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Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education
Classroom environment; Elementary school; ELL students; English language — Study and teaching (Elementary) — Foreign speakers; Interaction; Language development; Minorities — Education
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Interaction And Language Development Of Ell Students In Mainstream Classrooms, Beth A. Ralston
Interaction And Language Development Of Ell Students In Mainstream Classrooms, Beth A. Ralston
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English Language Learners make up more than half of the student population in the Clark County School District in Las Vegas, Nevada ("Nevada Report Card", 2008-09). This is a compelling enough number to motivate teachers, principals, and schools as a whole to reflect on the practices and programs set in place to meet the needs of these students. This study looks specifically at two classrooms in CCSD, observing the teachers' practices and strategies for effectively meeting the needs of their English Language Learners that are a part of their mainstream classrooms. Pervasive strategies that stood out during the course of …