Improving Schooling for Language-Minority Children
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Improving Schooling for Language-Minority Children

A Research Agenda

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eBook - ePub

Improving Schooling for Language-Minority Children

A Research Agenda

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About this book

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 studies--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.

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Table of contents

  1. COVER PAGE
  2. COMMITTEE ON DEVELOPING A RESEARCH AGENDA ON THE EDUCATION OF LIMITED-ENGLISH-PROFICIENT AND BILINGUAL STUDENTS
  3. BOARD ON CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Executive Summary
  7. 1— Overview
  8. 2— Bilingualism and Second-Language Learning
  9. 3— Cognitive Aspects of School Learning: Literacy Development and Content Learning
  10. 4— The Social Context of School Learning
  11. 5— Student Assessment
  12. 6— Program Evaluation
  13. 7— Studies of School and Classroom Effectiveness
  14. 8— Preparation and Development of Teachers Serving English-Language Learners
  15. 9 Estimating Population Parameters
  16. 10— Issues Related to the Research Infrastructure
  17. 11— Priorities for Research
  18. Appendices
  19. Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff
  20. Index
  21. Other reports from the Board on Children, Youth, and Families