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Elementary English For Speakers Of Other Language Teachers' Perceptions Of The Push-In Program To Support Mathematics Skills, Joye Henry
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Walden University
College of Education
This is to certify that the doctoral study by
Joye Elfreda Henry
has been found to be complete and satisfactory in all respects,
and that any and all revisions required by
the review committee have been made.
Review Committee
Dr. Gloria Jacobs, Committee Chairperson, Education Faculty
Dr. Jerita Whaley, Committee Member, Education Faculty
Dr. Mark Earley, University Reviewer, Education Faculty
Chief Academic Officer
Eric Riedel, Ph.D.
Walden University
2018
Instructional Practices Of Upper Elementary General Education Teachers Of English Learners, Jamie Lynn Cardwell
Instructional Practices Of Upper Elementary General Education Teachers Of English Learners, Jamie Lynn Cardwell
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
For the past 7 years in a public Midwestern school district, 75% of the English learners (ELs) in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades have performed below proficiency on the state examination. To address the declining academic achievement, district administration required that K-5 teachers attend professional development (PD) that featured culturally and linguistically responsive (CLR) instructional practices for ELs. Despite district wide PD, school administration did not monitor implementation of these practices and student achievement continued to decline. This qualitative bounded case study was grounded in Vygotsky's constructivism and Krashen's second language acquisition theories. The purpose of this study was to …