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Classroom Strategies To Increase Kindergarten Readiness Of Preschool Ell Students, Cirissa Afonja
Classroom Strategies To Increase Kindergarten Readiness Of Preschool Ell Students, Cirissa Afonja
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There are more preschool children in the United States who are English Language Learners than any other age group. This research examines the effects of providing modeling, visuals, and music strategies to English Language Learners in a preschool classroom to increase their literacy, language, and communication skills. The study’s goal was to determine if the specific classroom strategies would improve the participants English language, literacy and communication skills to be kindergarten ready with their same age English speaking peers. The study used language surveys and an assessment to determine which students were English Language Learners, and if they needed …
Effects Of An Elementary Immersion Program On Academic Achievement In Core Subject Areas, Marlee Schmidt
Effects Of An Elementary Immersion Program On Academic Achievement In Core Subject Areas, Marlee Schmidt
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This study sought to find out if students who became bilingual score
higher, lower, or the same on standardized tests as their monolingual peers across
multiple disciplines. An answer was obtained by comparing the Minnesota
Comprehensive Assessment scores of Spanish language immersion students to
scores of non-immersion students for the following subject areas: reading in
grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 10; math in grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 11; and science
in 5, 8, and high school. The scores used came from a graduating class of 2018
with approximately 342 students. Data was analyzed …