. Cortes, provides an overview of a theory for how the many sociocultural factors influence language minority education. The next chapter, "Ethnic Minority Issues in the United States: Challenges for the Educational System" by S. Sue and A. Padilla, looks at historical explanations for why some groups do better in school than others. "Understanding Sociocultural Factors: Knowledge, Identity, and School Adjustment" by J. Ogbu and M. Matute-Bianchi analyzes sociocultural factors such as group attitudes toward education, self-identity, historical experiences, cultural values, and job ceiling. The next chapter, "Sociocultural Contexts of Language Development" by S. Heath, stresses the inclusion of mother tongue and second language education in language minority educational reform. "Sociocultural Resources in Instruction: A Context-Specific Approach" by S. Diaz, L. Moll and H. Mehan provides a detailed illustration of how language development (reading and writing) can be improved, based on a positive link between the home and school. "Cooperative Learning and Sociocultural Factors in Schooling" by S. Kagan describes cooperative learning as an educational innovation for improving students' acquisition of both academic and humanistic skills. The concluding chapter, "Educators' Responses to Sociocultural Diversity" by M. McGroarty facilitates educators' understanding and use of the hypotheses and approaches proposed in the earlier chapters. The book contains approximately 200 references. (KS)
Linguistic Minority Students Go To College
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Author : Yasuko Kanno
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2012-04-23
Linguistic Minority Students Go To College written by Yasuko Kanno and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-23 with Education categories.
Currently, linguistic minority students – students who speak a language other than English at home – represent 21% of the entire K-12 student population and 11% of the college student population. Bringing together emerging scholarship on the growing number of college-bound linguistic minority students in the K-12 pipeline, this ground-breaking volume showcases new research on these students’ preparation for, access to, and persistence in college. Other than studies of their linguistic challenges and writing and academic literacy skills in college, little is known about the broader issues of linguistic minority students’ access to and success in college. Examining a variety of factors and circumstances that influence the process and outcome, the scope of this book goes beyond students’ language proficiency and its impact on college education, to look at issues such as student race/ethnicity, gender, SES, and parental education and expectations. It also addresses structural factors in schooling including tracking, segregation of English learners from English-fluent peers, availability and support of institutional personnel, and collegiate student identity and campus climate. Presenting state-of-the-art knowledge and mapping out a future research agenda in an extremely important and yet understudied area of inquiry, this book advances knowledge in ways that will have a real impact on policy regarding linguistic minority immigrant students’ higher education opportunities.
Schooling And Language Minority Students
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Author : Charles F. Leyba
language : en
Publisher: University of California, School of Education
Release Date : 1994
Schooling And Language Minority Students written by Charles F. Leyba and has been published by University of California, School of Education this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Education categories.
Language Minority Students In The Mainstream Classroom
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Author : Angela Carrasquillo
language : en
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Release Date : 2002
Language Minority Students In The Mainstream Classroom written by Angela Carrasquillo and has been published by Multilingual Matters this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Education categories.
This is the second edition of an easily readable text that provides first-hand information on culturally and linguistically diverse students as well as instructional strategies in the content areas of reading, writing, science, social studies and maths, using simple and direct language. The second edition includes updated information on current educational programs and local and national standards for English language learners in United States. The book will be of interest to researchers, professionals, under- and postgraduate students interested in the teaching of ethnic minorities.
Success Or Failure
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Author : Enrique T. Trueba
language : en
Publisher: Newbury House Publishers
Release Date : 1987
Success Or Failure written by Enrique T. Trueba and has been published by Newbury House Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with English language categories.
State Education Agencies And Language Minority Students
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Author : Dorothy Waggoner
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1978
State Education Agencies And Language Minority Students written by Dorothy Waggoner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Education, Bilingual categories.
Myths And Realities
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Author : Katharine Davies Samway
language : en
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
Release Date : 1999
Myths And Realities written by Katharine Davies Samway and has been published by Heinemann Educational Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Education, Bilingual categories.
Identifies some of the myths that have appeared regarding the education of language minority students in the U.S., discusses the basic research that refutes the myths, and looks at some of the most effective programs and practices for teaching language minority students.