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Elementary Principal Leadership Practices To Enhance Academic Achievement Of English Language Learners, Toi Okema Davis
Elementary Principal Leadership Practices To Enhance Academic Achievement Of English Language Learners, Toi Okema Davis
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
English Language Learners (ELLs) struggle in many schools in the United States. Instructional leaders and their communities need greater understanding of the leadership practices of principals that can enhance the achievement of ELLs. The purpose of this qualitative exploratory case study was to examine the leadership practices that elementary principals used to increase the achievement of ELLs in their schools. The conceptual framework that grounded this study was culturally responsive school leadership. The two research questions were designed to explore the leadership practices employed by principals to increase the achievement of the ELL population at their schools. Eight elementary principals …
A Qualitative Study Of Instructional Practices For English Learners In Elementary Mathematics, Katie Corinne Baum
A Qualitative Study Of Instructional Practices For English Learners In Elementary Mathematics, Katie Corinne Baum
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
It is important for elementary teachers to provide quality mathematics instruction for English Learner (EL) students to close achievement gaps. Elementary mathematics teachers in the Keystone School District were struggling to implement instructional practices for EL students in mathematics as evidenced by communications with teachers, administrators, and documents from the state-required action plan. The purpose of this study was to explore the instructional practices and the challenges encountered by teachers related to providing mathematics instruction for ELs. The Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol Model served as the conceptual framework. The research questions focused on the instructional practices that teachers were implementing …