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Looking Back At Esl70: Five Years In An Intenstive Language Institute, Claire P. Boise
Looking Back At Esl70: Five Years In An Intenstive Language Institute, Claire P. Boise
MA TESOL Collection
This paper is an examination of the creation of, and the initial five years of operation of, ESL70, a non-academic, for-profit Intensive English Language Institute at Kingsborough Community College in New York City. Kingsborough Community College is part of the City University of New York (CUNY). This paper will examine the educational philosophy and application of ESL70 within both the historical and present academic context of CUNY, ESL70's endeavor to immerse non-native English speaking students in the study of English language, the business centered nature of ESL70, and the conflicts and issues that have arisen in response to being a …
An Examination Of The Effects Of The America Reads Tutoring Program And Tutor Training On The Attitude And Academic Achievement Of Urban At-Risk Minority Students, Tami C. Al-Hazza
An Examination Of The Effects Of The America Reads Tutoring Program And Tutor Training On The Attitude And Academic Achievement Of Urban At-Risk Minority Students, Tami C. Al-Hazza
Theses and Dissertations in Urban Services - Urban Education
The American educational system is struggling to identify methods of preventing early reading failure. Many schools are implementing tutoring intervention programs to supplement classroom instruction and to help meet the needs of struggling at-risk readers. Although there is substantial research on tutoring programs that employ professional teachers, there is a dearth of research on the effectiveness of non-professional volunteer tutoring programs.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of the America Reads tutoring program and tutor training on the reading achievement and reading attitude of urban, at-risk, K–3 minority students. The population sample was drawn from four …
The Impact Of A Dual Language Program On School Climate In A Large Urban District, Nancy Navarez-Lutzke
The Impact Of A Dual Language Program On School Climate In A Large Urban District, Nancy Navarez-Lutzke
Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)
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Parental Participation Among Recent Minority Immigrants In An Urban Public School, Eugenia Garcia Irizar
Parental Participation Among Recent Minority Immigrants In An Urban Public School, Eugenia Garcia Irizar
Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)
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