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Exploring The Relationship Between Connectedness And Language Acquisition For Middle School English Language Learners, Kasey Johnson Mar 2018

Exploring The Relationship Between Connectedness And Language Acquisition For Middle School English Language Learners, Kasey Johnson

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This study explored the relationship between middle school English Language Learners (ELLs) and their level of connectedness to family, friends, school, and self. The purpose of the quantitative study was to determine if significant correlations occurred between middle school students’ level of English language acquisition and their reported level of connectedness to family, friends, school, and self. The study focused on ELL students enrolled in the sixth, seventh, and eighth grade at four middle schools located in a Midwest school district. The researcher placed the one hundred and twenty-six participants into three categories based on archived reading scores. The same …