Study finds gains for minority students but English learners still lag
Researchers say black, Hispanic and Asian students have made gains compared to their white peers but socioeconomic factors still hold students back.
Researchers say black, Hispanic and Asian students have made gains compared to their white peers but socioeconomic factors still hold students back.
Social Sciences
Jan 13, 2017
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Marci Carver's kindergartners know a lot about the word "package." They know it contains three vowels, but one of them "doesn't talk," and the letter "g" sounds like a "j." When asked about the meaning, they know a package ...
Social Sciences
Nov 30, 2016
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Students rarely study math and reading at the same time, and it's not often considered that a student needs to excel at one to be successful with the other. But reading plays a vital role in math as students are presented ...
Social Sciences
Aug 29, 2016
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The nation's high school seniors are slipping in math and failing to make progress in reading, with just one-third of the 12th graders ready for the academic challenges of college.
Social Sciences
Apr 27, 2016
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The number of children in the United States who are immigrants has risen rapidly in recent years. Immigrant children are at risk for poor school achievement, particularly when they are from low-income families. In a new longitudinal ...
Social Sciences
Mar 30, 2016
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The two UC Santa Barbara students, Tiffini Gillespie and Ricquel Santos, stood in front of their classmates and pitched their idea for a slick new app. They'd identified a need, done their marketing research, surveyed potential ...
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Mar 25, 2016
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In a large-scale study involving more than 6,000 fifth graders, an innovative science curriculum was found to have a positive impact on science learning for students with different levels of English proficiency.
Social Sciences
Mar 11, 2016
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English learners are more likely to become proficient English speakers if they enter kindergarten with a strong initial grasp of academic language literacy, either in their primary language or in English, a new analysis from ...
Social Sciences
Oct 22, 2015
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A new teaching model using small groups significantly improves how well English-language learners increase vocabulary and reading comprehension, according to a pioneering new study by researchers at the University of Georgia.
Social Sciences
Apr 29, 2015
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Migration and globalization are placing thousands of second language learners in the classrooms of teachers who lack training in language instruction. As a result, schools face the challenge of preparing educators to foster ...
Social Sciences
Apr 20, 2015
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