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Creating Powerful High Schools For Immigrant And English Language Learning Populations: Using Past And Present Ideas In Today's Schooling Paradigm, Reynaldo Reyes, Leena Her Dec 2009

Creating Powerful High Schools For Immigrant And English Language Learning Populations: Using Past And Present Ideas In Today's Schooling Paradigm, Reynaldo Reyes, Leena Her

Leena N. Her

The high-stakes testing climate and the growing immigrant and English language-learning population have changed the face of teaching and learning in today's high schools. In this chapter, the authors emphasize the impact of a new paradigm of schooling based on high-stakes testing on Asian and Latin American students, as they represent the largest combined immigrant and ELL student populations. They discuss the research on high schools that have worked with significant numbers of immigrant and ELL students, and what can be learned from the ideas and programs that such schools have implemented. The authors argue that high schools in today's …


Introdução, Tom Lumley Dec 2009

Introdução, Tom Lumley

Dr Tom Lumley

No abstract provided.


Interview With James Gee, Mary Christianakis Dec 2009

Interview With James Gee, Mary Christianakis

Mary Christianakis

No abstract provided.


Rethinking Literacy Instruction For English Language Learners, Linda Evans Dec 2009

Rethinking Literacy Instruction For English Language Learners, Linda Evans

Linda S. Evans

No abstract is available at this time.